Mandaeanism

GPTKB entity

Statements (76)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:religion
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Mandaeism
gptkbp:baptismFrequency weekly
gptkbp:baptismLocation flowing river
gptkbp:calendar gptkb:Mandaean_calendar
gptkbp:calendarDaysPerMonth 30
gptkbp:calendarMonths 12
gptkbp:calendarYearLength 365 days
gptkbp:coreBelief afterlife
dualism
gnosticism
soul's journey
gptkbp:dietaryRestriction vegetarianism encouraged
gptkbp:emphasizes knowledge
purity
truth
light
spiritual purity
living water
gptkbp:festival gptkb:Dehwa_Daimana
gptkb:Dehwa_Rabba
gptkb:Parwanaya
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Mandaeans
gptkbp:hasClergy ganzibra
rishama
tarmida
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:John_the_Baptist
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mandaeanism
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Hayyi_Rabbi
gptkbp:mainLine Mandaeanism is a Gnostic religion with a strong dualistic worldview.
gptkbp:noLeapYear true
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Jesus_as_Messiah
Moses as prophet
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Mesopotamia
gptkbp:population less than 100,000
gptkbp:priesthoodHereditary true
gptkbp:prohibits gptkb:beer
gptkb:murder
gptkb:crime
circumcision
idolatry
shellfish
adultery
lying
blood consumption
consumption of pork
conversion (discouraged)
divorce (discouraged)
intermarriage
remarriage (discouraged)
gptkbp:region gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Iraq
diaspora (Australia, Sweden, USA, etc.)
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Judaism
gptkb:Samaritanism
gptkb:Sufism
gptkb:Early_Christianity
gptkb:Manichaeism
gptkbp:rituals gptkb:event
gptkb:oil
gptkb:water
baptism
myrtle
bread (pihta)
masbuta (baptism)
masiqta (death mass)
priest initiation
gptkbp:sacredText gptkb:Book_of_John
gptkb:Ginza_Rabba
gptkb:Qolasta
gptkbp:scripture gptkb:Mandaic
gptkbp:scripturePreservedIn gptkb:Mandaic_script
gptkbp:symbol drabsha
gptkbp:UNESCOWorldHeritageSite endangered religion
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mandaeism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5