Celîlê Celîl (1936–present) is a Kurdish historian, writer and Kurdologist. He was born in Yerevan in family of Kurds-Yazidi and studied history at the university of Yerevan and Oriental Academy of Leningrad. He wrote his thesis regarding the Kurdish rebellions in the 19th century. He received his PhD in 1963, and worked in the Academy of Sciences from 1963 to 1993. He along with his brother Ordîxanê Celîl, collected Yazidi religious poetry and Kurdish legends and tales. After the collapse of Soviet Union, he moved to Austria, and taught at the University of Vienna, where he taught Kurdish. He is now working at the Academy of Sciences in Vienna.[1]
Books
edit- Vosstaniye Kurdov 1880 goda (The uprising of the Kurds in 1880), 132 pp., Nauka Publishers, Moscow, 1966.[2]
- Zargotina Kurda (Kurdish Folklore), co-authored with Ordîxanê Celîl, Vol. I, II, Nauka Publishers, Moscow, 1978.
- Jiyana Rewşenbirî û Siyasi ya Kurdan (Intellectual and Political Life of Kurds), 200 pp., Jîna Nû Publishers, 1985.[3]
- Celîl, O., C. Celîl & Z. Celîl, Kurdskie skazki, legendy i predaniia (Kurdish Fairy Tales and Legends), Nauka Publishers, Moscow, 1989.
- Zargotina Kurdên Sûriyê (Folklore of Kurds in Syria), co-authored with Ahmet Omer and Ordîxanê Celîl, Jîna Nû Publishers, Uppsala, Sweden, 1989, ISBN 91-970927-3-8.[4][5]
- Dastanên Kurdî, coauthored with Ordîxanê Celîl, 244 pp., Zêl Publishers, Istanbul, 1994.[6]
- Autobîografîya Ebdurrizaq Bedirxan, 72 pp., Havîbûn Publishers, 1999.[7]
- Dîwaro tera dibêm bûkê tu guhdar be, 158 pp., Pêrî Publishers, Istanbul, 2000.[8]
- Sîyapûş Seyfulmuluk, 328 pp., Avesta Publishers, 2000.[9]
- Rûpelên Balkeş Ji Dîroka Gelê Kurd (Important Chapters in the History of Kurdish People), 195 pp., 2002.[10]
- Keşkûla Kurmancî : sedsalîyên X - XX, 311 pp., Vienna, 2004, ISBN 3-902185-06-6.[11]
References
edit- ^ "Celile Celil: Kurdish historian Professor Celile Celil: I brought out the truth of the history of the Kurds". KurdishMedia. 5 July 2003. Archived from the original on 7 November 2006. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ J. M. Landau, Review: The Kurds in Some Soviet Works, Middle Eastern Studies, Vol. 11, No. 2, May 1975, pp.195-198
- ^ "Jiyana Rewşenbirî". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ "9197092738: "Zargotina Kurden Suriye" by Celile Celil, Ahmet Omer @ BookFinder.com". Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ Kurdish Dictionaries Archived 2006-09-12 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "NavKurd - Fehim Isik -Kürt folklorunda varyantlaşma". Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ "Autobîografîya Ebdurrizaq Celîlê Celîl". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ "Nye bøker for voksne på kurdisk, 2004". Archived from the original on 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2007-09-28.
- ^ "Sîyahpûş Seyfulmuluk - Celîlê Celîl". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ "13 Rûpelên Balkeş... - Celîlê Celîl". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2006-08-24.
- ^ 403 Forbidden
Articles
edit- Belgek ji pêwendiyên Ermenya Kurda yê dîrokî çandî (A Document on historical and cultural relationship between Kurds and Armenians), Journal of the Oriental Institute of Armenian Academy, p. 105, Vol. XIII, 1985.
External links
edit- Interview with Celîlê Celîl (in Kurdish)