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The Black Book (Meshaf i Resh)
The Yazidi Black Book or
Meshaf Resh (Mishefa Reş) is one of the two holy books of the Yazidi religion,
the other being the Book of Revelation (Kitêba Cilwe).
Yezidis believe the Black Book originated when the
Lord descended Black Mountain. The Yazidi holy books are written in the
Kurmanji dialect of the Kurdish language. The Black Book is not divided into
chapters and is longer than the Book of Revelation. The first half of it
contains a creation myth, beginning with the creation of a white pearl and
Melek Taus, the Peacock Angel.
There follows an account of
the Fall (in which the forbidden comestible is wheat), and the creation of Eve
after Adam has been driven from Paradise. This is followed by the names of ancient kings who
belonged to the Yazidi community.
Next comes a statement of
food taboos of the Yazidis, prohibitions connected with personal hygiene and
verbal taboos.
