Devil Worship (Joseph)

by Isya Joseph

For works with similar titles, see Devil Worship.

DEVIL WORSHIP

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ISYA JOSEPH

WORLD WORSHIPS SERIES

WORLD WORSHIPS SERIES

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• History of Christianity, in 4 Volumes. By Andrew Stephenson
• Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races. By Sanger Brown, II.
• Devil Worship, the Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz. By Isya Joseph.
• Zoroastrianism and Judaism. By George William Carter.
• Messiahs: Christian and Pagan. By Wilson D. Wallis.
• The Deeper Aspects of Roman Emperor-Worship. By Louis Matthews Sweet.

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RICHARD G. BADGER, PUBLISHER, BOSTON

THE SYMBOL OF THE DEVIL

DEVIL WORSHIP

 

THE SACRED BOOKS AND
TRADITIONS OF THE
YEZIDIZ

 

BY ISYA JOSEPH, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

 

 

BOSTON
RICHARD G. BADGER
THE GORHAM PRESS

Copyright, 1919, by Richard G. Badger

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All rights reserved

 

The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A.

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Made in the United States of America

TO MY TEACHERS IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY,
COLUMBIA, AND HARVARD UNIVERSITIES, THIS
BOOK IS INSCRIBED WITH GRATITUDE
AND ESTEEM

CONTENTS
Chapter			Page
	Introduction—The Origin of the Manuscript			11
	Notes on the Introduction			22
PART I. THE TRANSLATION OF THE ARABIC TEXT
	Preface, in the Name of the Most Compassionate God			29
	I.	Al-Jilwah—The Revelation		30
	II.	Mashaf Res—The Black Book		36
	III.	Appendix to Part I.		53
	IV.	The Poem in Praise of Šeiḫ ‘Adi		70
	V.	The Principal Prayer of the Yezidis		73
	VI.	Seven Classes of Yezidis		75
	VII.	The Articles of Faith		77
	Notes on Part I.			83
PART II. THE CRITICAL DISCUSSION OF YEZIDISM
I.	The Religious Origin of the Yezidis			89
	I.	The Yezidi Myth		89
	II.	The Christian Tradition		96
	III.	The Speculative Theories of Western Orientalists		103
	IV.	The Dogmatic View of Mohammedan Scholars and the Writer's Own Explanation		118
	Notes on Part I.			138
II.	The Essential Elements in Yezidism			145
	I.	The Yezidi View of God		145
	II.	The Deity of the Second Degree		147
		1.	Melek Ṭâ’ûs	147
		2.	Šeiḫ ‘Adi	158
		3.	Yezid	166
	Notes on Chapter II.			167
III.	Other Deities and Festivals			169
	I.	The So-Called Seven Divinities		169
	II.	The Day of Sarsal or New Year		174
	Notes on Chapter III.			177
IV.	Sacraments, Religious Observances and Sacerdotal System			178
	I.	Sacraments		178
	II.	Some Other Religious Practices		180
	III.	The Sacerdotal Orders		182
	Notes on Chapter IV.			185
V.	Their Customs			186
	I.	Marriage		186
	II.	Funerals		192
	III.	Nationality		194
	IV.	Locality		195
	V.	Dwellings		197
	VI.	The Language		198
	VII.	Occupation		198
	Notes on Chapter V.			200
VI.	List of the Yezidi Tribes			201
	The Tribes Across the River from Mosul			201
	The Tribes at Sinjar and Jezireh			202
	The Tribes of Midyat Region			203
VII.	Persecution			205
	Notes on Chapter VII.			210
Bibliography				213
Index				219

DEVIL WORSHIP