The Mandaeans Baptizers Of Iraq And Iran

Author : Karen Baker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532619700

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The Mandaeans--Baptizers of Iraq and Iran by Karen Baker Pdf

The secrets of a complex belief system that have sustained the Mandaeans in their centuries-old native lands in Iraq and Iran have been collapsing before their eyes. This little-known Gnostic sect has been hidden from global awareness until now. With a passion for the obscure, Karen Baker has delved into this secret sect, exploring the effects of the turmoil they have faced in their homeland, and are now facing in Diaspora. The Iraqi and Iranian Mandaeans have fled their homes with nothing more than the clothing on their backs, being thrust into the status of refugees, watching their traditions and cultures crumble as they encounter new lands and new cultures. This book discusses the potential receptivity of Mandaeans to Christianity through several perspectives including an evaluation of their relationship to the Gnosticism of the first through third centuries CE as well as its syncretic adaptations to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It will be of interest to those interested in little-known cultures from a historical and religious perspective; those involved with refugees and immigrants; and those who desire to understand the foundational beliefs of Mandaeism.

Author : Lady Ethel Stefana Drower
Publisher : Brill Archive
Page : 536 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Mandaeans
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran by Lady Ethel Stefana Drower Pdf

Author : Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780198035008

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The Mandaeans by Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley Pdf

The Mandaeans are a Gnostic sect that arose in the middle east around the same time as Christianity. What little study of the religion there has been has focused on the ancient Mandaeans and their relation to early Christianity. Buckley examines the lives and religion of contemporary Mandaeans, who live mainly in Iran and Iraq but also in New York and San Diego. She provides a comprehensive introduction to the religion and shows how its ancient texts inform the living religion, and vice versa.

Author : Karen Baker
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2017-09-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498246200

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The Mandaeans—Baptizers of Iraq and Iran by Karen Baker Pdf

The secrets of a complex belief system that have sustained the Mandaeans in their centuries-old native lands in Iraq and Iran have been collapsing before their eyes. This little-known Gnostic sect has been hidden from global awareness until now. With a passion for the obscure, Karen Baker has delved into this secret sect, exploring the effects of the turmoil they have faced in their homeland, and are now facing in Diaspora. The Iraqi and Iranian Mandaeans have fled their homes with nothing more than the clothing on their backs, being thrust into the status of refugees, watching their traditions and cultures crumble as they encounter new lands and new cultures. This book discusses the potential receptivity of Mandaeans to Christianity through several perspectives including an evaluation of their relationship to the Gnosticism of the first through third centuries CE as well as its syncretic adaptations to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It will be of interest to those interested in little-known cultures from a historical and religious perspective; those involved with refugees and immigrants; and those who desire to understand the foundational beliefs of Mandaeism.

Author : Andrew Phillip Smith
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781780289137

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John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics by Andrew Phillip Smith Pdf

Are there still Gnostics and can their roots be chased back to John the Baptist? Among the casualties of the western intervention in Iraq and the recent activities of ISIS are the Mandeans of Southern Iraq. These peace-loving people are now fleeing to the west . They are the last Gnostics, the only surviving remnant of the ancient sects who taught the direct knowledge of God, created their own gospels and myths and were persecuted as heretical by the church in the second and third centuries. The Mandeans place weekly river baptisms at the centre of their religious life and the primary exemplar of their religion is none other than John the Baptist. What is the real history of this mysterious and long lived sect? Can the Mandean peoples really be traced back to the first century? And who was John the Baptist? This book follows the history of the Mandeans from their present plight back through their earliest encounters with the West, their place in Islamic counties, their possible influence on the Templars, back to their origins as a first century baptismal sect connected to John the Baptist and beyond.

Author : Brikha Nasoraia
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8195082416

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The Mandaean Gnostic Religion by Brikha Nasoraia Pdf

The Mandaeans, commonly called the Followers of John the Baptist, are the longest surviving Gnostics, and this book is the first in-depth study of their practices, especially their baptismal rites, and their teachings of deep knowing in mystical literature and fascinating stick-figure art. Mostly from Iraq and Iran, through persecution the Mandaeans have been scattered around the globe.

Author : Andrew Philip Smith
Publisher : Watkins Media Limited
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2016-08-16
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781780289915

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John the Baptist and the Last Gnostics by Andrew Philip Smith Pdf

Are there still Gnostics and can their roots be chased back to John the Baptist? Among the casualties of the western intervention in Iraq and the recent activities of ISIS are the Mandeans of Southern Iraq. These peace-loving people are now fleeing to the west . They are the last Gnostics, the only surviving remnant of the ancient sects who taught the direct knowledge of God, created their own gospels and myths and were persecuted as heretical by the church in the second and third centuries. The Mandeans place weekly river baptisms at the centre of their religious life and the primary exemplar of their religion is none other than John the Baptist. What is the real history of this mysterious and long lived sect? Can the Mandean peoples really be traced back to the first century? And who was John the Baptist? This book follows the history of the Mandeans from their present plight back through their earliest encounters with the West, their place in Islamic counties, their possible influence on the Templars, back to their origins as a first century baptismal sect connected to John the Baptist and beyond.

Author : Charles G. Häberl,James F. McGrath
Publisher : Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2019-11-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783110487862

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The Mandaean Book of John by Charles G. Häberl,James F. McGrath Pdf

Given the degree of popular fascination with Gnostic religions, it is surprising how few pay attention to the one such religion that has survived from antiquity until the present day: Mandaism. Mandaeans, who esteem John the Baptist as the most famous adherent to their religion, have in our time found themselves driven from their historic homelands by war and oppression. Today, they are a community in crisis, but they provide us with unparalleled access to a library of ancient Gnostic scriptures, as part of the living tradition that has sustained them across the centuries. Gnostic texts such as these have caught popular interest in recent times, as traditional assumptions about the original forms and cultural contexts of related religious traditions, such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, have been called into question. However, we can learn only so much from texts in isolation from their own contexts. Mandaean literature uniquely allows us not only to increase our knowledge about Gnosticism, and by extension all these other religions, but also to observe the relationship between Gnostic texts, rituals, beliefs, and living practices, both historically and in the present day.

Author : E.S. Drower
Publisher : Dalcassian Publishing Company
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781078759120

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The Haran Gawaitha by E.S. Drower Pdf

The Haran Gawaita (Mandaic "Inner Haran" or "Inner Hauran") is a Mandaean text which purports to tell the history of the Mandaeans and their arrival in Media as "Nasoraeans" from Jerusalem

Author : S. Behnaz Hosseini
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-01-24
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789811916335

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Ethnic Religious Minorities in Iran by S. Behnaz Hosseini Pdf

This book explores the experiences of the ethnic and religious minorities of Iran, such as Jews, Yarsani, Christian, Sabean Mandaean, Bahai, Zoroastrian, Baluch, Kurd, and others and provides a historical overview of their position in society before and after the 1979 Islamic revolution and highlights their contribution to the country's history, diversity, and development. It also focuses on the historical, sociopolitical, and economic factors that affected the minorities' development during the last century. Author Behnaz Hosseini has shaped this book with authentic material and has assembled the experiences and opinions of academics of diverse backgrounds who approach the minorities’ issues in Iran in a constructive and ingenious way: from debating their efforts to preserve their identity and cultural heritage and ensure their survival to discussing their relations with the majority and other minorities, the role of religion in everyday life, and their contribution to the rich cultural history of Iran.

Author : Edmondo F. Lupieri
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2001-11-07
Category : Mandaeans
ISBN : 9780802833501

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The Mandaeans by Edmondo F. Lupieri Pdf

"The book is made even more valuable by the inclusion of an extensive anthology of translated Mandaean texts, complete with notes. This collection of writings presents the spiritual world of Mandaeanism with fragments of mythical-theological texts and pages of ethical and historical meditations."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : Gerard Russell
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2014-11-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781471114724

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Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms by Gerard Russell Pdf

Despite its reputation for religious intolerance, the Middle East has long sheltered many distinctive and strange faiths: one regards the Greek prophets as incarnations of God, another reveres Lucifer in the form of a peacock, and yet another believes that their followers are reincarnated beings who have existed in various forms for thousands of years. These religions represent the last vestiges of the magnificent civilizations in ancient history: Persia, Babylon, Egypt in the time of the Pharaohs. Their followers have learned how to survive foreign attacks and the perils of assimilation. But today, with the Middle East in turmoil, they face greater challenges than ever before. In Heirs to Forgotten Kingdoms, former diplomat Gerard Russell ventures to the distant, nearly impassable regions where these mysterious religions still cling to survival. He lives alongside the Mandaeans and Ezidis of Iraq, the Zoroastrians of Iran, the Copts of Egypt, and others. He learns their histories, participates in their rituals, and comes to understand the threats to their communities. Historically a tolerant faith, Islam has, since the early 20th century, witnessed the rise of militant, extremist sects. This development, along with the rippling effects of Western invasion, now pose existential threats to these minority faiths. And as more and more of their youth flee to the West in search of greater freedoms and job prospects, these religions face the dire possibility of extinction. Drawing on his extensive travels and archival research, Russell provides an essential record of the past, present, and perilous future of these remarkable religions.

Author : Walter Wink
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 156 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2006-11-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0521031303

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John the Baptist in the Gospel Tradition by Walter Wink Pdf

Dr Wink examines the treatment of John in the Gospels, Acts and the Q source.

Author : Brooks Hansen
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-06-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780393071436

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John the Baptizer: A Novel by Brooks Hansen Pdf

A vivid, moving, and unprecedented biographical saga of John the Baptist. Traditionally, John the Baptist is seen as little more than an opening act—“the voice crying in the wilderness”—in the great Christian drama. In presenting the epic of John’s life, novelist Brooks Hansen draws on an extraordinary array of inspirations, from the works of Caravaggio, Bach, and Oscar Wilde to the histories of Josephus, the canonical gospels, the Gnostic gospels, and the sacred texts of those followers of John who never accepted Jesus as Messiah: the Mandeans.Gripping as literary historical fiction, and fascinating as a diligent exploration of ancient and modern sources, this book brings to eye-opening life the richly textured world—populated by the magnificently sordid, calculating, and reckless Herods, their families, and their courts—into which both John and Jesus were born. John the Baptizer is a captivating tapestry of power and dissent, ambition and self-sacrifice, worldly and otherworldly desire, faith, and doubt.

Author : Larry R. Helyer
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 406 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-07-17
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666776171

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The Witness of Jesus, Paul and John by Larry R. Helyer Pdf

This book introduces the reader to the discipline of biblical theology. In part one Helyer discusses the central problem of the unity of the Bible and the various options that have been proposed. He then argues for a vital connection between the testaments forming one grand story of redemptive history and one central theme, the coming kingdom of God. Part two takes up the theology of three major witnesses: Jesus, Paul, and John. In these three witnesses Helyer finds the center of New Testament thought. He emphasizes the importance of Jesus’ teaching as foundational for all the other New Testament witnesses. Without overlooking the diversity and individuality of the major witnesses, he clearly demonstrates the theological unity that binds them together and provides the key to the enduring message of Scripture.