Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
"This book presents for the first time a complete introduction to Mandaeanism, a branch of Gnosticism that has survived to the present day.".
"In an engaging style that mirrors the interesting nature of his subject, Edmondo Lupieri portrays the traditional way of life of the Mandaeans, still found living today in Iraq and Iran, and introduces readers to the world of Mandaean ideas - including the view that they are the only ones on earth who possess the true and oldest faith.
Lupieri reconstructs the history of the interaction between Mandaeanism and the Western world, beginning with Ricoldo da Montecroce, a thirteenth-century Italian monk who is the first known European to write about the Mandaeans, and continuing on to present scholarship. He also offers a critical analysis of the Mandaean written and oral traditions concerning their origin, history, and self-understanding.".
"The book is made even more valuable by the inclusion of an extensive anthology of translated Mandaean texts, complete with notes. This collection of writings presents the spiritual world of Mandaeanism with fragments of mythical-theological texts and pages of ethical and historical meditations."--BOOK JACKET.
Check nearby libraries
Buy this book
Previews available in: English
Subjects
Mandaeans, Mandaeïsme, Gnosticisme, Mandéens, GnosticismShowing 3 featured editions. View all 3 editions?
Edition | Availability |
---|---|
1 |
eeee
|
2
The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics (Italian Texts and Studies on Religion and Society)
November 2001, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Hardcover
in English
080283924X 9780802839244
|
aaaa
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
3
The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics
November 30, 2001, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Paperback
in English
0802833500 9780802833501
|
zzzz
Libraries near you:
WorldCat
|
Book Details
First Sentence
"Soon after the Shah of Persia had been chased out and power had passed to the Ayatollah Khomeini's revolutionaries, the Mandaeans of Iran, having enjoyed complete tranquility under the secular and pro-Western government of Reza Pahlevi, thought it wise to take a precautionary measure in defense of their right to religious freedom under the new regime."
The Physical Object
ID Numbers
Excerpts
Community Reviews (0)
Feedback?History
- Created April 29, 2008
- 6 revisions
Wikipedia citation
×CloseCopy and paste this code into your Wikipedia page. Need help?
August 6, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
April 24, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Fixed duplicate goodreads IDs. |
April 16, 2010 | Edited by bgimpertBot | Added goodreads ID. |
April 14, 2010 | Edited by Open Library Bot | Linked existing covers to the edition. |
April 29, 2008 | Created by an anonymous user | Imported from amazon.com record |