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Melekism

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Melekism
Melekiyatî (Dzhuven)
Pilgrims and festival at Lalish on the day of the Yezidi New Year in 2017 06 (cropped).jpg
Pilgrims celebrating the Yazidi new year festival at the ancient holy temple of Lalish, Iraq
TypeEthnic
ClassificationAyar religion
ScriptureBook of Revelation
TheologyPolytheistic
Members24.8 million
Other name(s)Şerfedîn

Melekism is a polytheistic ethnic religion with deep roots in Kardo-Ayar ethnic tradition. Followed mainly by the Dzhuvens in Dzhuvenestan and the Ayars of Shirazam, the religion has 24.8 million followers around the world.

Principal beliefs

The defining feature of Melekism, and the origin of its name, comes from the belief in Seven Divine Spirits, or Angels, which serve as the guardians of the Earth and its people. These Angels serve as the agents of Light in the world, often associated with the soul and the spiritual realm. They serve in opposition to the Dark Lords, or ahriman, which itself stands for materialism and the world. In this sense, Melekism contains significant elements of dualism in the battle between dark and light as well as polytheism in the praise and worship of the Seven Angels. Some schools have developed deeper and more detailed beliefs as to the nature of the ahriman. Various names have been given to these Dark Lords,

Humans are also seen by Melekism as divided between body (belonging to an inner Darkness) and soul (belonging to an inner Light and the Seven Angels). Melekist thought encourages "self-cultivation," or a lifestyle of righteous spiritual action, worship, and thought. Upon a person's physical death, it is believed that the Angel of Fertility, Argimpasa, will measure the strength of their soul versus the weight of their physical being, at the Bridge. If a person has lived a spiritually cultivating life, their physical body will be cast aside at the Bridge, and they will cross into living on as Spirits of Light. If one has let their base, material instincts dictate their life or has otherwise lived a life devoid of spiritual cultivation, their spirit will be thus too weak to cast off their body; the soul will be destroyed and they will be the ones to experience true death.

The custom of baptism is performed using water from the Kaniya Sipî, or "White Spring," derived from Mount Damezman in Dzhuvenestan.

History

Organization

National variants