# Devil Worship (Joseph)

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