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Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: YAK-ZYM |
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YEZIDIS , a sect of devil-worshippers, calling themselves Dasni, who are found in Kurdistan, Armenia and the Caucasus. Their religion has points of connexion with old Iranian and Assyrian beliefs and traces of Manichaeism and Nestorianism. Thus they regard the devil as the creative agent of the Supreme God, a reinstated fallen angel
peacock
angel
In 1879 the Zoroastrian community of Yezd numbered 6483, 1242 residing in the city, 5241 in the villages; in 1892 the community numbered 6908, and as many have emigrated, it is computed that it now numbers not more than 7000. Mahomet as a prophet with Abraham and the patriarchs. They believe in a future life
circumcision and baptism
chief
See Layard
Menant , Les Yezidis (Paris, 1892).End of Article: YEZIDIS If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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