Shwalia Anhar Hassan Faraj, Chapter 2
Anhar Hassan Faraj
Shwalia (ordinand/postulant) Anhar is preparing for initiation to the priesthood.
TRAINING AND INITIATION RITUAL FOR BECOMING TARMIDA; THE NEEDS OF THE COMMUNITY IN AUSTRALIA
Christine Allison
Anhar Hassan Faraj
July 2016
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins; Translation: Yuhana Nashmi
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3d34_FzFxo
Arabic (English subtitles)
Moving Image
Australia
Initiation of a Priest (Slideshow)
Initiation of a Priest
Photographs from the initiation of Anmar al-Zuhairi, Baghdad, 2008. This process is long and complex, comprising many rituals, some of which are performed differently from other occasions. Click on an image to start the slideshow. Each photo is captioned. In the 'Relation' field to the right of the page, we have included a link to another website showing E.S. Drower's classic description of the initiation, compiled from her research in the 1930s.
Yuhana Nashmi
Anmar al Zuhairi, Sattar Jabbar Hilow
2008
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https://archive.org/stream/in.ernet.dli.2015.283498/2015.283498.The-Mandaeans#page/n225/search/149
Still images
English
Still Image
Iraq
Rishamma Sattar Jabar Hilow: July 2016, Chapter 1
Sattar Jabar Hilow
Chapter 1: Rishamma Sattar speaks about the Mandaean religion and the priest's role in performing rituals, such as baptism, death rituals and marriage, and in helping Mandaean refugees worldwide.
Christine Allison
July 2016
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins; Translation: Yuhana Nashmi
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6afDx_ITtw
Arabic (English subtitles)
Moving Image