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The Yarsani follow the mystical teachings of Sultan Sahak (fl. 14th-15th century). From the Yarsani point of view, the universe is composed of two distinct yet interrelated worlds: the internal (bātinī) and the external (zāhirī), each having its own order and rules. Although humans are only aware of the outer world, their lives are governed according to the rules of the inner world. This aspect of the Yarsani faith can be identified as Kurdishesoterism which emerged under the intense influence of Bātinī–Sufism.^{[citation needed]}

The Bogomils were dualists or Gnostics in that they believed in a world within the body and a world outside the body. They did not use the Christian cross, nor build churches, as they revered their gifted form and considered their body to be the temple. This gave rise to many forms of practice to cleanse oneself through purging,^{[clarification needed]}fasting, celebrating and dancing.