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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MandaeansMandaeans (Arabic: المندائيون al-Mandāʾiyyūn), also known as Mandaean Sabians (الصابئة المندائيون al-Ṣābiʾa al-Mandāʾiyyūn) or simply as Sabians (الصابئة al-Ṣābiʾa), are an ethnoreligious group who are followers of Mandaeism. They believe that John the Baptist was the final and most important prophet. They may have … See more
Mandaeans are a closed ethno-religious community, practicing Mandaeism, which is a monotheistic, Gnostic, and ethnic religion (Aramaic manda means "knowledge," and is conceptually related to the Greek term gnosis.) Its adherents revere See more
Sabians
During the 9th and 10th centuries several religious groups came to be identified with the mysterious Sabians (sometimes also spelled 'Sabaeans' … See moreOrigin
According to a theory first proposed by Ignatius of Jesus in the 17th century, the Mandaeans … See moreIraqi Mandaeans
Further information (in Arabic): Mandaeans in Iraq
Prior to the Iraq War, the Iraqi Mandaean community was centered in southern Iraq in cities such as Nasiriyah, Amarah, Qal'at Saleh See moreAccording to Edmondo Lupieri, as stated in his article in Encyclopædia Iranica,
The possible historical connection with John the Baptist, as seen in the newly translated … See moreNeo-Mandaic is the contemporary language spoken by some Mandaeans, while Classical Mandaic is the liturgical language of … See more
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Mandaeism, as the religion of the Mandaean people, is based on a set of religious creeds and doctrines. The corpus of Mandaean literature is quite large, and covers topics such as eschatology, the knowledge of God, and the afterlife.
According to Brikha Nasoraia:
The Mandaeans see themselves as healers of the "Worlds and Generations" (…Wikipedia · Text under CC-BY-SA license- Language: Mandaic language
- Theology: Monotheism
- Members: c. 60,000 – 100,000
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- a member of a Gnostic sect of Iraq and southwestern Iran, who regard John the Baptist as the Messiah and stress salvation through knowledge of the divine origin of the soul.
- the religious language of the Mandaean sect, a form of Aramaic.
ORIGINlate 17th century (in the form Mendaean): via Latin, from Mandaean Aramaic mandaia ‘Gnostics, those who have knowledge’ (from manda ‘knowledge’) + -an.Data from Oxford Languages - www.mandaeanunion.com/history-english/item/170...
- The religious community of the Mandaeans today number, though difficult to determine, about 70,000 members who live in groups of varying size along the rivers of Iraq and Iranian Huzistan. Up into the 20 th century their range of distribution was predominantly in smaller market towns and villages of the marshland in southern Iraq , the Batiha, whic...
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WebJul 20, 1998 · Mandaeanism, (from Mandaean mandayya, “having knowledge”), ancient Middle Eastern religion still surviving in Iraq and Khuzistan (southwest Iran). The religion …
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- Mandaeism is a monotheistic, Abrahamic faith, and they revere figures like Adam, Noah, Abraham, and especially John the Baptist. In fact, they view John the Baptist as the very first Mandean. Mandaeism is also a Gnostic faith, and one of the very few still surviving until the modern day. Gnosticism is a confusing term with many different aspects, b...
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https://www.nineveh.com/Mandaeans The True...WebThe Mandaeans (Subbiyun) have survived in the marshy area of the lower plains of Babylonia and have lived and continue to live basically in around Shat al-Arab and along …
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WebMANDAEANS, an ethnic group (also called Nasoreans or Ar. Ṣābeʾin) belonging to one of the less represented religions of the Near East. The term “Mandaeans” (mandāyi) is not …
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WebJul 14, 2004 · We, Mandeans, are one family; we are all brothers and sisters. There is no difference between this man and that girl." However, nowadays Sabaeans are often …
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WebFeb 16, 2021 · When they were first discovered by [Roman Catholic missionaries] in the 17th century, and it was found that they were neither Catholics nor Protestants but that they made much of baptism and …
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