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Yazidism is a syncretic, monotheistic religion practiced by the Yazidis, an ethnoreligious group which resides primarily in northern Iraq, northern Syria, and southeastern Turkey. Yazidism is considered by its adherents to be the oldest religion in the world and the first truly monotheistic faith.
- The Origins of Yazidism
- Yazidi Religion & Its Tenets
- Theology of The Peacock Angel: Accusations of Devil-Worship
- Yazidism: A Guarded Faith
Almost nothing is recorded about the history of the first Yazidis. The etymology of the word 'Yazidi' is uncertain. Scholars debate whether or not it comes from the Middle Persian and Kurdish Yazad, which means 'God.' Other scholars believe that the Yazidis originated in the Zoroastrian city of Yazd in Iran. Another theory is that the Yazidis are d...
During its 300-year period of syncretization from 1162 CE to the 15th century CE, Yazidism began to drastically deviate from Islam. Yazidis drank alcohol and turned the direction in which they prayed away from Mecca and towards Sheikh 'Adi's tomb, activities which Muslims despised. Yet, Yazidism and Islam were and still are both monotheistic. In Is...
While Yazidism's Holy Trinity distinguishes it from Islam, the greatest theological difference between the two faiths is how the Peacock Angel contrasts with the Islamic view of Satan. Yazidi oral tradition states that God ordered the Peacock Angel not to submit to other beings. God then tested his loyalty by creating Adam, the first man, from dust...
Yazidis are immensely secretive about their traditions and religious beliefs, which are orally passed down from generation to generation by a special priestly caste known as qewwals. Yazidis prevent outsiders from learning about and participating in their holiest traditions. Additionally, Yazidi marriage is endogamous in order to maintain purity of...
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Sep 20, 2014 · Yazidism, an ancient indigenous Kurdish faith influenced by Zoroastrianism, was revived by ‘Adi ibn Musafir (ca. 1075-1162), an Arab Sufi shaikh [whose] shrine in northern Iraq became the religious center of the group.
Sep 4, 2018 · "Sinjar mountain saved me, and many other Yazidis, four years ago," says Hade Shingaly as we sit on thin mattresses covered with bright geometric patterns in his family's elongated tent. It is...
The current ruling family, the Chol dynasty of Yazidi princes, did not assume leadership until the 17th century. However, early historians noted that ‘Adī’s grand-nephew al-Ḥasan b.
Jan 24, 2018 · Before the General Audience on Wednesday morning Pope Francis received a group of representatives of the persecuted Yazidi communities from Syria and Iraq who have found shelter in Germany and spoke of the rights of all minorities to be able to profess their faith and maintain their identity.
In early October, Matthew Barber, a scholar of Yazidi history at the University of Chicago, estimated that 5,000 Yazidi men had been killed by ISIL. According to the United Nations, ISIL had massacred 5,000 Yazidi men and kidnapped about 7000 Yazidi women and girls (who were forced into sex slavery) in northern Iraq in August 2014.
