Eros and the Pearl: The Yezidi Cosmogonic Myth at the Crossroads of Mystical Traditions

The monograph is devoted to the Yezidi cosmogonic myth and its parallels in other religious traditions, esp. Yarsanism, Mandaeism, Manichaeism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, Early Christianity, Sufism and Harranian ’Sabianism’. It is based on the author’s field research, source analysis, and interdisciplinary methodology.

Artur Rodziewicz is Assistant Professor at the Institute of Ethnology and Cultural Anthropology at the University of Warsaw. His main area of research is Yezidism, the Yezidi community in Georgia, Platonism, and the legacy of Greek philosophy in the Middle East.