Kurdish Research Audio Archive

Welcome to the Kurdish Research Audio Archive, a collection of recordings and preliminary research studies on Kurdish culture, history, and language.

Culture

Pre-Modern Kurdish Village Life
Traditions of the Kurds
How do Kurds Remember and Retain their History

Dengbêj

Kurdish Dengbej
Ayşe Şan

Kurdish History

The Origins of the Kurds
Lost and Forgotten Kurdish History

History of Afrin

The History of Afrin
The History Nebi Hori
The History of Mount Lelun
Afrin's Historic Sites
Afrin and the Surrounding Region in Ottoman Times
Afrin in the French Mandate Period
Unique Aspects of Afrini Kurds
Kurdish Depopulation Policies in Afrin Pre-2010
The Regional Ties of Afrin before the French Mandate Period
Early Accounts and Explorers of the Kurd Dagh
Afrin Alevis Before 2010

Linguistics

The Native and Second Languages Spoken by Kurds throughout History
The Origins and Influences of Kurmanji Kurdish

Literature

The Kurdish Shahnameh

Mythology and Legends of the Kurds

Kurdish Mythology

Kurdish Relations

Kurdish Relationship with Assyrians: Past and Present
Kurdish Relationship with Turkmen - Past and Present

Religion

Kurdistan Before Islam: A Religious History
Kurds and Islam
Kurds and Islam, Alternate Version
Minority and Niche Religions of the Kurds
Sufism
Yarsanism
What is Gnosticism
Kurdish Relationship with Gnosticism
Alevism

Yezidi

Yezidi Oral Tradition and Late Antique Religious Motifs, by Eszter Spät