History of Western Academic Reaserchs on Yārsān 1836-2020

Abstract

The Yārsān (Yāresān or Yāristān) or Ahl-i Haqq (Believers of the Truth) are a religious minority whose traditions and beliefs have received some attention from academics over the last century.
 Geranpayeh writes: "The religion of the Yārsān is an Iranian religion that has its own peculiarities in its sacred poems and speeches, songs and rituals in the Middle East. The oral literature of the Yārıstān, which also includes the description of their rituals, is in Gūrānī, in Handed down in Persian and in Loric as well as in a Turkish dialect."