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
Tarmida Saleem al Zuhairi
Saleem al Zuhairi
Tarmida Saleem talks about his upbringing in Iraq and his path to the priesthood. He gives a number of personal stories, including an account of the protection he received from the Mandi he founded in Iraq. He discusses his feelings of reluctance towards ritual change.
Yuhana Nashmi
Yiannis Kanakis
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fq1p7TB9614
Arabic (English subtitles)
Moving Image
Australia