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Études sur les Soubbas ou les Sabéens

Leurs dogmes, leurs moeurs


The mythology, history, and ritual of the Mandaeans, with an account of their clergy, ritual, language, and numbers, written by a Syriac Christian who was French consul in Mosul for twenty years.
Publisher: Gorgias Press LLC
Availability: In stock
SKU (ISBN): 978-1-61143-953-3
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Publication Status: In Print
Publication Date: Jan 25,2012
Interior Color: Black
Trim Size: 6 x 9
Page Count: 223
Languages: French
ISBN: 978-1-61143-953-3
$139.00
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A book by the French consul in Mosul on the Sabaeans, Soubbas, Mandaeans or Christians of Saint John: their history - as they tell it - their descent from the invisible Adam, the legislator Yahio (John the Baptist), the Muslim persecution, and the hero Dananoukh; their religion, with Alaha as Supreme Being; their liturgy, clergy, and rituals: baptism, churching, eucharist, marriage, and funerals; rituals and customs; traditions of Jesus and Solomon, of the Flood, the Second Coming, and the catastrophes; their calendar and astrology; alphabet and language; and their current numbers and economic position. With a detailed description of the pre-existing literature.

A book by the French consul in Mosul on the Sabaeans, Soubbas, Mandaeans or Christians of Saint John: their history - as they tell it - their descent from the invisible Adam, the legislator Yahio (John the Baptist), the Muslim persecution, and the hero Dananoukh; their religion, with Alaha as Supreme Being; their liturgy, clergy, and rituals: baptism, churching, eucharist, marriage, and funerals; rituals and customs; traditions of Jesus and Solomon, of the Flood, the Second Coming, and the catastrophes; their calendar and astrology; alphabet and language; and their current numbers and economic position. With a detailed description of the pre-existing literature.

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NicolasSiouffi

  • A SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR M.OUTREY, AMBASSADEUR DE FRANCE AUX ETATS-UNIS: (page 5)
  • AVANT-PROPOS (page 7)
  • ETUDS SUR LA RELIGION DES SOUBBAS OU SABEENS (page 13)
  • TABLE DES MATIERES (page 217)