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From Sasanian Mandaeans to Ṣābians of the Marshes

From Sasanian Mandaeans to Ṣābians of the Marshes

by Kevin T. Van Bladel
Paperback
Publication Date: 16/02/2017

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This historical study argues that the Mandaean religion originated under Sasanid rule in the fifth century, not earlier as has been widely accepted. It analyzes primary sources in Syriac, Mandaic, and Arabic to clarify the early history of Mandaeism. This religion, along with several other, shorter-lived new faiths, such as Kentaeism, began in a period of state-sponsored persecution of Babylonian paganism. The Mandaeans would survive to become one of many groups known as Ṣābians by their Muslim neighbors. Rather than seeking to elucidate the history of Mandaeism in terms of other religions to which it can be related, this study approaches the religion through the history of its social contexts.
ISBN:
9789004339439
9789004339439
Category:
Asian history
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
16-02-2017
Language:
English
Publisher:
Brill
Country of origin:
Netherlands
Dimensions (mm):
235x155mm
Weight:
0.27kg

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