Mandaeans, the: ancient texts and modern people
Auteur :
Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen
Éditeur :
Oxford University Press Inc
ISBN :
9780195153859
Date de publication :
28 nov. 2002
Dimensions :
24,2 x 16,8 x 2,1 cm
Poids :
481 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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.