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The Mandaeans. Ancient Texts and Modern People.
Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley
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Hardback. 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. Series: An American Academy of Religion Book. Num Pages: 216 pages, 9pp halftones numerous figures and 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FB; HBJF1; HRAX; HRK; HRQC1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 164 x 20. Weight in Grams: 481.
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.
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.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc United States
Number of pages
216
Condition
New
Series
An American Academy of Religion Book
Number of Pages
216
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780195153859
SKU
V9780195153859
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