Mandaean religion

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf religion
gptkbp:bestTimeToVisit cyclical
weekly rituals
gptkbp:celebrates Mandaean_New_Year
gptkbp:community gptkb:Mandaeans
emphasis on community and family
gptkbp:communityEngagement priesthood
gptkbp:culturalHeritage traditional music and dance
gptkbp:culturalInfluence Middle_Eastern_culture
gptkbp:culturalSignificance knowledge of the divine
Ras_(priest)
gptkbp:currentStatus community gatherings
declining population.
gptkbp:dateOfDeath transition to another state of existence
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Mandaean_temples
gptkbp:ecumenicalRelations distinct but related
gptkbp:fullText Book of John
gptkbp:globalPresence temporary and flawed
gptkbp:hasOccupation importance of community support
gptkbp:hasTheme soul's journey
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:Mandaean_Book_of_John
gptkbp:historicalEvent developed in the 1st century CE
persecution throughout history
gptkbp:historicalFigures Mandaean priests
gptkbp:historicalPeriod gptkb:Ancient_Mesopotamia
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:Zoroastrianism
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mandaean religion
gptkbp:isReviewedBy transcendent
material world
path to salvation
gptkbp:judges truthfulness
gptkbp:language gptkb:Mandaic
gptkbp:localFestival Mandaean_New_Year_(Nawruz)
gptkbp:minister gptkb:Gnosticism
gptkbp:mythology creation myth
Yahia_(John_the_Baptist)
gptkbp:nobleFamily Mandaean_baptism
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Mandaic_language
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:relationship historically complex
distinct but related
gptkbp:religion dualism
gptkbp:symbol water
gptkbp:traditions prayer
baptism
ritual purity
water as a purifying element
gptkbp:UNESCO_World_Heritage_Site gptkb:Jordan_River
Ginza Rba
iconography in rituals
ritual garments
the Great Life
gptkbp:viewingPlatform multiple divine beings
part of the human condition
sacred and to be respected
John_the_Baptist_as_the_main_prophet
gptkbp:viewpoint emanation
central ritual
not divine
spiritual beings trapped in matter