From Sasanian Mandaeans to Ṣābians of the marshes /

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-...

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Main Author: Van Bladel, Kevin Thomas.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2017.

Series: Leiden Studies in Islam and Society 06.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2017, ISBN: 9789004325999.

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Mandaeans > History.

Mandaeans > Religion.

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