

An edition of The Mandaeans (2002)
ancient texts and modern people
By Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley
Publish Date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
208
Description:
The Mandaeans were a gnostic sect that arose in the Middle East around the same time as Christianity. This text examines the lives and religion of contemporary Mandaeans and provides an introduction to the religion, showing how its ancient texts inform the living religion, and vice versa.
subjects: Mandaeans, Religion, Riten, University of South Alabama, Geschichte, Mandéens, Mandéisme, Mandäer, Mandaeïsme, Gnosticisme