Masbuta Baptism of Shkanda Farhan Atwan
Masbuta Baptism of Shkanda Farhan Atwan
The immersion stage of the baptism of Shkanda Farhan Atwan at the Kanshi u Zehli festival. Shkanda Farhan, who lives in Canada, was baptised four times consecutively on this day, one for each of the four key festivals of the year.
Christine Allison
Shkanda Farhan
July 2016
Ian Robins
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vf4gTuzun5E
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Aramaic and Arabic
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Australia
Ahvaz 2015: Parwanaya festival (days unspecified) Part 1
Images from Panja festival in Iran
Photographs include Masbuta, Rishama
Yuhana Nashmi
Ganzibra Najah Choheili, Ganzibra Taleb Doraji, Tarmida Sam Zahrooni, Tarmida Behram Khafajy, Tarmida Peyam Jizan
March 2015
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Iran
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
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English
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Iraq
Sydney 2014 Masbuta for Lay Mandaeans (Day 5)
On the fifth and final day of Parwanaya, lay Mandaeans undergo the Masbuta ritual
On the fifth and final day of Parwanaya, lay Mandaeans undergo the Masbuta ritual
Yuhana Nashmi
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta in the Baptism Pool (Days 3 and 4)
Tarmida Khaldoon performs the Masbuta ritual in the Baptism Pool, during Parwanaya, in Sydney 2014
Tarmida Khaldoon performs the Masbuta ritual in the Baptism Pool, during Parwanaya, in Sydney 2014
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmida Khaldoon
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta for Lay Mandaeans (Days 3 and 4)
Tarmidas facilitate the Masbuta ritual for lay Mandaeans during the Parwanaya in Sydney 2014
Tarmidas facilitate the Masbuta ritual for lay Mandaeans during the Parwanaya in Sydney 2014
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmidas and lay Mandaeans
March 2014
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta (Group Baptism) for Lay Mandaeans
Lay Mandaeans undergo a the Group Baptism (Masbuta) on the second day of Parwanaya
Lay Mandaeans undergo a the Group Baptism (Masbuta) on the second day of Parwanaya
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmidas and Mandaean laity
March 2014
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149 x JPG images
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Sydney 2014 Masbuta 04: Preparing the water for Masbuta (Full Baptism) with prayers
Rishamma Salah Choheili prepares the water for baptism with prayers
Rishamma Salah Choheili prepares the water for baptism with prayers
Yuhana Nashmi
March 2014
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Australia
Sydney 2014 Masbuta 02: Rahmia for Priests
Rahmia, the prayer before baptism
Tarmida Asaad Othmani prays Rahmia before baptism
Yuhana Nashmi
Tarmida Asaad Othmani
March 2014
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11 JPG images
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Australia
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
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6afDx_ITtw
Arabic (English subtitles)
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Rishamma Salah Choheili: July 2016, Chapter 1
Salah Choheili
Chapter 1: The Mandaean religion and the role of the priest: rituals, horoscopes, numerology, magic
Christine Allison
July 2016
Interview: Christine Allison; Camera: Ian Robins; Translation: Yuhana Nashmi
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoywdhQfm40
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Sydney 2014 Day 1 and 2 Masbuta Ritual (unedited clips)
The following clips are from the Masbuta ritual and include the Rahmia ritual.
These clips also consist of the baptism for Shkandi, the Drabsha and the prayer for the Drabsha before baptism and the priest baptism.
Yuhana Nashmi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnJtV662VFM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJIniSAcIt4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2_PZoq_s-0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ywoC8LyERHw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ZmF_Pdd3TA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUaNeH25OUA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHlVADbVsFY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRakWft2yi0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YWy8jX-NPo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RELfi8u0Btw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtbwdYVSLNo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfcElotEweA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9XkD9H9osQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYlNgmUjpT0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KyXZLvXiXY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHuF03Awm60
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwbKi8tzG3E
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or47J6udU2g
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_l5lqBcp6Rc
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSBbiysxslA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByO_ooN_3PE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhACDvcBptY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtDEjvdKBPg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivqNFUrcEAE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Z2Pgg-ARZY
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