The Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha): An Analysis

ISBN-13: 9780367335441 / Angielski / Twarda / 2022 / 208 str.

Brikha Nasoraia

Opis

This book features detailed analysis of an ancient secret scroll from the Middle East known as the Rivers Scroll or Diwan Nahrawatha, providing valuable insight into the Gnostic Mandaean religion.

Spis treści

Introducing the Rivers Scroll  1 The Mandaeans: Their Writings and Art  2 Prolegomena to the Study of The Rivers Scroll  3 Negotiating the Text and Illustrations of DN  4 The Special Characteristics of DN in Perspective  5 Conclusion

O autorze

Brikha H. S. Nasoraia is Professor of Comparative Semitics, Literature and Studies in Religion. He holds professorial positions in Artuklu University, Turkey, and at the University of Sydney, Australia. He is an archaeologist (with more than 17 years of fieldwork experience) and a philosopher of religion, mind, art and language. He is also the President of the International Mandaean Naṣoraean Supreme Council and Naṣoraean Mandaean Association.