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	Mandaeanism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mandaeanism is a religion which has been classified by scholars as Gnostic (a blanket term for various mostly mystical religions and sects, in the first century AD).
		Mandaeans believe that Abraham, Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad were false prophets; instead they acknowledge John the Baptist, whom they see as one of their greatest teachers.
		Mandaean Association Union - The Mandaean Association Union is an international federation which strives for unification of Mandaeans around the globe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mandaeans (798 words)

	MANDAEANS - LoveToKnow Article on MANDAEANS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The demiurge of the Mandaeans, and corresponding to the Ialdabaoth of the Ophites, he at the instance of his father frames the earth and menaccording to some passages in conjunction with the seven bad planetary spirits.
		In the Mandaean view the Old Testament saints are false prophets; such as Abraham, who arose six thousand years after Nfl (Noah) during the reign of the sun, Mishg (Moses), in whose time the true religion was professed by the Egyptians, and Shlimfin (Solomon) bar Davith, the lord of the demons.
		It is certain that Babylonia, the seat of the present Mandaeans, must be regarded also as the cradle in which their system was reared; it is impossible to think of them as coming from Palestine, or to attribute to their doctrines a Jewish or Christian origin.
	96.1911encyclopedia.org /M/MA/MANDAEANS.htm (4666 words)

	AllRefer.com - Mandaeans (Miscellaneous Religion) - Encyclopedia
		Mandaeans or Mandeans[man´dEunz] Pronunciation Key, a small religious sect in Iran and S Iraq, who maintain an ancient belief resembling that of Gnosticism and that of the Parsis.
		The Mandaeans respect St. John the Baptist because of his baptizing, since their principal concern is ritual cleanliness and their chief rite is frequent baptism.
		The origin of the Mandaeans is not known; it is conjectured that they came from a mountainous region N of Babylonia and Persia, where they settled in ancient times; however, more recent scholarship places their origin in Palestine or Syria.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Mandaean.html (407 words)

	Mandaeanism - Open Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mandaeanism is a pre-Christian religion which has been classified by scholars as Gnostic.
		Since the 1st century AD the Mandaeans have mainly lived in the borderland areas of Iraq and Iran.
		The Mandaeans have also been called the "Christians of St. John" based on a comment made by Portuguese monks in the 16th century.
	www.open-encyclopedia.com /Mandaean (711 words)

	Encyclopedia: Mandaeans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Mandaeans have also been called the "Christians of St. John" (a misnomer, since they are not Christians) based on a comment made by Portuguese monks in the 16th century.
		Mandaean scriptures (http://www.gnosis.org/library/mand.htm): Ginza Rba and Haran Gawaitha texts and fragments -- Take note the book titled Ginza Rba is not the Ginza Rba but is instead "The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans" as translated by E.S Drower.
		Mandaean Book of John the Baptizer (http://www.essene.com/B%27nai-Amen/vjohnIndex.htm): This material is taken from G.R.S Mead's book called The Mandaean Book of John the Baptizer.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mandaeans (773 words)

	Who are the Mandaeans
		The mandaeans direct their faces northwards while practising their religious rites because the world of Light (paradise) lies in that sacred place of the universe to which souls go when the journey of life ends.
		The Mandaean religion stresses the importance of the active role of women in life since she constitutes half of society.
		The Mandaeans are still ready to defend their country and are proud of their love of home and its ancient civilization, seeking to maintain its unity and territorial integrity.
	www.mandaeanworld.com /who5.html (1170 words)

	Mandaeans: The True Descendents of Ancient Babylonians and Chaldeans
		The Mandaeans (Subbiyun) have survived in the marshy area of the lower plains of Babylonia and have lived and continue to live basically in around Shat al-Arab and along the rivers that converge on it, Tigris and Euphrates, and the Karun, in the Iranian Khuzistan.
		Mandaeans during Islam acquired a dhimmi status just like the Christians and the Jews, and were classified by Moslems as a "protected" sect.
		The most sacred Mandaean ceremonies are performed by the priests, who are called tarmidia "disciple," inside a fenced-off area called a mandi with a building inside this area called manda or bimanda (from bet manda, "house of knowledge".
	www.nineveh.com /Mandaeans%20The%20True%20Descendents%20of%20Ancient%20Babylonians%20and%20Chaldeans.html (1950 words)

	Previous Articles
		Mandaeans practice repeated baptism, and full immersion must take place in flowing, fresh water, which is the form that the Lightworld takes on earth.
		Mandaeans practice repeated baptism in running, fresh water (yardna), for water is the form by which the Lightworld manifests itself on the earth.
		Mandaeans today take a keen interest in scholarly studies of their traditions, and some are becoming scholars themselves, eager to do research and to spread the knowledge about their religion among themselves and to others.
	www.ineas.org /articles/vol1Issue1.htm (1103 words)

	iranian.com: The Mandaeans, Iran persecution, Amnesty International - Australia
		Mandaeans generally are still suffering persecution at the hands of some Moslems, and reports from the Sabian Mandaean Association of Australia Ltd. suggest that this persecution has recently escalated.
		The Archbishop of the Mandaean Community in Australia, His Holiness Ganzevra Salah, was in the Islamic Republic of Iran from 5 March 2003 to 10 May 2003 and observed numerous occurrences regarding the situation of Mandaeans in that country.
		An 18 year old Mandaean girl was verbally abused, pushed to the ground, kicked and abused by Moslems as she was serving food a the mess in Woomera detention centre in December 2001, due to Mandaeans being viewed as ‘unclean’ by Moslems.
	www.iranian.com /BTW/2005/July/Mandaean/index.html (2733 words)

	The Religion Report - 11/06/2003: Mandaeans in Australia
		The Mandaeans are an ancient religious sect from the border territories of southern Iraq and Iran, where for centuries they have suffered persecution at the hands of local Muslims.
		Stephen Crittenden: The Mandaeans are a tiny pre-Christian sect that originated in the border regions of Southern Iraq and Iran.
		I have heard that a lot of the Mandaeans have not been provided with the facilities to practice their religion — however, every facility has been provided for the Muslims to practice theirs, and I feel that is total injustice and inequality.
	www.abc.net.au /rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s877145.htm (1652 words)

	Mandaeanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mandaeanism is a pre- Christian religion which has been classified by scholars Gnostic.
		Mandaeans believe that Jesus and Moses were false prophets ; instead they acknowledge John the Baptist whom they see as one of greatest teachers.
		There are many Mandaean scriptures the most being the Ginza Rba a collection of history theology and On the Internet the Ginza Rba is often confused for the Qolusta which was translated by E.S. Drower her book titled "The Canonical Prayerbook of Mandaeans".
	www.freeglossary.com /Mandeans (634 words)

	"Does the Shroud show a Mandaean burial?" by Louis C. de Figueiredo
		She therefore proffers the hypothesis that Jesus and John the Baptist belonged to a sect known as the Nazarenes, whose spiritual descendants are the Mandaeans, thus forming a "Nazarene - Mandaean" connection.This article is meant to raise objections to demonstrate why the hypothesis cannot be sustained.
		The Mandaeans probably developed their Gnostic speculation after they sought refuge in Mesopotamia and Iran, where they were likely to be exposed to Babylonian and Iranian myths.
		Hence one could conjecture that familiar as the Mandaeans must have been with the language of Talmudic material, it would have been easy for them to pick up the story of "Jeshu ben Pantera", where Jesus is portrayed as the illegitimate son of a Roman soldier named Pantera.
	www.earlychurch.org.uk /article_mandaeans.html (1541 words)

	Mandaeanism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Mandaeans have remained separate and intensely private, and what has been reported of them has come from outsiders, beginning with the unsympathetic Syriac writer Bar Konai (in the Scholion, A.D. The Gnostics label is due to the Mandaic word manda, which can be translated into knowledge, the same word as "gnosis" in Greek.
		Mandaeans believe that Jesus and Moses were false prophets; instead they acknowledge John the Baptist since he is one of their greatest teachers.
		In the Mandaean library of scriptures there is a book of John called Sidra d Yahia, which includes dialogue between him and Jesus.
	www.wikiverse.org /mandaeanism (682 words)

	mandaeans Thoughts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Most books on the Mandaeans tend to focus on specific aspects of their culture: their ancient and moribund language, their unique literature and religion, and their numerous connections to some of the Near East's more familiar cultures, such as Zoroastrianism, Gnosticism of a Jewish or Christian persuasion, and Islam.
		Her intent is to reveal how this written tradition is not merely a source for the scholarship of philologists and the historians of religion, but a hallmark of world literature, which forms the basis for a living tradition, and which continues to inform the widespread community that still celebrates it.
		The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics by Edmondo Lupieri (Professor of Christian History, University of Udine, Italy) is a comprehensive and informative introduction to Mandaeanism, a branch of Gnosticism that has survived the last sixteen centuries Christian and Islamic suppression in Iran and Iraq down to the present day.
	www.book-thoughts.com /book/mandaeans.html (1235 words)

	Mandaeans in the Media
		Evidence has been presented to the refugee tribunal that Mandaeans have suffered physical and mental persecution at the hands of Muslims while in immigration detention in Australia.
		When Woomera closed, Mandaeans were given their own compound at Baxter.
		In a more serious incident, an elderly blind Mandaean man was assaulted during a night-time visit to the toilet block, and defecated upon by his attackers.
	www.mandaeanworld.com /mandaean_bibliography_media_5.html (408 words)

	Order of Nazorean Essenes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Mandaeans are the followers of Prophet John (The Baptist) who are living adjacent to the Tigris and the Euphrates rivers in present Iraq as well as Karoon River in Iran.
		Mandaeans pray in the morning, at noon and late afternoon, and fast 36 days in a year.
		Mandaean’s religious name is chosen based on month and hour of their birthday for example: Bayan on Sharet or Yahya on Anhor.
	essenes.crosswinds.net /mandaeansofiran.html (4993 words)

	Mandaeanism : Mandaeans
		Mandaeanism is a Middle Eastern religion with ancient Gnostic origins, though not Christian-gnostic, but pre-christian gnostic.
		Whilst a millennium or more ago Mandaeans were found throughout Persia and Babylonia, today they remain only in isolated pockets of Iran and Iraq.
		The main Mandaean scripture is the Ginza Rba[?].
	www.fastload.org /ma/Mandaeans.html (321 words)

	Mandeans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Mandaeans may also be the same "Nasoraeans" as indicated in the works of Epiphanius.The Mandaeans have remained separate and intensely private, and what has been reported of them has come from outsiders, beginningwith the unsympathetic Syriac writer Bar Konai (in the Scholion, A.D.792).
		Mandaeans believe that Jesus and Moses werefalse prophets ; instead they acknowledge John the Baptist since he is one of their greatest teachers.
		In the Mandaean library of scriptures there is a book of Johncalled Sidra d Yahia, which includes dialogue between him and Jesus.
	www.therfcc.org /mandeans-83843.html (646 words)

	Mandaeans - Introduction
		As regards study of the Mandaeans at first-hand, the fleeting observation of travellers and causal observers have been superficial, for they are a shy and secretive people, and do not readily disclose their beliefs or explain their cults.
		The existence of the name Zahrun amongst these court philosophers may be adduced as a proof of their identity with the Mandaeans, for Zahrun is one of the Mandaeans spirits of light who, together with Shamish (Shamash), ride in the sun-vessel across the sky.
		Similarly many Mandaean priests, in spite of the Ginza's prohibition of such practices, derive part of their income from the writing of amulets, and from sorcery, when legitimate fees are insufficient for their needs.
	www.farvardyn.com /mandaean.php (1520 words)

	The Wise Men of John -- Mandaeans: Historical Background. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In the Mandaean version, the hero was required to give something at each step of the way, at each gate, much like Inanna was required to give Ereshkigal's gatekeepers a piece of her clothing at each gate.
		The uniform opinion is that the Mandaean Priesthood is a survival of the Babylonian religion, modified by Persian dualism, and, perhaps the Gnosticism of the Ophites, and the Manichaeans.
		However, the Mandaeans are DEFINITELY connected to the Authentic Tradition, by being related to a) the Sumerian tradition; b) the Ophites; c) the Haemerobaptists and Mughtasilahs; d) the Peratae; and connections do exist between the Manichaeans and the Mandaeans, and between the Mandaeans and the Dositheans.
	www.antiqillum.com /texts/bg/Qadosh/qadosh025.htm (5102 words)

	Mandaeanism : Mandaeans (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Aramaic word manda translate into the Greek word gnosis and Mandaean or Mandaeanism can thus literally be translated into Gnostic or Gnosticism.
		Mandaeans believe that Jesus and Moses were false prophets; instead they follow John the Baptist.
		It is uncertain whether the the origin of the Mandaeans is in followers of John the Baptist, or whether they merely adopted him.
	www.eurofreehost.com /ma/Mandaeans.html (330 words)

	The Johannites
		The Mandaeans, often called the Christians of Saint John, trace their origins to Palestine followed by exile to Harran, a center of gnosticismg, and then south to Mesopotamia.
		The Mandaeans believe that it was Jesus, not Thomas, who was the source of the Gospel of Thomas.
		Mandaeans assert that the soul is in exile down here, a speck of light stranded in matter.
	www.mystae.com /restricted/streams/scripts/johannite.html (3025 words)

	Bahai News -- The plight of the Mandaeans in Oz: A new Iran contra deal
		For the Mandaeans this is a double jeopardy, since they are also subjected to discrimination and mistreatment by some of the other detainees who regard them as unclean.
		Justice Cooper found the tribunal had accepted evidence that Mandaeans living in Iran could not attend university, were harassed in daily life, were not adequately treated in hospitals and that their complaints to police were often not acted on.
		The president of the Sabian Mandaean Association in Australia, Khosrow Cholaili, yesterday called on Mr Ruddock to review the cases of 17 Mandaean families waiting to be deported to Iran under the terms of a memorandum of understanding between Iran and Australia.
	www.uga.edu /bahai/2003/030613-3.html (2873 words)

	IRAQ: THE PERSECUTION OF MANDAEANS
		The Sabaean Mandaean Association of Australia (SMAA) reports that on or about 20 December 2003, Rafid Al-Khamisy, a Mandaean, was confronted by Muslims in front of a number of people in Hay Al-Shurtha suburb in Baghdad.
		The Sabaean Mandaean Association of Australia believes all governments with troops in Iraq should be required to rescue from Iraq all the Mandaeans and Christians who have been forcibly converted to Islam.
		The Mandaeans are gnostics, the only surviving example of gnosticism, a religious movement which took a number of forms in the early centuries of the Christian era.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/fr/1069174/posts (1083 words)

	The Nazorean Way Monastery (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Ishtar Tammuz Cult among the Mandaeans chapter from "Mandaean Studies" by Pallis.
		Mandaeans have a lunar year, which is divided into twelve months of thirty days each, with five intercalary days named Parwanalia.
		Mandaeans as a surviving "gnostic" branch of the ancient Essenes.
	essenes.crosswinds.net /mandaeans.html (295 words)

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