To learn about another Middle Eastern ethnoreligious group, next watch "Who are the Druze?": kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZX6N0NiapaTgg7Q.html

@mikecrews2713

Жыл бұрын

I'm Christian but I like to know what is going on with other religions and culture.

@m.n.9496

Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad I found your channel

@jamesnomos8472

Жыл бұрын

Why is there cuneiform in the image displayed at 2:36?

@Jenvlogs404

5 ай бұрын

We should protect grassroots that are truly innocents and being preyed on.

@aminrodriguez4707

5 ай бұрын

Great job, as usual.

I'm Yazidi from iraq and i love all religion💟🙏🌹

@blackraven2062

2 жыл бұрын

I’m an atheist and I love Yazidi people ❤️

@EzraB123

Жыл бұрын

I'm Jewish and I'm very fascinated by the Yazidis. I see much overlap with my own culture. I hope you and your family are safe, may G-d protect you.

@rohitbhushan7229

Жыл бұрын

Love you from India. Our civilization stands with Yazidi community. Your practices have similarities with our practices. We welcome you to India

@bilalelomari323

Жыл бұрын

May Allah curse you

@indrajeet7311

Жыл бұрын

May God give you protection from the people those who want to convert or destruct the Non believers So called #peacefuls

We had Yazidis in our high school in Germany - never realized how rare that is until a decade later.

@denizmetint.462

3 жыл бұрын

I've never met one in my life

@stephanfree250

3 жыл бұрын

Enoch, the seventh from Adam, prophesied about them: “See, the Lord is coming with thousands upon thousands of his holy ones to judge everyone, and to convict all of them of all the ungodly acts they have committed in their ungodliness, and of all the defiant words ungodly sinners have spoken against him.” These people are grumblers and faultfinders; they follow their own evil desires; they boast about themselves and flatter others for their own advantage.

@sathish2532

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, they follow oldest tamil cultures.

@BellaliebtLulu

3 жыл бұрын

@@denizmetint.462 Here is one🥰

@denizmetint.462

3 жыл бұрын

@@BellaliebtLulu Salutations, I hope things are going well for you and your family.

I can see so many Similarities between Yazidi and Indic(Indian) Religion. My appeal to Yazidi brothers never abandoned your believes. One day we will sit together drinking tea and exchange our Idea of God.

@RajKumar-xs6ue

3 жыл бұрын

Tea? nah.. We need beer

@Pu-nishant

3 жыл бұрын

@@RajKumar-xs6ue after beer we don't discuss God but discuss about women 😂

@barbaraolson600

3 жыл бұрын

Love many beliefs of yazdis. The fact that he’ll has been destroyed makes total sense as God is all powerful,

@RajKumar-xs6ue

3 жыл бұрын

@@Pu-nishant only amateur drinkers get boozed after few beers

@Pu-nishant

3 жыл бұрын

@bir ümmet tek millet We Hindus know how our God look like. Do muslim know how Allah look like ? A men or a women or alien ? Why would you believe in a God who never visited earth to save us.

We just had the first group of lovely Yazidi students graduate from our local high school in Wagga Wagga, Australia. So proud of them, after everything they've been through ❤️❤️❤️

@shankaranarayanan9730

3 жыл бұрын

Tamil God 'MURUGAN' #முருகன் 🙏🙏🙏

@blackraven2062

2 жыл бұрын

Always let love lead the way ❤️❤️❤️

@zaidanhasan2748

2 жыл бұрын

Can you help us to come to Australia we love Australian and we want to come but there is no way please help us Yazidi 🙏❤️

@macs3948

Жыл бұрын

Goofy ahh city name

@ysolla85

Жыл бұрын

@@macs3948 it's from a local First Nations term that means "to dance or celebrate"

A fascinating video about dualism and Yazidism. As Muslim, I denounced the act of terror made by the so-called Islamic State towards the Yazidis, Assyrians, Armenians, Chaldean & other minorities in Iraq & Syria. May God bless these people.

@dust001

3 жыл бұрын

Why do you denounce the acts of the Islamic State? It's in accordance with the teachings of Islam as presented in the Qur'an, the Hadith and commentaries and opinions of Muslim scholars through 1400 years.

@humanity600

3 жыл бұрын

@@dust001 the qur'an has several versions, I doubt the original teachings condoned this behaviour...

@dust001

3 жыл бұрын

@@leopardofdawah1340 I have personally watched hundreds of hours of apologetics and they can only deceive uneducated people on the subject, as a former Muslim who is also an Arab I got to study the Quran and it's interpretations in Arabic same as the Hadith, the Shariah and other fields of Islamic studies, what I've learned is that what Isis did was in perfect accordance with every thing the prophet and his companions did, you can watch all the apologetic videos you like but as long as you don't open the actual traditions you wouldn't learn a thing.

@PaintedHoundie

3 жыл бұрын

Here we go with the unnecessary Islam arguments..

@Nomad1992

3 жыл бұрын

@TheApocalypseApostate because Muslims are not walking Qur’ans, the same way Christians are not walking Bibles and Jews are not walking Torahs. There is no such thing as true Islam, there are as many Islams as there are Muslims, the same is true for Christians and Jews.

I recently went to the world's largest Yazidi temple under construction in Armenia! Very beautiful and interesting architecture.

@pahbody5336

3 жыл бұрын

Wow they have cool hats

@AdamSahr-cj4kf

3 жыл бұрын

I recently went to Taipei and saw some very tall sky scrapers... How does that improve the human condition ?! Just asking ...

@pahbody5336

3 жыл бұрын

Adam Sahr place to chill for old people?

@goblinsdammit

3 жыл бұрын

@Killikia Productions Are you sure about that? It had similarities to Armenian architecture but it also looked quite different.

@jindapurebeauty

3 жыл бұрын

Can you give me the address?

The first referenced that I ever encountered to Yazidis was in an H.P. Lovecraft story. In the "Horror at Red Hook" Lovecraft refers to them as "the Yezidis, last survivors of the Persian devil-worshippers". So, there is an example of the type of incorrect characterizations of their belief system that they have historically suffered.

@Eamonshort1

2 жыл бұрын

Wait, H.P. Lovecraft? Holding bigoted beliefs? Well colour me surprised, actually don't, I know how Lovecraft felt about coloured people.

@arturhashmi6281

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eamonshort1 his dog's name was n...

@thesolantor8624

2 жыл бұрын

@@arturhashmi6281 it was his cats actually

@PaintedHoundie

2 жыл бұрын

@@Eamonshort1 i just did a research paper about him. i was gonna explore whether or not he was racist, then i discovered he was everythingist and had to adjust the research paper accordingly

@alioffiziel6928

Жыл бұрын

The angel Taus is the representative of God for this earth, tausi melek and God created Adam... when the world was completed on a Wednesday, Tausi melek came to earth as a peacock angel symbol... before that tausi melek had the primeval pearl 40 million years on her back... until it burst and everything became earth and water Mankind should finally accept archangels

The Peacocks are only found in Indian Subcontinent also Yazids use fire lamp... I guess they have a connection with India

@erkangreen6182

3 жыл бұрын

In case anyone wonders why there are so many similarities to hinduism. Yazidis and Hindus have the same ancestry. both groups belong to the Indo-Iranian family. and thousands of years ago these peoples all lived together. Yazidis have their origins in present-day Iran and at that time these areas bordered on the Vedic cultures

@melhembarkat7800

3 жыл бұрын

@@erkangreen6182 On the contrary, we are Lina Hindus, as our history goes back to thousands of years before the advent of the Hindus. We are the oldest religion that existed on the surface of the earth and we are the first religion that knew the existence of God. The word Yazidi is the greatest evidence of my words. Especially our local dialect

@shankaranarayanan9730

3 жыл бұрын

Tamil God 'MURUGAN' #முருகன்

@shirokun4742

3 жыл бұрын

@@melhembarkat7800 Google this Oldest religion

@melhembarkat7800

3 жыл бұрын

@@shirokun4742 Yes, it is the oldest religion on earth

The way they use the fire looks just just like hindu "Aarti"

@rouhinbiswas7958

3 жыл бұрын

Yea bruh, its much looks like ganga arti, and the yazidi worship place looks like Hindu mandirs, the caste system, the 7 angels looks like 7 sages of Hinduism, its looks like they are the long lost brethrens of Hindus.

@spiyengar6769

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. It is SKANDA, SHIVA’s son and you can see snakes and Peacock (SKANDA’s VAAHANA) who was brought up by 7 matrukas and of course their temples resemble Hindu temples. They perform ARTHI exactly as Hindus do.

@karthikdon5

3 жыл бұрын

Yes it's related with Tamil civilization of India..... Malek Taus it's a Tamil word which is "Thava Meylon" means murugan in meditation posture, he is worshipped in that form. See my display picture.

@RM-yf2lu

3 жыл бұрын

@Yusuf patel if that is so then how come the philosophy is so vastly different? Your statement would imply that the Abraham character was introduced quite recently into India, yet be made into the head of their pantheon of God's which were around for millennia. Seems highly unlikely to have occurred in the manner in which you suggest. Do you have documentation to back up your claim?

@RM-yf2lu

3 жыл бұрын

@Yusuf patel I'm an atheist and I'm not indian, but it's clear what your agenda is...

As someone who's interested in anthropology and everything culture, I can only say THANK YOU RFB 💙

@yakubmohamoud

3 жыл бұрын

Hey dude thank you so much, I did not know the name of the feeling of love I have for world religions and culture and now I found it. Cheers 🍻

@yakubmohamoud

3 жыл бұрын

Jose Martel De Leon Gonzales no, I am thinking of switching field from Software Engineer to a more management and communication focused role in an international company (and maybe even doing a PhD in Communication methodology in IT sectors). But learning about others faith, political views and cultural practices helps in breaking down communication. Well that’s the theory anyways and I want to see if the data supports it

I helped build a Habitat for Humanity house for a family of Yazidi refugees a few years ago. One of the more interesting work days on that house was when we had a group of international students come to paint the house. Several of those students were Saudi Arabians, whom I assume were Wahhabi. I don't think I've ever seen more shock on anyone's face than the moment we told then they would be working to help Yadizis from Iran. Those student didn't get much work done as they took several long breaks for prayer.

@hermescarraro3393

Жыл бұрын

What do you mean? Why did they pray? Was it because they felt bad for them or because they were disgusted by them and felt sinful?

@hermescarraro3393

Жыл бұрын

Ooooh... Now I see... Yeah... Ouch

I have a 12th century Ezidi fire bowl made of bronze. The seven angels & Sheikh Adi ibn Musa are depicted by engraving & perforated filigree around it's circumference. On the base is a geometric engraving which represents the Melek Taus. If a flame is placed in the bowl in a dark room, the perforations emit projections of light on the walls. It is a beautiful relic & fine work of art.

@ay0ung373

Жыл бұрын

Hi what’s your socials I am yezidi myself and would love to see a picture

@anvilbrunner.2013

Жыл бұрын

@@ay0ung373 I will post a video of it & I will tell you when I have uploaded it.

@anvilbrunner.2013

Жыл бұрын

@@ay0ung373 I just uploaded a video of the fire bowl on my youtube channel for your pleasure.

@ay0ung373

Жыл бұрын

@@anvilbrunner.2013 also forbidden to say his name in any other language

@anvilbrunner.2013

Жыл бұрын

@@ay0ung373 There might be a comment missing there. Or half a message.

I became teary eyed at many points in this video; I feel so sorry for them. I know I shouldn't pity them though; in fact, I should be inspired by them because they and their practices have withstood the test of the time over and over and over again. I just hope one day they won't ever have to live in fear like this. And with videos like this, we can help them through first identifying them correctly.

@AC-mp7cx

3 жыл бұрын

more Muslims have been killed by ISIS than yazidis btw

@lets_wrapitup

3 жыл бұрын

@@AC-mp7cx exactly, yet people want to identify isis with Islam which is completely bs. They’ve even killed more Muslims than Americans/Christians

@sero6976

3 жыл бұрын

@@lets_wrapitup It is Islam though, their ideologies are completely based on Islam, they fight in the name of Islam and their founder had a PhD degree in Islamic studies.

@lets_wrapitup

3 жыл бұрын

@Ashish Rajput lol

@zaidanhasan2748

2 жыл бұрын

I am a Yazidi. What Islam did between us, Turkey and all Muslims was cruel. ISIS applied the ideas of the Qur’an, and this is the reality of ISIS, the killers of Christians and other minorities.

When I learned about the Yazidis a few weeks ago, this channel is the first place I checked for further information on them. Glad to finally see it.

@CSHallo

3 жыл бұрын

There was a BBC series a little over a decade ago called Around the World in 80 Faiths. It was overall dilettantish. But they had a fascinating episode on the Yazidi with footage in Lalesh. I recommend it for the visuals alone.

The sanjak looks like a lot like the lamps that are very common in Hindu temples.

@ashishmoudgil972

3 жыл бұрын

Video maker have zero % knowledge about yazidi religion.... First all older civilization belongs to Aryans and yazidi was older group of Sanatan Dharma....

@rak810

3 жыл бұрын

yes brother. everything is hindu.

@tc2334

3 жыл бұрын

@purva Honestly, that wouldn't surprise me. Especially since Hinduism was spread far through the middle east throughout history.

@kakalimukherjee3297

3 жыл бұрын

It's not Hinduism, my dear bhakts, but a proto indo-european religion from which Hinduism and the other religions except the abrahamic religions came. Sadly, all except Hinduism are dead

@rak810

3 жыл бұрын

@@kakalimukherjee3297 nooo you are wrong.

Wow! The 7 angels represented by 7 candles also have co-relation with the 7 chakras or energy points in Indian / eastern spirituality. The Ezidi way of life is by far, the most interesting of all in the Middle East.

@shankaranarayanan9730

3 жыл бұрын

Tamil God 'MURUGAN' #முருகன் 🙏🙏🙏

@faithlesshound5621

Жыл бұрын

Or the Seven Horcruxes of Lord Voldemort (pbuh). Also, don't forget Morgan le Fay, enchantress and sister of King Arthur and great-aunt of St Mungo.

@HeatLure5324

Жыл бұрын

@@faithlesshound5621 nice But u forgot that Harry Potter is a movie and Hinduism and ezidie are realities And also that yezidie live in Iran which was home to zoroastrians,a religion originated from Hinduism So chances of yezidie being Hindus r very high Peacock is the vehicle of hindu god MURUGAN

@gourdguru

5 ай бұрын

@@HeatLure5324 Murugan is one of Shiva's offspring, brother of Ganesh, right? sorry, my indian mythology is pretty rusty.

@himanshunagarwal1019

5 ай бұрын

​@@HeatLure5324also peacock is connected with Lord Krishan even Today I Every Lord Krishna temple a sign of peacock is necessary like feathers

I'd love to see a video on the differences among Greek, Russian, Coptic, and Ethiopian versions of orthodoxy. Differences among Ashkenazi, Sephardic, and Ethiopian Judaism would be fascinating, too.

@hungjury7482

3 жыл бұрын

Well regarding Judaism, the only significant differences are regarding holidays. Some restrictions are different and the Sephardic Jews have a different and longer but less intense preperation to Yom Kippur. There are also a fee holidays but those are nationality not religious. Hope this helps!

@johnwilson6324

3 жыл бұрын

@Fabrisse ter Brugghe There are some differences in terms of how to interpret religious law (Such as "pilpul"): www.huffpost.com/entry/what-is-pilpul-and-why-on_b_507522?guccounter=1

@Janine.Najarian

Жыл бұрын

Way to forget us homeboy 🇦🇲🙄🇪🇷😑💙🤍❤️

I like that you bring to public light a lot of mostly unknown religions, this one in particular was very interesting. Thank you, and keep up the good work.

God! That's sees like the middle eastern version of Hinduism... Even the temples, worshiping the Sun, etc is similar to Hinduism

@einsjam

3 жыл бұрын

Oh shut it. Stick to India.

@lalitabhandari3973

3 жыл бұрын

@@einsjam I know that is a completely different religion, if you are an Ezidi/Yazidi .... Didn't mean to hurt anyone's religious centiment ... And in case you are not a Yazidi, shut the F up

@einsjam

3 жыл бұрын

@@lalitabhandari3973 hey, stop finding similarities in every religion. You guys literally live and breath conspiracies and fantasies.

@lalitabhandari3973

3 жыл бұрын

@@einsjam ok Boss... Peace... Understood... Will take care

@lalitabhandari3973

3 жыл бұрын

@Anne Liam I thought the same... However later Abrahamic religions were followed and those common traits of worshipping natural forces slowly got almost extinct... Didn't really know before watching this video that these rituals somehow managed to exist

This was so beautifully prepared and presented. You are a tribute to historians everywhere. Your research and your attribution to other's research displays so much integrity and proper scholarship. I look forward to each video you make. They are so intelligently produced. These are the kind of subjects one does not learn in school or in church.

This was really wonderful. I can't help but smile whenever I see a new upload. Thank you so much for what you do. This kind of content is so important.

I've been living in Kurdistan for the past 6 years, have been to Lalish more times than I can remember, have asked lots of Yazidi friends, and this is the best understanding of Yazidism I have had to date. Thank you!

They're decent people and they deserve respect. Period 🇦🇲🤝❤️☀️🤍

@Janine.Najarian

Жыл бұрын

Also there is no Kurdistan just occupied Assyria and Western Armenia 😜💙🤍❤️🇦🇲

@hazim2320

11 ай бұрын

@@Janine.Najarian go cry 😜😜😜😜😜😜

@Berxwedan.

6 ай бұрын

Thanks ❤☀️✌🏼

@sipanaskar14

6 ай бұрын

We Ezidis love our Armenian brothers ❤️

@ellaartenstein853

6 ай бұрын

@@Janine.Najarian Kurdistan is real and there nothing you can do about it :)

This guy should have so many more views/subscribers... Very well spoken and researched. Been subscribed for 2 or 3 years and have learned so much.

There's a large Yazidi community in Lincoln, Nebraska apparently.

@mimisslopez

3 жыл бұрын

Yes! I live here and Lincoln is one of the refugee cities for them :)

@annaad2026

3 жыл бұрын

Really?omg

Can you do Bahai'ism? Or Druze? Or maybe even lesser-known groups like the Carmelites or Dönmeh

@johnprice3593

3 жыл бұрын

Druze are too complicated to explain honestly, not to doubt him, but it'll create too much misinformation.

@atherkhan646

3 жыл бұрын

Druze episode will be very interesting. Druze and Bahai both seems to attempt to unify abrahamic religion. but lets see.

@watcherwlc53

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnprice3593 if he could explain this one, my bet is he could do a good job

@starfthegreat

3 жыл бұрын

Alawites are an interesting bunch also

Great video as usually. Really enjoying your content. You made me love religious topics. Thanks and keep up the great work.

I read about this religious group many years ago. Apparently Sadam Hussein protected their religious practice and once he was eliminated their safety was no longer protected. Thank you for this video because I forgot the name of this religion and every time I told folks about this religion they thought I was crazy once I mentioned the peacock. I appreciate this!

@Janine.Najarian

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. He wasn't a nice guy by any means but we had no right to depose him especially considering what he was doing for the religious minorities. Everybody gets one 🤷🏻‍♀️

@manga12

6 ай бұрын

@@Janine.Najarian yea but gassed the kurds, those that are persian diaspora from long ago like parsis in india

@BlazingFlame69

6 ай бұрын

@@manga12 You know living under one terror but stable dictatorship is better than living in an unstable landscape where your dont know what will happen to you. Also i hate yall for only seeing the crimes commited by Easterners but dont see the hell EU and USA is doing upon all around the world

@dragonmaster3207

6 ай бұрын

@@Janine.Najarianalso the killings of the Shia

@ellaartenstein853

6 ай бұрын

⁠​⁠​⁠@@quaesitor-scientiae Dude your country invaded another country unprovoked, decimated their public infrastructure, murdered 500,000 people, is now in a shitty situation all around because of your country’s actions there, and somehow all your country did was “respond to help”? Also if you think there was a reason for the Iraq war other than oil you are dumb.

Your videos are such a great resource. I wish that, when I finally become a teacher, I can use some of them as complement for my future history lessons, even though I will have to translate them to portuguese because I live in Brazil. You're an inspiration to me become a history teacher due to your professionalism in the religion studies subject.

Excellent video. Informative and very thought-provoking. Thanks for all the effort you put into this.

I'm just so thankful for the existence of your channel...🥺

Love your channel! I have always had an interest in religions and your videos fill that interest in a thorough yet understandable way! Keep up the good work!

They could also be incorporating Hinduism. The peacock is a symbol of Lord Krishna and I’ve seen Yazidi iconology with A person riding a peacock who had markings on their foreheads that resemble both Vaisnava and Saivite markings. One of Krishnas sons in their scriptures rides a peacock in battle. The seven seers or Siddhas are used in Hinduism and also represent the planets. Too many similarities!

@kangkankrishnasarmapegu7789

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Some theorists say when the plates were still moving, the South Indian civilization who were followers of the cult of Skanda or God who rides the peacock dispersed. So most likely they branched off to middle East and developed into modern Yazidism

@erkangreen6182

3 жыл бұрын

In case anyone wonders why there are so many similarities to hinduism. Yazidis and Hindus have the same ancestry. both groups belong to the Indo-Iranian family. and thousands of years ago these peoples all lived together. Yazidis have their origins in present-day Iran and at that time these areas bordered on the Vedic cultures. Not many Yezidis know this fact..

@relax3576

3 жыл бұрын

You are incorrect. Lord krishna not using peacock, it's lord shivas elder son.. Lord muruga or lord karthikeya, yazidis are belivers of lord muruga.., it's a Hinduism.

@wetube8414

3 жыл бұрын

Our hindu religion has same similarities on them

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

Yezidism it seems, are that with the followers of God who didnt folow Moses and Israel as a covenant. The one God was followed before Abraham and the people of Israel. And I think Yezidism comes from that, it predates sumerian pantheons. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaV2I-xlNezp7w.html I'd love it if you came to chat on my channel.

Hey Andrew, you're an inspiration to me as a Junior in highschool who plans to go into religious studies. Do you have any tips on how to get in and what to study beforehand? Is religious studies a viable career option/in demand?

@kylestevensanders

3 жыл бұрын

The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James

@elfarlaur

3 жыл бұрын

Religious studies isn't in high demand per se, but any job which involves interacting with people of various backgrounds will benefit from a degree in it. In general, I advise people to study what makes them happy and usually they will be able to do something with it if they are willing to work hard. Studying something you love will make it feel less difficult when trying to find or create a career. But if you're looking for an easy way to make money, you're looking in the wrong place.

@lshulman58

3 жыл бұрын

Pursue such study at a public (State) university. Private colleges tend to have a historical connection to some Christian denomination. May have very strong theology studies but weak when it comes to a comprehensive and general study of religion or focus on non Christian religion. I would recommend Indiana University (Bloomington), that is where I did my graduate work in Religious Studies. Well rounded and balanced offerings.

@atomicwoodpecker0123

3 жыл бұрын

@Guska Blanco His website says his name is Andrew though?

@mchevre

3 жыл бұрын

@@atomicwoodpecker0123 It was a joke. He looks a bit like a younger version of comedian and TV show host John Oliver.

Very interesting, I know Eszter personally, happy to see her contribution to this subject. Congratulations to both of you !

This is an amazingly informative video! Thank you so much for uploading this!

I spent my second deployment at Sinjar and on Sinjar Mountain. I always took interest in their culture. I wish there was more information on the old temple on Sinjar peek. Thank you

@hardrock6r

Жыл бұрын

I remember that temple very well! I spent a chunk of time there in OIF 1.

@lmao5070

6 ай бұрын

The temple is in UNESCO right because it turned out to be 4000 years old. But as a Yazidi I don't believe that it will exist for long. In the past we used to hide so others wouldn't know of our existence and that's how we protected ourselves and our temples from outsiders. But now because everyone knows the place of the temple they might go and b0mb it. They do it all the time. My dad died in a suicide bombing and one day someone also bombed himself in the middle of our village without any reason and that was even before is!s existed.

Your comments on syncretism are brilliant, thank you for being so eloquent. ✌️

Happy to have found this channel.

Based on practice Peacock Shape of oil lamps Shape of temples Use of holy fire Reincarnation It could easily be a sub culture within Hinduism.

@shilvimuthanna5132

3 жыл бұрын

I highly doubt it. Yazidism is a part of a larger realm of Iranian religions collectively termed 'Yazdanism'. Therefore, it is highly unlikely it is related to Hinduism. If anything, Yazidism is a sub sect of Zoroastrian ism. Yazidism is monotheistic, unlike Hinduism. The shape of lamps cannot be used as a comparison. It doesn't act as concrete evidence.

@shilvimuthanna5132

3 жыл бұрын

@रामशिष्यऽर्यः । Yazidism was a part of the Abrahamic Zoroastrian Covenant. The First Prophet (Nabi) that the Yazidis recognize is Adam. Also, all the angels of Yazidis are mentioned in the Torah, the New Testament and the Quran. Nowhere are they mentioned in any Hindu work. Yes you are correct. Monotheism is what is the real Hinduism.

@sheikharfat1997

3 жыл бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂. The history and origins of the religion are a complete rip off from Islam and Christianity but still you want to associate it with your religion. 😂😂

@shilvimuthanna5132

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheikharfat1997 My religion is paganism soo...👀... Not even Muslim or Christian or Jewish lol... How dumb

@tampabay2888

3 жыл бұрын

@@sheikharfat1997 they hv very less resemblance with abrahamic religion. If somethin may b becoz of coexistence or may b afraid if islam n Christians persecution

Thank you for publishing current and accurate information on religion and religious history without judgment or fear-mongering.

I’m a psychology major who was just going to get a masters in counseling eventually. My school offered Religious Studies eventually so I dual majored. Now I’m looking at clinical psych PhD programs with a focus on Psychology of Religion. You give me a lot inspiration for a career.

Thank you for taking the effort to present such an excellent video.

I wouldn't say Christianity did "borrow" the Hebrew writings or practices though, as it really is an offshoot/continuation of jewism. Jesus, the apostles and all early Christians were all Jews and considered themselves to be such as well.

@ramo4207

3 жыл бұрын

Don’t think anyone rejects the idea that Christianity is an offshoot of Judaism

@AC-mp7cx

3 жыл бұрын

@@ramo4207 its an offshoot but has very very different theological principles

@miguelatkinson

8 ай бұрын

​@@lets_wrapitupIslam did not always exist

I have to say, as a lay student of comparative religion, I'm impressed by the content of yours that I have seen. Although there are a lot of things in videos I've seen, but this was pretty deep into a new subject without being too technical. If you ever need help with your research, I'd be more than happy to help you.

Thxx for this video All love to all the native Mesopotamian Iraqi Yezidis

@sero6976

3 жыл бұрын

We Yezidis are Kurdish

@s.s.a8741

3 жыл бұрын

@@sero6976 one day an independent Kurdistan will definitely happen 🇹🇯

@AlindFc

3 жыл бұрын

Love 💓 Thanks brother

@onlylonely455

3 жыл бұрын

@@sero6976 No Eizidy never says we are kurdish they say we are just Eizidy

@sero6976

3 жыл бұрын

@@onlylonely455 Ezidis are Kurdish and most Ezidis consider themselves so

Hey ReligionForBreakfast I just want to say that I'm a big fan of your channel. Keep up the good work!

Thank you for this video! I love learning about different religions, and it's so hard to find information about some of them, Yazidis included. I would be super interested in a video about the Alawites if you're looking for topics.

Awesome as always, genuinely some of my favourite content on this site. Any plans to do a video on the Druze?

@republiccooper

3 жыл бұрын

This would be wonderful. I hope he does.

@majidanvi8674

3 жыл бұрын

Druse same yazid no so different but yzadi live in iraq and druza live in Lubnan

Melek Taus closely resembles lord Murugan the tamil god of war Do anyone noticed the resemblance

@akhilkartha

3 жыл бұрын

Well peacock is the Devine ride of Lord Murugan, not murugan himself. Modern Yazidism seems to be a hybrid of some ancient Pagan or Animist religion and Islam.

@peterparker-pl8wt

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, heard that they are Hindus and Murugan is their God. Recently group of Yazadis went to India and did prayers

@karthikdon5

3 жыл бұрын

Yup true it's our Lord Murugan of Tamils

@AdamSahr-cj4kf

3 жыл бұрын

That confirms the folkloric nature of Yazidism !!!

@karthikdon5

3 жыл бұрын

@Baby Sama 48 Nope you are wrong

Thankyou, I love finding out about different religions, very well done

Thank you for including bibliographies in each video

Your videos have inspired me to have a more in depth understanding of my own faith (Christianity) and the faiths of others. Your videos are very informative and they are always worth the view.

@mnichols1979

3 жыл бұрын

You'll find all "religions" are cults. Some are just socially accepted.

@Tenebrio-Morio

2 жыл бұрын

@@mnichols1979 refer to religion for breakfast's video on cults.

Catholicsm: we have a trinity. Yazidism: *Laughs in heptarchy*

@ekadria-bo4962

3 жыл бұрын

Its really heptanity or-?. Hmm..

@thedamnedatheist

3 жыл бұрын

So does Christianity. See my entry above.

@redhornsms2649

3 жыл бұрын

Haft is 7 in kurdish

@Miatpi

3 жыл бұрын

@@thedamnedatheist Yes? Catholicism is a branch of Christianity; the branch that declared the trinity as dogma.

@thedamnedatheist

3 жыл бұрын

@@Miatpi, yes, but in one entry in the bible the archangel Raphael speaks of being one of seven archangels serving god.

Love your videos, man! Keep up the good work.

I never heard about it before. Thank you for the great content!

When I was in Syria the Kurds that spoke English viewed them more or less as a type of Islamic-Buddhism. It makes sense to me now with the various beliefs of reincarnation and the Sufi connection.

@LS-ql4wp

3 жыл бұрын

One can read about ancient hindu temples. The temple shape similarity. Use of peacock lamps in India. Concept of avatar is common in both Concept of atma i.e portion of divine in soil

it is sad that Yazidis have faced so much persecution.

These videos are bloody great, good work my dude

A very good presentation I've now subscribed Cheers keep up the good work

I figured out who they really are. They’re Humans.

@aitbenhammoumohand-salah4042

2 жыл бұрын

@Not Needed Africans are humans too. But I really curious to know why you say they aren't ?

I cannot express how grateful I am that you took the time to make this video. When I wrote my analysis of crimes against humanity committed by ISIL I struggled to adequately explain the group to my fellow IR students largely because they had no cultural touchstones to help them understand Yazidi faith and people. The background info presented here has really helped me make sense of Yazidi faith and culture

Brilliant. Thank you for your time and efforts.

Thank you for such an informative video.

@melhembarkat7800

3 жыл бұрын

I am a young man from the Yazidi religion..Perhaps many do not know our customs and traditions. We are Yazidis and do not know anything about our Lalish temple.

What a fascinating, informative exploration of the Yazidi religion! It reminds me of Kabbalah and Jewish mysticism. Many thanks for the education and for your clear explanations.

Today, KZread Recommended was a good boy I just found a gem!

This was incredibly well formatted. I'm atheist and not at all a religious academic, and just came across Yazidi religion earlier today per happenstance, and decided to search it up here. Earned a sub for sure.

I LOVE your channel, and your videos. They are very well balanced, dispel any truly wrong assumptions while also emphasising true key features of any religion you discuss, and your research is so credible and I as a viewer am able to see your true effort behind all your videos and their researches. Kudos! And glad I found this channel as a religio-curious person :)

Excellent video, would love to see a video about Yarsanism and the theory that they are a sibling religion of the Yazidi religion. A video about what the Alawites believe would be good as well as most descriptions online say that Alawites don't like talking to outsiders about it..

If I remember correctly (speaking from memory as I haven't been able to find the source) Yazidi tradition also has a story in which all the angels bow before the newly created Adam except for Melek Tawus; when God asks him why he isn't bowing, Melek Tawus replies "because You told us earlier to bow to no creature but You", then God rewards him by elevating him above the rest of the angels. A similar story exists in the Muslim and Judeo-christian traditions, but in that one it's Satan/Eblis who won't bow to Adam, and he is _punished_ for it, not rewarded. All in all, I guess it's not surprising that people took the Yazidis for devil worshippers...

@tstarr8314

3 жыл бұрын

Technically Iblis wasn't punished for not bowing to Adam. Iblis had been given special permissions from God such as interacting with the angels, which other djinn were not permitted to do, because he was loved by God. Then he disobeyed God's command, questioned God's decision to create Adam essentially telling God He had made a mistake, and declared himself to be better than Adam because he was made from fire while man was made from clay. He put his love for himself over his love for God. In Islam it is said that anyone with an ounce of arrogance in their heart will not enter Paradise, and it sounds like Iblis had pounds of it.

@jehielhernandez8152

3 жыл бұрын

Uhmm Christian tradition has no beliefs such as Satan and other Angels getting commanded to bow to Adam. I think Islam and maybe Judaism have such beliefs, but certainly not Christianity

@ArkadiBolschek

3 жыл бұрын

@@jehielhernandez8152 I'll have to check up on that! Edited my original comment just to be on the safe side.

@data4pass

3 жыл бұрын

Actually, the idea of Satan/Iblis being praiseworthy for refusing to prostrate to Adam actually existed among some extreme (from an orthodox Sunni point of view) Sufi figures, such as Mansur al-Hallaj. I wonder if his ideas somehow seeped to Sheikh Adi's thought (and thus Yezidis).

@lmao5070

6 ай бұрын

@@data4pass To be honest as a yezidy I heard of this story about 5 years ago. None of our elders or relatives know of it. It's pretty made up by the people in lalish like the banning of pork even though there is no teaching in yezidy religion of banning pork. The religious group which are the Shaikh were directly thought by sheikh adi in lalish. So that would make sense.

Thank you for this interesting and informative video.

Awesome video, thank you!

best explained, more than religion was interested to know about a civilization which co exists with us, thanks for your efforts.

Seven angles are similar to saptrishis or the seven sages to whome Shiva taught the knowledge of yoga to spread throughout the world. This may be a connection.

@nationalistthug4234

3 жыл бұрын

It's sapta kanniga'seven Angels worshipping lord Muruga in Tamil Nadu. I have been to such temples in TN. It is just identical to what is worshipped by yazidis. Peacock, seven Angels etc.

@abhi565b

3 жыл бұрын

@@nationalistthug4234 ya this may be a connection. But how this form of worship reached yazidis is still a question

@izzathturak8463

3 жыл бұрын

Hindu concept only in India 🇮🇳 😂

@abhi565b

3 жыл бұрын

@@izzathturak8463 ohh that's why "karma" and "yoga" has become an English word now!!Even their is an international yoga day on 21st June designated by UN. And many western people have started believing in reincarnation concept and reject one life concept of Abrahamic religions!!Grow up buddy and follow international spiritual giants of India such as sadguru, Osho etc

@dineshpadhi9421

3 жыл бұрын

@@izzathturak8463 yeah there will be judgement day 👍😂😂

This was fascinating. Thank you.

I first came across yazidism in Alan Moore's Top 10, where one of the superhero cops is a Yazidi named "King Peacock". That must have been 20 years ago. I was super curious to learn more but it was difficult to find information online at the time. Really cool to see this video now.

The portion about focusing more on identity and practice than “correct belief” really spoke to me. As a Jewish person, I’ve always found my religion to be similar, and found it odd when Christians focused so much on the exact details of the stories in the Torah and not at all on the cultural connection and understanding of your ancestors you get from studying the torah that I felt were what was actually important about my religion

@lmao5070

6 ай бұрын

That is because we don't believe that other people from other religion won't go to heaven or reincarnated in a good life after this life. Most important thing is to help others and never disrespect god and always pray to him. We are not really that religious but to helping others is the most important thing in life. My family smuggled alot Jewish people out of iraq when the arabs got crazy in Iraq for no reason.

@anujoseph9229

6 ай бұрын

​@@lmao5070u really great people. It doesn't matter which religion u are important thing how good we are and our contribution to the world. I wish u a prosperous and peaceful life. From Kerala India

Hey, I love the channel, I'm glad I discovered it like 2 days ago! Are you planning on doing an overview of Zoroastrianism? Because I've heard a lot of academics refer to it as a duelistic religion but from my understanding the communities that practice Zoroastrianism refer to their own beliefs as Monotheistic. So it would be nice to have this situation cleared up, because it seems like there is a conflict between outsider perspectives and classification versus how the communities view themselves. Thanks for the great content and hard work!

@Fireball5015

Жыл бұрын

Im a zoroastrian. Yes our religion is monotheistic we believe in one god Ahura Mazda.

Very interesting, thanks for the video.

These videos are so important, they are also timeless, people however many years AFTER you posted this need to see it! Fantastic work!

The Yazidi Xwade sounds very similar to the Persian 'Khoda" which means God.

@irbis_rosh

3 жыл бұрын

If I'm not mistaking, both Kurdish and Iranian have a relatively recent deviation from their parental proto-language

@redhornsms2649

3 жыл бұрын

Xwade is two words actually in kurdish! Xwa(o) is self Da-de is to give- given

@shadbakht

3 жыл бұрын

redhorn ,sms same in Persian. Khod means self

@redhornsms2649

3 жыл бұрын

At least there's no hatred against fantasies! Your life should not bother yourself and importantly to the others! Humanity does not need the religions it needs morality! On contrary the existing religions kills morality! Life is eternal and it must be blessed! Not by some fantastic characters!

@alhassani626

3 жыл бұрын

@@redhornsms2649 In persian khud also means self.

🚩Hail mother Sri Bhavani 🚩🚩🚩 👏 🌹🌹🙏 🇳🇵Love from Nepal !!!

@Javastackoo7

3 жыл бұрын

Jai Maa 🙏🙏

@kesharkhadkapunwar2029

3 жыл бұрын

@Arindam Chakraborty 🇳🇵🇮🇳 👏🌹🙏

Very accurate video ! Well done !

My close friend in Germany is Ezidi and I am Japanese... we met though work. I've not dared to ask what she and her husband had gone through in Iraq before moving to Germany. Having to survive through such deep collective trauma is truly horrendous and heartbreaking. I pray for them. Thank you so much for putting together this thoughtful presentation!!!

These videos make me want to get a PhD in Religious Studies.

@diamondgeezertunes

3 жыл бұрын

Focus on science .. not myths

@mertinibus

3 жыл бұрын

@@diamondgeezertunes who tf are you to tell people what to focus on?

@sabz_1675

3 жыл бұрын

@@mertinibus ikr

@watcherwlc53

3 жыл бұрын

@@sabz_1675 yeah it's like he's giving people directives or something

@spawnofchaos9422

3 жыл бұрын

@@diamondgeezertunes Studying religion has nothing to do with what you believe.

OMG! You have done such a great job with this subject and I'm very impressed. I was in Sinjar, and Khana Sor with the armies effort to help Peshmerga protect Yazidi's and I noticed the Pesh were very condescending toward Yazidi's and Yazidi Peshmerga kept to themselves. I also love your syncretism point and wonder the broader connection between other synctetic groups in "Greater Armenia" and Greater Syria? Great job though!!!

@ReligionForBreakfast

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much! I'm glad you liked the video. So interesting to hear about your experience in Sinjar.

@melhembarkat7800

3 жыл бұрын

I am a young man from the Yazidi religion..Perhaps many do not know our customs and traditions. We are Yazidis and do not know anything about our Lalish temple.

@user-ky7jx1cr5k

2 жыл бұрын

My father was a Peshmerga.

@lmao5070

6 ай бұрын

Those peshmerga ran away when is!s came to the yezidy village without shooting one shot. They left us to be massacred.

This video is what makes youtube great. Such an important valuable lecture than Im so happy to have found. Shame on YT for actively suppressing such positive and beneficial work.

Thank you again ! So many religions, lots to study.

You always bring up the social component when you define religion. What I'm curious about is can something qualify as religion without a social component. For instance could someone who is the first and only ever person to hold an elabortate system of belief and practice be said to be the singular member of religion? Likewise is the last living member of a religion part of religion? Also would something like Discordianism qualify as religion if sincerely practiced?

This iis very interesting. The peacock was also seen as a personification of God in Celtic Christianity.

@pirbird14

3 жыл бұрын

Could you expand on this point? I've never heard of this aspect of Celtic belief.

@vixendoe2545

3 жыл бұрын

@@pirbird14 In the Illustrated Book of Kells, the Four Gospels there are many illustrations of animals. The peacock is one. Augustine even said the peacock could represent the Christ resurrected, as it's flesh does not corrupt as readily as that of other animals. There is a book called Reading the Bible the Celtic Way, the Peacock's Tail Feathers.

@pirbird14

3 жыл бұрын

@@vixendoe2545 Thank you!

@vixendoe2545

3 жыл бұрын

You are so very welcome!

@watcherwlc53

3 жыл бұрын

there's also the use of the peacock as a Christian symbol in medieval Christianity

I learned a lot from your videos thank you for your efforts

Excellent ❤ I’d love a deeper dive too

The practices and architecture look too much like Hinduism. Edit: Also the caste system.

@shashwatsinha2704

3 жыл бұрын

@shaz I mean, Monotheism is not outside the realm of Hinduism.

@coe3408

3 жыл бұрын

I have read some of claims of a kind of connection, maybe because both practice ancient Indo-European religions

@adnankhalid8611

3 жыл бұрын

Dream on.

@hardgamer5375

3 жыл бұрын

Well not only that the believes like 7 Angels also similar with Hindu 7 Sages.

@koolar1528

3 жыл бұрын

Not at all. This yezide Temple first constructed in 15th century and you can find Simular christian church build Same in iran regiona. Only in north india the top part is build simple. Nobody can stand near magnificant temple bildings like southindian tamils.

This world is beautiful with diverse religions . If hate and dominance can be removed, we all can live peacefully.

Thank you for the information. The story sbout grain is a interesting, given the location in the "Fertile Crescent", where grain cultivation may have originated.

Very informative, thank you

FYI The word "Satan"is not a Name it's a Hebrew word for Adversary Shalum

@juanmarquez9729

3 жыл бұрын

@@potupchik actually there is a theory that Hebrew is actually descended from ancient Greek thats why there's a lot of "loan word's" in Hebrew from greek

@juanmarquez9729

3 жыл бұрын

@@potupchik no there was a book by a jew withe the name Hebrew is descended from greek or something like that but it says that the Hebrews were descended from the hyksos invaders and assimilated with other semites

@juanmarquez9729

3 жыл бұрын

@@potupchik i know but look up hebrew is greek it says that prehomeric greek is extremely related to ancient hebrew (not modern hebrew )

@stylomojo

3 жыл бұрын

Satan is from semitic Shaythan or label of entity offspring of iblees

@LuisAldamiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@watermelonlalala - Know your Indoeuropean roots before you speak: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/steyh%E2%82%82- Also there were people before Indoeuropeans there, Hurrians notably. Also Ezidis don't call their angel "Satan", that's a Judaic (Christian and Muslim) insult or comparison from their own mythologies. The Peacock Angel is most similar to Prometheus maybe (in intent of revealing knowledge and thus making Humankind progress and not remain stagnated in a primitive lifestyle). This idea has also reached Western thought in various ways, including some revival of Luciferianism (rather than "Satanism") as the antagonist light-bearer in opposition to an overprotective obscurantist "God".

Great video! Germany here and I can report that the Yazidi people are very respectable people. Even the Kurdish people (from Iraq) who are Muslims are very respectable people. The notion that all Kurds were Yazidi before Mohammed came around seems to be standard amongst Yazidis. Also consider the "seven Spirits before the throne of God" in the christian book of Revelations. Again! Great video, very much appreciated.

@matiasdelgado7011

2 жыл бұрын

They arent attacking other religions and exclaming abouth Allah as the only God? Wow, yourselves are Lucky for hasn't extremists.

@faithlesshound5621

Жыл бұрын

"Respectability" is a double-edged sword, if it requires stoning girls to death.

Thank you, this is a great summary and great help in understanding these people. Did you come across the belief that if you draw a circle around an individual, they cannot break out of it? This was mentioned by the esoteric teacher Gurdjieff . Also, your three B framework would be excellent in describing Wicca which, has some of the same problems in scholarship since there are no scriptures and no standard beliefs.