Eros and the Pearl

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.