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WORLD WORSHIPS SERIES
History of Christianity, in 4 Volumes. By Andrew Stephenson
Sex Worship and Symbolism of Primitive Races. By Sanger Brown, II.
Devil Worship, the Sacred Books and Traditions of the Yezidiz. By Isya Joseph.
Zoroastrianism and Judaism. By George William Carter.
Messiahs: Christian and Pagan. By Wilson D. Wallis.
The Deeper Aspects of Roman Emperor-Worship. By Louis Matthews Sweet.
RICHARD G. BADGER, PUBLISHER, BOSTON

THE SYMBOL OF THE DEVIL.
DEVIL WORSHIP THE SACRED BOOKS AND TRADITIONS OF THE YEZIDIZ
BY ISYA JOSEPH, B.A., M.A., Ph.D.

BOSTON RICHARD G. BADGER THE GORHAM PRESS
Copyright, 1919, by Richard G. Badger All rights reserved
The Gorham Press, Boston, U. S. A. Made in the United States of America.
TO MY TEACHERS IN UNION THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY, COLUMBIA, AND HARVARD UNIVERSITIES, THIS BOOK IS INSCRIBED WITH GRATITUDE AND ESTEEM