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Eros and the pearl : the Yezidi cosmogonic myth at the crossroads of mystical traditions

Title
Eros and the pearl : the Yezidi cosmogonic myth at the crossroads of mystical traditions / by Artur Rodziewicz.
Author
Rodziewicz, Artur
Publication
Berlin ; New York : Peter Lang, [2022]

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698 pages : illustrations (some color), maps; 22 cm
Summary
"Eros and the Pearl is the first monograph devoted to the Yezidi cosmogonic myth. It is based on the author's field research among the Yezidi people in Iraq, Turkey, Georgia, and Armenia. The author focuses on the analysis of the cosmogonic motif of Pearl and Love and, referring to various source materials, traces the presence of analogous threads in other religious traditions, esp. Yarsanism, Mandaeism, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, as well as the Greek philosophical concepts of Eros and the primordial One that influenced Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Early Christianity, and Sufism. Demonstrating the complexity of the Yezidi tradition, the author also points to Harranian 'Sabians' as those who may have contributed to its beliefs at the beginning of the formation of the Yezidi religion"--
Subject
  • Yezidism
  • Cosmogony
  • Yezidis > Religion
  • Creation > Mythology > Middle East
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
1. Introduction. Research problems and methodology -- 2. The Yezidis and their religion -- 3. Sources for research on the Yezidi cosmogony -- 4. Yezidi cosmogony in oral tradition and ritual -- 5. The motif of the Pearl in the Yezidi cosmogony and its parallels in other traditions -- 6. The Yezidi motif of cosmogonic Love and its analogies in other traditions -- 7. Parallels to the motif of Eros and the Pearl in the oldest cosmogonies -- 8. Crossroads of traditions: from Harran to Lalish -- 9. Epilogue -- 10. Appendix: Kurmanji text of Qewlê Zebûnî Meksûr -- 11. Bibliography -- 12. Index.
ISBN
  • 9783631880432
  • 363188043X
  • 9783631881064 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9783631881064 (canceled/invalid)
  • 9783631884379 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2022040262
OCLC
  • on1325663072
  • SCSB-14550762
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library