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From Sasanian Mandaeans to ?Abians of the Marshes

From Sasanian Mandaeans to ?Abians of the Marshes - Leiden Studies in Islam and Society

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Publisher's Synopsis

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 Sabians 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.

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Book information

ISBN: 9789004339439
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
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Language: English
Weight: 268g
Height: 235mm
Width: 155mm
Spine width: 15mm