Yazidism

E40078

ethnic religion monotheistic religion religion syncretic religion

Yazidism is an ancient, syncretic monotheistic religion with roots in Mesopotamia, traditionally practiced by the Yazidis, many of whom are ethnically Kurdish.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Yazidism canonical	38
Yazidi divine hierarchy	1
Yazidi faith	1
Yazidi pantheon of holy figures	1

Statements (68)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ethnic religion ⓘ monotheistic religion ⓘ religion ⓘ syncretic religion ⓘ
angelRoleOfMelekTaus	chief of the seven holy beings ⓘ world’s guardian ⓘ
calendarFeature	Cejna Cemaiya (Feast of the Assembly) ⓘ Newroz spring festival ⓘ surface form: New Year in April (Çarşema Sor)
centralSanctuary	Lalish temple complex ⓘ
corePractice	baptism in sacred springs ⓘ fasting on specific holy days ⓘ pilgrimage to Lalish ⓘ veneration of sacred fires and lamps ⓘ
cosmologyFeature	creation of the world by God ⓘ governance of the world by seven holy beings ⓘ
estimatedAdherents	hundreds of thousands ⓘ
ethnicAssociation	Kurdish ⓘ Kurmanji-speaking communities ⓘ
hasAdherents	Yazidis ⓘ
hasClericalClass	faqirs ⓘ pirs ⓘ sheikhs ⓘ
hasHolySite	Lalish ⓘ
hasLayClass	murids ⓘ
hasReligiousLawFeature	dietary restrictions ⓘ purity rules ⓘ taboos on certain words and foods ⓘ
hasReligiousLeaderTitle	Baba Sheikh ⓘ Mîr (prince) ⓘ
hasSacredLanguage	Kurmanji ⓘ surface form: Kurmanci Kurdish
hasSacredText	Mishur (oral religious tradition) ⓘ Qewls (sacred hymns) ⓘ
historicalRoots	Christianity ⓘ Islamic Sufism ⓘ Zoroastrianism ⓘ local Kurdish beliefs ⓘ pre-Islamic Mesopotamian religions ⓘ
holySiteCountry	Iraq ⓘ
marriageRule	endogamy within the community ⓘ strict caste endogamy ⓘ
mischaracterizedAs	devil worship by some outsiders ⓘ
notableEvent	2014 Sinjar massacre ⓘ
originRegion	Mesopotamia ⓘ
persecutedIn	Ba'ath Party ⓘ surface form: Baathist Iraq Islamic State (ISIS) attacks ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
primaryRegions	Armenia ⓘ Georgia ⓘ northern Iraq ⓘ surface form: Northern Iraq Shekhan district ⓘ Sinjar ⓘ surface form: Sinjar region Syria ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Yazidi diaspora in Europe ⓘ
principalAngel	Melek Taus ⓘ
prohibits	conversion into the religion ⓘ conversion out of the religion ⓘ
selfDescription	strict monotheism ⓘ
supremeDeity	God ⓘ
transmissionMode	oral tradition ⓘ
veneratedFigure	Melek Taus ⓘ Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir ⓘ Sheikh Fexredin ⓘ Sheikh Nasir ad-Din ⓘ Sheikh Obekr ⓘ Sheikh Sejadin ⓘ Sheikh Shams ⓘ Sultan Ezid ⓘ

Referenced by (41)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kurds → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Assyrians → religiousMinority → Yazidism ⓘ

northern Iraq → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Iraq

Iranian peoples → associatedWithReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

Kurdistan → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

Iraqi American → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Nineveh Governorate → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

northern Syria → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Northern Syria

Zaza people → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Yazidis → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Nineveh Plains → religiousCommunity → Yazidism ⓘ

Sinjar → religionAssociated → Yazidism ⓘ

Yazidi diaspora in Europe → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

Mishur (oral religious tradition) → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Mishur

Mishur (oral religious tradition) → centralTo → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Mishur

Lalish → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Lalish temple complex → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Melek Taus → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir → veneratedIn → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Adi ibn Musafir → associatedReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yazidi faith

Sultan Ezid → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Fexredin → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Fexredin → partOf → Yazidism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yazidi pantheon of holy figures

Mîr (prince) → religiousTradition → Yazidism ⓘ

Cejna Cemaiya (Feast of the Assembly) → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Cejna Cemaiya

Cejna Cemaiya (Feast of the Assembly) → isMajorFestivalIn → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Cejna Cemaiya

northwestern Iran → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Northwestern Iran

Sheikh Shams → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Shams → belongsToPantheon → Yazidism ⓘ

this entity surface form: Yazidi divine hierarchy

Sheikh Sejadin → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Nasir ad-Din → religiousTradition → Yazidism ⓘ

Baba Sheikh → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Iraqi people → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Dom people → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Mardin → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

Duhok → hasReligiousCommunity → Yazidism ⓘ

Sheikh Obekr → religion → Yazidism ⓘ

Şanlıurfa, Turkey → hasMinorityReligion → Yazidism ⓘ

subject surface form: Şanlıurfa

Semitic peoples → religionIncludes → Yazidism ⓘ

Peoples of the Caucasus → hasReligion → Yazidism ⓘ