Mandaeans - Ancient Texts and Modern People

Zusatztext Landmark contribution to the field. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Jorunn Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (Assistant Professor of R Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (Assistant Professor of Religion Buckley
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 28.11.2002
• EAN: 9780195153859
• ISBN: 978-0-19-515385-9
• Seiten: 216
• Serien: An American Academy of Religion Book; American Academy of Religion B; An American Academy of Religion Book
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte