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Peter Levenda | Lovecraft, The Yazidi, & Middle Eastern Magic
Yazidi Origins and the Importance of Mosul Antiquities
The Yazidi people claim descent from ancient Sumerians and maintain a unique religious system that predates major monotheistic faiths. Mosul and the nearby ruins of Nineveh serve as critical repositories for untranslated cuneiform texts and ancient artifacts that may hold the key to humanity's origins. The ongoing genocide against the Yazidis by the Islamic State threatens to erase these ancient cultural links and the knowledge they possess.