The Mandaeans: Ancient Texts and Modern People Contributor(s): Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195153855 ISBN-13: 9780195153859 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $168.30 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2002 Annotation: 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. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Christianity - Denominations |
Dewey: 299.932 |
LCCN: 2001052364 |
Lexile Measure: 1290 |
Physical Information: 0.82" H x 6.62" W x 9.54" (1.06 lbs) 216 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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Publisher Description: 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. |