ABSTRACT
Another religious sect to be found in the neighbourhood of the Lebanon is that of the Yezidis, in whom again there is a distinct trace of Persian origin, and who have obtained, more even than the Druses, from certain authors, the reputation of being “Sheitani,” or devil-worshippers, and addicted to dark and mysterious rites, which, like those attributed equally to Freemasons in general, have their sole existence in the imaginations of those who are disinclined to look with any favour on secret rites and doctrines of any kind. The Yezidi tribes, while inhabiting chiefly the country round Mosul, have an appreciable number of followers in Syria among their total membership of something like 200,000.
