Mandi (Mandaeism)

A mandi, mashkhanna,[1] or beth manda (beit manda, bit manda, 'house of knowledge') is a Mandaean building that serves as a community center and place of worship.

A contemporary-style mandi in Nasiriyah, Iraq
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Although mandis are traditionally "cult-huts" made of straw, bamboo, and mud that are built by the river,[2] nowadays Mandi can also be modern buildings that serve as community houses and local administrative centers. A Mandi typically holds weekly worship services, weddings, and many other important events and rituals.[3]

In Iraq

A contemporary-style mandi is located in Nasiriyah, Iraq.

The town of Liṭlaṭa in Qal'at Saleh District, southern Iraq was also the site of a Mandaean mandi that the British scholar E. S. Drower often visited.[4]

The main mandi is in Baghdad's Al-Qadisiyah neighborhood[5] In addition to Baghdad and Nasiriyah, mandis can be found in Amarah, Kirkuk, Erbil and Diwaniyah.[6]

In Iran

The main mandi of the Mandaean community in Iran is located in Ahvaz. It is administered and maintained by the Mandaean Council of Ahvaz.

Outside Iraq and Iran

On 15 September 2018, the Beth Manda Yardna was consecrated in Dalby, Skåne County, Sweden.[7][8]

In Australia, the Sabian Mandaean Association of Australia purchased land by the banks of the Nepean River at Wallacia, New South Wales in order to build a mandi.[9] The current mandi in Liverpool, Sydney is Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, named after Ganzibra Dakhil Edan.[10] Another mandi exists in Prestons, New South Wales named Mandi Yehya Youhanna.[11]

There is a mandi in Detroit, Michigan, USA that is run by the local Mandaean community.[12]

See also

References
  1. Secunda, Shai, and Steven Fine. Secunda, Shai; Fine, Steven (3 September 2012). Shoshannat Yaakov. ISBN 978-9004235441. Brill, 2012.p345
  2. Drower, E. S. 1960. The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
  3. Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
  4. Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
  5. Salloum, Saad (19 January 2016). "What will happen to Iraq's Mandaeans?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  6. Jubouri, Marwan (12 April 2018). "Sabean Iraq .. Their existence is threatened despite their extension for thousands of years". Teller Report. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  7. Nyheter, SVT (2018-09-15). "Nu står mandéernas kyrka i Dalby färdig". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-12-01.
  8. "Lokaltidningen". Archived from the original on 2018-09-19. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  9. "Mandaean Synod of Australia". Welcome to the Mandaean Synod of Australia. 2005-07-05. Retrieved 2021-10-30.
  10. Robins, Ian. "Album: The Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi, Liverpool, Sydney". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. "Mandaean Language Schools". NSW Government. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  12. The Associated Press (1 July 2009). "Ancient Iraqi Mandaean sect struggles to keep culture in Michigan". mLive. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
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