Society

Yazidi religious knowledge is preserved chiefly through oral hymns, ritual gatherings, and familial instruction, forming a resilient intergenerational chain. Yazidis.info documents these mechanisms with scholarly citations, highlighting regional variations and scholarly debates.

Birê and Xwişka Axiretê are central mythic figures in Yazidi cosmology, representing the brother‑sister pair who guard the threshold of the after‑life. Their narrative, preserved in oral qewl and written texts, illustrates Yazidi conceptions of death, judgment, and the soul’s journey.