General information

Call No.:

437-1-12:4/1

Part of series

HU OSA 437-1-12 Digital Archive of Cultural Heritage: Intangible Cultural Heritage: Recordings of Yezidi Culture of Northern Iraq: Healing Prayers

Located at

Digital container #4 / No. 1

Digital ver. identifier

HU OSA 437-1-12_004-001

Date

2017

Level

Folder

Primary Type

Moving image

Language

Kurmanji

Duration

59 sec.

Content

Form/Genre

Raw material

Contents Summary

This prayer is recited to cure the affliction known as kêma heyvê (lit. smallness of moon) believed to be caused by the moon in a certain phase. It was recited by Feqir Heji, a famous religious expert, at age 94. He suffered from pains in his leg caused by the kêma heyvê and always recited this prayer upon waking up, while holding a berat (a small ball of earth from Lalish) to his forehead. (The first part of the prayer is missing.)

Context

Associated Names

_, Feqir Heji Shemo Mirad (Performer)

Spät, Eszter (Camera)

Associated Places

Baadre

Iraq

Subject / Coverage

Spatial Coverage

Baadre

Iraq

Collection Specific Tags

Healing Prayer, Incantations, Oral Tradition, Religious Texts, Yezidi