A YEZIDI MANUSCRIPT – MIŠŪR OF P’ĪR 'OMAR KHĀLĀN, ITS STUDY AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32859/neg/14/90-104Keywords:
Yezidi religion, Yezidi mišūrs, P’īr 'Omar Khālān, Sheikh ˈAdīAbstract
The mişûrs are rare examples of the written religious texts of the Yezidi community. Yezidi mišūrs were written in the thirteenth century and after in accordance with the Yezidi tradition with the will and blessing of Sheikh ˈAdī (other forms: Sheikh ‘Adî, Šīkhādī, Šēkhādī, 1072/1078—1162) and his followers, who are seen in Yezidism as saints (khās, walī). The texts were consequently copied on a regular basis.
The task of this article is to describe and analyze the Mišūr of P’īr 'Omar Khālān. As a part of the study of this mišūr it is presented detailed information regarding the personality of the Yezidi saint 'Omar Khālān, after whom this mišūr is named. It should also be noted, that the compilers who edited the document, took into consideration the Muslim environment that was hostile towards the Yezidi religious worldview.
