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XV. Devil-Worshippers: their Beliefs and their Sacred Books

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 March 2011

Alphonse Mingana
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For some time I have felt constrained to set forth what I know about the Yezidis, or Devil-worshippers, because I have had special opportunities of studying their life. The present article is divided into two parts: (1) Yezidi books under the light of criticism; (2) outstanding features of the sect. The final portion of the narrative deals with some newly discovered documents.

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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society , Volume 48 , Issue 3 , July 1916 , pp. 505 - 526
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Copyright © The Royal Asiatic Society 1916

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page 505 note 1 Transcribed from a Garshūni copy preserved in Bibliothèque Nationale (Fonds Syriaque, 306 and 325), v. infra.

page 505 note 2 Ibid., p. 356; his name will presently be revealed.

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