Mandaeism
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| Mandaeism (or Mandaeanism or Sabianism) is a term for the religion of the Mandaeans, who consider Adam, Noah and John the Baptist as their prophets (but not Abraham, Moses or Jesus). Mandaeism is a monotheistic religion with a strongly dualistic worldview, practiced primarily in southern Iraq and the Iranian province of Khuzestan, as well as among a small diaspora population in Europe, Australia, and North America. The exact number of Mandaeans worldwide is unknown, but probably around 50,000. The Mandaeans have remained separate and intensely private — what has been reported of them and their religion has come primarily from outsiders. (Read more) |
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