Musicians, 164, 175. New Year, 46, 56, 174 ff. Noah, flood of, 40-42. Oath, 66. Oil, 164. Omari, 112, 113, 118. Orientalists, 103 if., no. Peacock, 43, 44, 68, 150- 153, 155, 157. Peter, 61. Pilgrimage, 55, 65, 112, 114, 116, 119, 135 ff., 163. Pir, 56, 58, 75, 78, 79» 157, 183. Prayer, 165, 181. Priests, 164; Isaac, 16, 63, 64. Prophets, 53, 58, 59; from Persia, 67, 95, 120, 124 ff.; 130, 132, 158. Sabians, 19, 69, 120, 122- 128, 133. Sacrament, 100 ff., 178. Sacrifice, 69. Sanjak, 44-47, 51,1 33,155 ff. Scholars, 103 ff., 106, no, 115, 129. Serpent, 42, 71, 92, 161, 165, 168. Shammas Eremia, 17, 22. Shaving, 80. Sheikh, 75, 78. 79, 164 ff., 168 ff., 183 ff. Sheikh Mattie, 55, 85, 159. Shirt, 79-80, 191 ff. Sinjar, 42, 45, 59, 94, 100. Siouffi, M. N., II, 14, 24. Springs, 56, 134, 136, 161. Stars, 123, 125-128, 130. Stone, kissing of, 47, 56; worship of, 135-137- Sun, kiss of, 53, 58 ; wor- ship of, 116, 126, 133 ff.; 149, 170. Syriac, 100. Tahlil, 195. Tamerlane, 94. Tammuz, 147, ff. Tans, see Melek Ta'us. Tax, 82 ; Torch, 164. Transmigration, 33, 67, 69. Trees, 55, 56, 95, i35, ff- Vow, 55, 56. Wine, 54. Woman, 190 ff. Yezid, 12, 17, 43, 44, 75, 92, 93, 104, 105, 106, 107, 113, 130, 147, 166. Yezidis, 11, 12; number and locality of, 13-14, 22, 195 ff. ; manuscripts of, 14 ff. ; origin of, 17- 20, 89, 90, ff., 103 ff., 129 ff . ; religion of, 21, 29, 38, 40, 43 ; sign of, 58, 64; myth of, 89; nationality of, 194 ff.;
