Devil Worship
The Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz
Isya Joseph
Devil Worship The Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz
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DEVIL WORSHIP THE SACRED BOOKS AND TRADITIONS OF THE YEZIDIZ
CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION THE ORIGIN OF THE MANUSCRIPT
NOTES ON THE INTRODUCTION
PART I THE TRANSLATION OF THE ARABIC TEXT
PREFACE
CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V
Mashaf Reš (The Black Book)
APPENDIX TO PART I
THE POEM IN PRAISE OF ŠEIḪ ‘ADÎ Peace Be unto Him
THE PRINCIPAL PRAYER OF THE YEZIDIS
SEVEN CLASSES OF YEZIDIS
ARTICLES OF FAITH
NOTES ON PART I
PART II THE CRITICAL DISCUSSION OF YEZIDISM
CHAPTER I The Religious Origin of the Yezidis
I The Yezidi Myth
II The Christian Tradition
III The Speculative Theories of Western Orientalists
IV The Dogmatic View of Mohammedan Scholars
NOTES ON CHAPTER I
CHAPTER II The Essential Elements in Yezidism
I The Yezidi View of God
II The Deity of the Second Degree
NOTES ON CHAPTER II
CHAPTER III Other Deities and Festivals
I The So-Called Seven Divinities
II The Day of Sarsal
NOTES ON CHAPTER III
CHAPTER IV Sacraments, Religious Observances and Sacerdotal System
I Sacraments
II Some Other Religious Practices
III The Sacerdotal Orders
NOTES ON CHAPTER IV
CHAPTER V Their Customs
I Marriage
II Funerals
III Nationality
IV Locality
V Dwellings
VI The Language
VII Occupation
NOTES ON CHAPTER V
CHAPTER VI List of the Yezidi Tribes
The Tribes Across the River From Mosul
The Tribes at Sinjar and Jezireh Districts
The Tribes of Midyat Region, Usually Called Jabal Tor Al-‘Abedin (Mountain of the Worshipers)
CHAPTER VII Persecution
NOTES ON CHAPTER VII
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Arabic
Kurdish
Turkish
English
French
German
Latin
INDEX
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