Burzinqa

Burzinqa
	Two Mandaean men wearing burzinqas
Type	turban
Material	cloth
Place of origin	southern Iraq and southwestern Iran

The burzinqa is a turban worn by Mandaean men during baptismal ceremonial rituals. It forms the upper end of a lengthy piece of cloth, with the lower end making up the pandama or mouth-veil.^[1]

In the Qolasta[]

Several prayers in the Qolasta are recited when putting on the burzinqa, including prayers 1, 3, and 5.^[2]

References[]

^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
^ Drower, E. S. (1959). Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

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[Buckley_2002-1] Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.

[Drower_1959-2] Drower, E. S. (1959). Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E.J. Brill.

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Burzinqa

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In the Qolasta[]

See also[]

References[]

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