Mandi (Mandaeism)

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A mandi, mashkhanna (maškna ࡌࡀࡔࡊࡍࡀ[1]),[2] or beth manda (beit manda, bit manda, ࡁࡉࡕ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀ, 'house of knowledge') is a Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship. A mandi is traditionally built on the banks of a yardna, or flowing river.

Although mandis are traditionally "cult-huts" made of straw, bamboo, and mud that are built by the river,[3] nowadays mandis can also be modern buildings that serve as community houses and local administrative centers. A mandi typically holds weekly worship services, weddings, and many other important events and rituals.[1]

In Iraq[]

A contemporary-style mandi is located in Nasiriyah, Iraq.

The town of Liṭlaṭa in Qal'at Saleh District, southern Iraq was also the site of a Mandaean mandi that the British scholar E. S. Drower often visited.[4]

In Baghdad, the main mandi is called the Baghdad Sabian Mandi. It is located on the western banks of the Tigris River in the central Baghdad neighborhood of Al-Qadisiyah.[5] In addition to Baghdad and Nasiriyah, mandis can also be found in Amarah, Kirkuk, Erbil, and Diwaniyah.[6]

In Iran[]

The main mandi of the Mandaean community in Iran is located in Ahvaz. It is administered and maintained by the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz.

Outside Iraq and Iran[]

On 15 September 2018, the Beth Manda Yardna was consecrated in Dalby, Skåne County, Sweden.[7][8]

In Australia, the Sabian Mandaean Association of Australia purchased land by the banks of the Nepean River at Wallacia, New South Wales in order to build a mandi.[9] The current mandi in Liverpool, Sydney is Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, named after Ganzibra Dakhil Edan.[10] Another mandi exists in Prestons, New South Wales named Mandi Yehya Youhanna.[11]

There is a mandi in Detroit, Michigan, USA that is run by the local Mandaean community.[12]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  2. ^ Secunda, Shai, and Steven Fine. Secunda, Shai; Fine, Steven (3 September 2012). Shoshannat Yaakov. ISBN 978-9004235441. Brill, 2012.p345
  3. ^ Drower, E. S. 1960. The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  4. ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  5. ^ Salloum, Saad (19 January 2016). "What will happen to Iraq's Mandaeans?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. ^ Jubouri, Marwan (12 April 2018). "Sabean Iraq .. Their existence is threatened despite their extension for thousands of years". Teller Report. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. ^ Nyheter, SVT (2018-09-15). "Nu står mandéernas kyrka i Dalby färdig". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  8. ^ "Lokaltidningen". Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  9. ^ "Mandaean Synod of Australia". Welcome to the Mandaean Synod of Australia. 2005-07-05. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  10. ^ Robins, Ian. "Album: The Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Liverpool, Sydney". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ^ "Mandaean Language Schools". NSW Government. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  12. ^ The Associated Press (1 July 2009). "Ancient Iraqi Mandaean sect struggles to keep culture in Michigan". mLive. Retrieved 9 November 2021.

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