Mandaeism (Classical Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡅࡕࡀ ‎ mandaiuta), [8] sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, [a] is a Gnostic, monotheistic and ethnic religion with Greek, Iranian, and Jewish influences.

Apr 5, 2025 · Mandaeanism, (from Mandaean mandayya, “having knowledge”), ancient Middle Eastern religion still surviving in Iraq and Khuzistan (southwest Iran). The religion is usually treated as a Gnostic sect; it resembles Manichaeism in some respects.

Mandaeans (Mandaic: ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉࡉࡀ) (Arabic: المندائيون al-Mandāʾiyyūn), also known as Mandaean Sabians (الصابئة المندائيون al-Ṣābiʾa al-Mandāʾiyyūn) or simply as Sabians (الصابئة al-Ṣābiʾa), [b] are an ethnoreligious group who are followers of Mandaeism. They believe that John the Baptist was the final and most important prophet.

Jun 5, 2017 · Mandaeism, also known as Mandaeanism, is a gnostic religion ( gnostic meaning knowledge). It is comprised of many different beliefs. While the religion refers to Noah, Seth, Aram, Abel, Adam, Enos, Noah, and particularly John the Baptist, it does not acknowledge Jesus, Abraham or Moses.

Jul 23, 2023 · Mandaeism, also known as Mandaeanism, is a fascinating religious tradition that traces its roots back to ancient Mesopotamia. With a history spanning over two millennia, this Gnostic belief system offers unique insights into the spiritual practices and cosmology of …

Aug 12, 2019 · Mandaeism derives from the Mesopotamian religions that emerged around the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in what is now southern Iraq and the Iranian province of Khuzestan. The Mandaeans gradually abandoned polytheism for a dualist system that hinges on an opposition between light and dark.

May 31, 2024 · Mandaeism, also known as Mandaeanism, is an ancient religion of the Middle East that originated in Mesopotamia. It combines Christianity, Gnosticism, and dualism in its theology. Mandaeanism was popular in the first few centuries after Christ, but there are relatively few adherents today, roughly less than 100,000.

This research points to the apparent origin of Mandaeism and to the history of influence on it by the surrounding cultural environment, which starts with the Jewish-Baptist and biblical features and with the old Mesopotamian after-effects (especially in the magic texts), the early Christian and Gnostic texts, and also the Iranian (Persian), in ...

In the ethical system of the Mandaeans, as in that of the Zoroastrians, cleanliness, health of body and ritual obedience must be accompanied by purity of mind, health of conscience and obedience to moral laws. A phrase in the Manual of Discipline reads: that they may behold the Light of Life .

May 14, 2018 · MANDAEANS, an ethnic group (also called Nasoreans or Ar. Ṣābeʾin) belonging to one of the less represented religions of the Near East. The term “Mandaeans” (mandāyi) is not an original self-designation (see ii).