The Great Stem of Souls
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The Great Stem of Souls

Reconstructing Mandaean History

  1. 382 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

The Great Stem of Souls

Reconstructing Mandaean History

About this book

Mandaean priests, representatives of a religious heritage that can be traced back to Late Antique Mesopotamia, still copy their ancient literature by hand. The Great Stem of Souls is a study of the colophons – postscripts at the end of each text – that are appended to most Mandaean documents. A study of the contents of the colophons provides a framework for reconstructing Mandaean history.

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Yes, you can access The Great Stem of Souls by Jorunn Buckley in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & Ancient History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Gorgias Press
Year
2010
eBook ISBN
9781463213022
Edition
1

Table of contents

  1. TABLE OF CONTENTS
  2. LIST OF PLATES
  3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  4. INTRODUCTION
  5. PART 1: GINZA MATTERS
  6. PART 2: PRIESTS AND SCHOLARS
  7. PART 3: MORE TEXTS
  8. PART 4: DISCERNING HISTORY
  9. AFTERWORD
  10. APPENDIX A
  11. APPENDIX B
  12. APPENDIX C
  13. ABBREVIATIONS AND EDITIONS
  14. GLOSSARY
  15. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  16. INDEX OF PRIESTS
  17. INDEX OF AUTHORS