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To: Sherman Logan; Cronos

BTW, to be clear on my previous post here, the word you mention ie Shaytan is Arabic (islamic) from which the related word we use in english is satan.

In old & middle persian the concept of (negative/dark force/evil) & related word ‘satan’ is known as Ahriman or Angra Maynu (literally meaning ‘angry sphere/half or spirit’). Both ahriman & shaytan words are still very much in use in modern persian. But shaytan much more & commonly used by muslims.

Moreover, there is no concept of shaytan or ‘the peacock’ redeeming himself/itself hence worthy of worship, in zoroastrianism. I can only surmise it’s a pagan influence of sorts for Yazidis.


18 posted on 05/02/2015 5:59:18 PM PDT by odds
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To: odds

Zoroastrianism evolved over time and various groups split off partially, such as the Mithraists, Zurvanites and even Manichaens.

I think it’s entirely reasonable to place the Yazidis solidly in this group of Zoroastrian-offshoot religions. Heavily influenced of course by Islam and other, possibly even pre-Zoroastrian religious influences. There are obvious parallels to the religion taught by Mani.


19 posted on 05/02/2015 10:06:05 PM PDT by Sherman Logan
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