Yazidism
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Yazidism, or Yezidism also known as Sharfadin, is a monotheistic ethnic religion. It developed through a complex historical process involving a pre-Islamic Kurdish religious substratum and the teachin
The tomb of Sheikh Adi at Lalish, the holiest Yazidi temple
Yazidi shrine of Mame Reshan, partially destroyed by ISIL, in the Sinjar Mountains.
Tawûsî Melek depicted as a peacock inside the display case on the grave of a Yazidi believer, cemetery of the Yazidi community in Hanover.
The sarcophagus of Sheikh Adi at Lalish
Yazidis
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Yazidis, also spelled Yezidis, are a Kurdish-speaking endogamous religious group indigenous to Kurdistan, a geographical region in West Asia that includes parts of Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran, with
Yazidism
…regard it as an independent religious tradition with deep roots in ancient Iranian beliefs, shaped by later Sufi influences. Its followers, called Yazidis, or Yezidis, are a Kurdish-speaking community. Yazidism is based on belief in one God who created the world and entrusted its guardianship to seven…
Yazidis celebrating Yazidi New Year at Lalish in 2018, in Nineveh Governorate, Iraq
Yazidi chief in Bashiqa, Iraq; picture by Albert Kahn (1910s)
Yazidi temple in Bashiqa, 2020
Yazidi women in traditional dress