10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANDAEANISM»
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Mandaeanism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics
strate that Mandaeanism was a sort of degenerate form of Syriac Christianity from
the Islamic period or shortly before. Some even went so far as to say that had
Mandaeanism disappeared without a trace, the history of religions would be
none ...
2
Gnostica, Judaica, Catholica: Collected Essays of Gilles Quispel
In any case we have in Mandaeanism a parallel development as in later
Cabbalism, where the Shechina is the divine Mother and yet shows demonic
features. Much has been written about the Iranian or Babylonian sources of
Mandaeanism.
Gilles Quispel, Johannes Van Oort, 2008
3
The Son of Man in Myth and History
Interesting support for this possibility has come from another direction, for, of
course, Mandaeanism can also be compared with religions of a later period. T.
Save-Sederbergh has contended, to the satisfaction of many, that the relationship
...
Frederick H. Borsch, 2007
4
A Dictionary of Gnosticism
mandaeans/mandaeanism. manda: (1) A *Mandaic word meaning “to know,”
which is the root of the name Mandaean. It is equivalent to *gnosis. (2) Sacred
enclosure of the *Mandaeans, which contains the sacred hut (the *bimanda), ...
Andrew Phillip Smith, 2009
5
The Qur'an: An Introduction
formation of two religions, Mandaeanism and Manichaeanism, and to
modifications of Zoroastrianism in the Sassanid period. Mandaeanism and
Manichaeanism areuniversal, gnostic and dualistic teachings which
useelaborate gnostic ...
Muhammad Abu-Hamdiyyah, 2002
6
Index to Periodical Literature on Christ and the Gospels
Gnosticism, Mandaeanism, and Hellenistis Mysticism 2749. A. Hilgenfeld, "Das
Johannes-Evangelium alexandrinisch oder gnostisch?" ZWT25 (1882): 388-435.
2750. Ezra P Gould, "The Alexandrian Gospel," JBL 1 9 ( 1 900): 5-11. 275 1 .
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The Jesus Who Never Lived
37 The primary doctrine of Mandaeanism is that the human soul is captive inside
a body and material world, and may be saved only through knowledge, as well
as an ascetic lifestyle. Moreover, salvation comes through a redeemer who dwelt
...
8
Zurvan: A Zoroastrian Dilemma
6 The idea of pregnancy ensuing on a 4 So also the Manichaean Zurvan is (in
thought or doubt seems to have been bor- Parthian) piSar vazarge/t (Andreas-
Hen- rowed into Mandaeanism. Right Gimd, ning, MirMan. iii, p. 65) from the
Syriac p.
Robert Charles Zaehner, 1955
9
The Poetics of Slavdom: Part III: Njegoš
We can also add Mandaeanism as it clearly was limited to Persian areas. But we
are still left with Gnosticism, Manichaeism, Neoplatonism, Bogomilism and (two
varieties of) Catharism. Since it is clear that Njegos devalues the world as Matter,
...
Mandaeanism • Mandaeanism, a very small Mideastern, Gnostic sect that reveres
John the Baptist as God's greatest prophet, regards Jesus as a false prophet of
the false Jewish god of the Old Testament. New Age • The New Age movement ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANDAEANISM»
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Mandaeanism is used in the context of the following news items.
Religious Man Has Joined Every Religion in World Simultaneously
... Ebionites, Marcionism, Valentinism, Cerdonians, Colorbasians, Simonians, Bogomils, Cathars, Yazidism, Persian Gnosticism, Mandaeanism, ... «Daily Squib, Feb 14»
Greek Gays March for Rights
... Hermeticism, Atenism, LaVeyan Satanism, Mandaeanism, Manichaeism, Meher Baba, New Age religions, Orphism, the Rastafari movement, ... «Greek Reporter, Jun 13»
The Sun of God?
But considering all the overlap between Mandaeanism and Judeo-Christianity, what if we and/or early Jews and even Christians think of ... «Patheos, Oct 12»
The untold story of Iran's religious minorities
As a Mandaean, she is part of a non-Muslim religious minority in Iran – Mandaeanism is a gnostic religion that follows John the Baptist. Due to ... «The Hill, Sep 12»
Religions and their followers find a safe haven
Mandaeanism is, by definition, a shrinking faith. Its adherents cannot marry outside the faith and they do not accept converts. The central ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 11»
A giant leap of faith
Other religions, such as Judaism and Mandaeanism, are repositories of ancient languages - Hebrew and Aramaic - while the Catholic, ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Apr 11»
UN: Iraqi Mandaeans hard to resettle in 1 place
Mandaeanism is a tiny, ancient religion that views John the Baptist as its great teacher. About 60,000 Mandaeans recently have fled Iraq and ... «Boston Globe, Nov 10»
Saving the people, killing the faith
Absent are the bombs that destroyed her husband's store — all because she and her family practice Mandaeanism (man-DAY'-an-is-um), ... «HollandSentinel.com, Aug 09»
Commentary: The woes of a peaceful and persecuted people
... at our height, only 70,000 of more than 20 million Iraqis -- you would be hard pressed to find an Iraqi who did not know of Mandaeanism. «CNN International, Nov 08»
Seeking freedom
While Mandaeanism has historic connections to Judaism and Christianity, it is neither, nor is it related to Islam. The origin of the sect is unclear, ... «Amarillo.com, Jun 07»
