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The Knowledge of Life, the Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and their Relation to the Sabians of the Qur’ān and to the Harranians (Șinasi GÜNDÜZ)

The Knowledge of Life, the Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and (…)

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L’auteur

Il est professeur au Département de religion comparée de l’Université de Samsun (Turquie)

Présentation

This third volume in the new series of supplements to the Journal of Semitic Studies is a survey of the historical and religious problems involved in the interconnection between the Sabians of the Qur’an, the Mandeans of southern Iraq, and the "Sabians" of Harran in northern Mesopotamia. It offers an important examination of traditional assertions by some that the Mandaeans and by others that the Harranians should be recognized as the "Sabians" of the Qur’an, the people granted protected status in Islamic law.

Table des matières

Preface
Abbreviations
Ch. I. Introduction
Ch. II. The Sabians According to Islamic Sources
Ch. III. The Mandaean Sources
Ch. IV. Various Foreign Elements in Mandaeism and the Western Connections of the Mandaeans
Ch. V. Eastern Sources for the Mandaeans and the Problem of Their Early Appearance in Mesopotamia
Ch. VI. Cults and Beliefs of the Harranians
Ch. VII. A Comparison of Mandaeism with Harranian Religion
Ch. VIII. Conclusion
Selected Bibliography
Index

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