Dervises.
THey go about begging Alms in the name of Aly.
They wear two Sheep-skins, dried in the Sun, the one hanging on their Back, the other on their Breast; the rest of their Body naked; their whole body shaved, Head bare, Temples burnt with a
The history of all religions in the world, from the creation down to this present time in two parts : the first containing their theory, and the other relating to their practices ... : to which is added, a table of heresies : as also a geographical map, shewing in what countrey each religion is practised ... / by William Turner ...
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- The history of all religions in the world, from the creation down to this present time in two parts : the first containing their theory, and the other relating to their practices ... : to which is added, a table of heresies : as also a geographical map, shewing in what countrey each religion is practised ... / by William Turner ...
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- Turner, William, 1653-1701.
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"The history of all religions in the world, from the creation down to this present time in two parts : the first containing their theory, and the other relating to their practices ... : to which is added, a table of heresies : as also a geographical map, shewing in what countrey each religion is practised ... / by William Turner ..." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A71161.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 24, 2024.
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hot Iron; Rings with precious Stones in their Ears; and a knotty Club in their Hand.
They are desperate Assassinates, Robbing and Murdering on occasion.
They eat of an Herb called Asserad or Matslach, which makes them Mad, cutting and slashing themselves, which makes them more reverenced.
On Friday after their Devotion, they drink of Asserad, and Sing and Dance about a Fire like mad, &c.
See more in the sequel of this Book.