9. THE ORIGIN MYTH OF THE YEZIDIS – THE MYTH OF SHEHID BIN JER

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. TABLE OF CONTENTS VII
3. THE YEZIDIS AND LATE ANTIQUE GNOSIS: INTRODUCTION TO ESZTER SPÄT’S LATE ANTIQUE MOTIFS IN YEZIDI MYTHOLOGY AND ORAL TRADITION XI
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XVII
5. ABBREVIATIONS XIX
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. 2. RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS IN THE MIDDLE EAST 35
8. 3. THE ORIGIN OF THE YEZIDIS AND OF YEZIDI STUDIES 69
9. 4. THE RELIGION OF THE YEZIDIS 91
10. 5. RELIGIOUS ORAL TRADITION AND LITERACY AMONG THE YEZIDIS OF IRAQ 125
11. 6. THE YEZIDI CREATION MYTH OF ADAM 147
12. 7. THE KHIRQE, OR GARMENT OF FAITH 183
13. 8. “THE SONG OF THE COMMONER”: THE MOTIF OF SLEEP AND AWAKENING 265
14. 9. THE ORIGIN MYTH OF THE YEZIDIS – THE MYTH OF SHEHID BIN JER 327
15. 10. THE BIRTH OF PROPHET ISMAIL IN THE YEZIDI “TALE OF IBRAHIM”¹⁰⁶⁹ 369
16. 11. CONCLUSION 403
17. EPILOGUE: LATE ANTIQUE MOTIFS AND MODERN YEZIDISM 411
18. APPENDIX I: TRANSCRIPT OF RECORDINGS OF THE MYTH OF ADAM AND THE MYTH OF SHEHID BIN JER¹¹⁶⁸ 417
19. APPENDIX II: YEZIDI HYMNS TRANSLATED BY P. KREYENBROEK 453
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 515
21. INDEX 545