Talk:Yazidism

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"Cosmogony and beginning of life" contains comparisons to the Big Bang. Unless Yazidism has this explicit concept in some form, it might be worth revising the language. 2603:9000:950F:1959:32:B9D8:1F90:7C3A (talk) 21:58, 30 August 2021 (UTC)[reply]

It only contains information about it's beliefs, not it's history and any other things — Preceding unsigned comment added by 85.210.217.62 (talk) 18:37, 8 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Agreed however,its history is quite a mystery even so among the people and while many have described their origin as Mithra combined with later religions it will take an organised reliable explanation to do so. Sabyan (talk) 22:06, 8 May 2020 (UTC)[reply]

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Could someone please add a section related to the treatment of LGBT+ in this community, are gay people shunned as in other abrahamic religions or ignored or even celebrated?

Islam has a closely related origin to Jesus and Judaism and its origin is dated to the 7th century. The first and prime Yazidi saint is Sheikh Adi who lived in 1000-1100s. Maybe date its origins to there?Paradise Chronicle (talk) 04:30, 15 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Calling and religion and whole ethnic group’s beliefs on creation a myth is harmful, dangerous and inconsiderate. Reducing their religion to a myth is why they were targeted by ISIL. Change to more inclusive language. 66.210.1.242 (talk) 17:09, 7 January 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Let me begin by acknowledging that this article is in a significantly better state compared to the last time I encountered it. I am pleased to see that much of the Abrahamic perspective, which previously sought to unjustly portray Yazidis as devil worshipers to justify their persecution, has been largely corrected. Now, to the main point of my post: As I understand it, peacocks are not native to Kurdistan, Iran, or the broader Middle East. Infact they are found only in Indian subcontinent,and to a lesser extent, South East Asia. This makes their symbolism in Yazidism and Yaranism particularly intriguing because its extremwly uncommon for ancient cultures to incorporate animals not found in their region. What might be the true origins of this symbolism? How did the peacock come to hold such a prominent place in these traditions? How did kurds came to respect and pray to this symnolism? If anyone has information on this (reliable source), it would make a valuable addition to the article. DangalOh (talk) 07:14, 17 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I mean, it's not that uncommon. Peacocks appear a lot in Greek and Roman art, both Christian and Pagan. They also appear in Persian art. While peacocks aren't native to the region, they've been kept as pets by royalty for centuries. Himeaimichu (talk) 18:32, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]