Mandaeism
See also: Mandæism
English
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editFrom Aramaic 𐡌𐡍𐡃𐡏 (manda, “knowledge”) + -ism.
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editMandaeism
- A monotheistic religion of the Iraq region with a strongly dualistic and gnostic worldview, whose adherents (the Mandaeans) revere Adam and other Biblical figures, especially John the Baptist.
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edita monotheistic religion of the Iraq region
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