The mythology, history, and ritual of the Mandaeans, with an account of their clergy, ritual, language, and numbers, written by a Syriac Christian who was French consul in Mosul for twenty years.
SKU (ISBN): 978-1-61143-953-3
Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Jan 25,2012
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 223
Language: French
ISBN: 978-1-61143-953-3
A book by the French consul in Mosul on the Sabaeans, Soubbas, Mandaeans or Christians of Saint John: their history - as they tell it - their descent from the invisible Adam, the legislator Yahio (John the Baptist), the Muslim persecution, and the hero Dananoukh; their religion, with Alaha as Supreme Being; their liturgy, clergy, and rituals: baptism, churching, eucharist, marriage, and funerals; rituals and customs; traditions of Jesus and Solomon, of the Flood, the Second Coming, and the catastrophes; their calendar and astrology; alphabet and language; and their current numbers and economic position. With a detailed description of the pre-existing literature.
