To learn about another Middle Eastern ethnoreligious group, next watch "Who are the Druze?": kzread.info/dash/bejne/ZX6N0NiapaTgg7Q.html

@janharris8672

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@jessegeeward1577

Жыл бұрын

Awesome work 👏

@ladaylyn

Жыл бұрын

Thank you for all the work you do. I have learned a lot and I look forward to learning more. I am interested in religion, history, culture, philosophy, and psychology. Your videos are helping me expand my horizon. Thank you again! 🙏

@mandaboiarry4366

Жыл бұрын

Yes indeed xo

@AverageIraqEnjoyer

Жыл бұрын

its good to know that people still remember our religion

Here in Iraq we call them Subba and they are really nice people. I always get very sad of what they, and many other minorities in Iraq, had to go through these past couple of decades.

@paxanimi3896

3 жыл бұрын

Good to hear that. Are you a practicing Muslim ?

@alialassadi5576

3 жыл бұрын

@@paxanimi3896 I live with a Muslim family but I’m not religious myself

@lindamaemullins5151

3 жыл бұрын

❤️

@azwadahsan8549

3 жыл бұрын

Do you believe in Islam?

@stylicho

3 жыл бұрын

@@azwadahsan8549 he said he's not religious so I would think he doesn't

There are so many religions and belief systems in the world that I've never heard of. Thank you so much for producing these videos.

@InhabitantOfOddworld

3 жыл бұрын

Problem is this channel will only (for the most part) tell you about the ones that stem from Abrahamism Anything else is sorely lacking

@DallasMay

3 жыл бұрын

@@InhabitantOfOddworld Andrew has admitted that himself, mostly because that tends to be his personal field of academic expertise. But he has done a lot of non-abrahamic derived religions and is adding more regularly.

@DallasMay

3 жыл бұрын

@@InhabitantOfOddworld Another problem he has is that very often when he does lesser religions like this video, KZread will demonetize them which hurts him financially.

@InhabitantOfOddworld

3 жыл бұрын

@@DallasMay He's done very little on the non-Abrahamic. I count among his uploads far more videos concerning pop culture (Jediism, Hylianism, etc) than anything that could be considered pagan, vedic, or anything non-Abrahamic. And if that's true regarding demonetisation, that presents further problems - KZread's bias towards Abrahamism, and Andrew's lack of conviction against material gain.

@DallasMay

3 жыл бұрын

@@InhabitantOfOddworld ok dude.

Thanks for the introduction to the Mandeans. Being a Mandean myself, I feel it is important that our story is told and that more research is carried out, as most of our heritage is unknown. Other than what exists in the religious text, there is very little known about us. The small diaspora that is left is stretched all over the world and is on a brink of extinction.

@Robin-il4ev

2 жыл бұрын

What could be the reason of extinction ? Does it matter to your people that in a few decades your religion and culture might get extinct ?

@UnopinionatedBystander2393

2 жыл бұрын

If on the brink of extinction, then why no conversion? No one's going to come in to infiltrate. If your way is truth, why not share that truth. Otherwise, it seems extremely selfish.

@theTruth-pq9re

2 жыл бұрын

@@UnopinionatedBystander2393 we don’t make won rules we cant change what our books tell us it’s long story that I don’t have much time to say it as well take so much time to write down what it say in our books only i can say that we believe long ago that use to be only mandean peoples and peoples who made new religions and changing what god gave them they well not allowed to Go back to it

@blowfishfootman

2 жыл бұрын

I’m so sorry for what your people have gone through, like so many other religious and ethnic minorities. You have a beautiful unique story and I hope you can persevere and hope to see future generations continue your traditions

@ronprice1819

2 жыл бұрын

Sir can you please answer a question for me? I would really like to know how you believe the joining of the (dark) body and (light) mind- soul was brought about to create a human being? If what I have been told was true that your beliefs are the Adam was created by the dark. How did it come to be that an inner part of him was of the light? I am very curious about this. And other things. From the small amount I have heard of your beliefs I must say I feel a truth in it. Something about it just feels correct.

I remember when information like this would be on History channel, which has since swayed very far from detailed historical programming. This channel fills some of that hole the old History channel left. These videos are so well produced and researched. Fantastic.

@spawnofchaos9422

3 жыл бұрын

I am not saying it was aliens,but it was aliens

@Blvd40

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@redhot2976

3 жыл бұрын

I’m so sick of aliens and conspiracies.

@mushkop2634

3 жыл бұрын

i know right without the History channel how will we know the truth !!!

@RaulEndymionOfHyperion

3 жыл бұрын

There are lots of great history channels on here. I don't even know why people bother paying for TV anymore.

There is a huge community of mandeans in Worcester Massachusetts near me. The worship in the River by Worcester. It’s a beautiful religion.

@FireurchinProductionsByzantium

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah I heard the freemasons are pretty popular in New england ctfu

@supmaidoods8753

3 жыл бұрын

@@FireurchinProductionsByzantium I live in America and theres a Masonic hall next to my house. Stop being ignorant

@nunyabiznez6381

3 жыл бұрын

If you mean the Blackstone River that's polluted. I used to live within walking distance of it and would get sick going near it.

@sadhuvoodoo5285

2 жыл бұрын

That's nice. I just moved to Rhode Island, my family is Baha'i

@lindamaemullins5151

2 жыл бұрын

Cool

It sounds like it has things in common with Zoroastrianism.

@mitchellsmith4690

3 жыл бұрын

Zoroastrianism is one of the roots of Manicheanism...one of the Gnostic strands...

@davelouie131

3 жыл бұрын

I think they stem from The Therapeutae Essenes and Neopythagoreans.

@withgoddess7164

3 жыл бұрын

What things in particular?

@maddiewadsworth4027

3 жыл бұрын

@@withgoddess7164 duality of good and evil

@yippeeyokai5750

3 жыл бұрын

@@maddiewadsworth4027 Christianity, Judism, and Islam have that too.

I had a couple of friends who were Mandeans in southwestern Iran. We call them Subba in Arabic and Subby in Farsi. They are a peaceful community. Unfortunately, they are considered "Unclean" by some people and wouldn't even shake their hands, which I find stupid. There are a small community of Mandeans in Idaho, US.

@ic.xc.

Жыл бұрын

That's what Islam teaches. Unfortunately.

@tvsettv

Жыл бұрын

Could you please tell me what “Shubit” May be in the terms related to the Mandaen domain? We have some toponyms and names I believe may have some relation to Mandaean?

@benjamineddy620

Жыл бұрын

Where in Idaho?

@a.f.6082

Жыл бұрын

@@benjamineddy620 they're mostly concentrated around Twin Falls,ID but there are a few in Boise.

@a.f.6082

Жыл бұрын

@@ic.xc. Thats not true really. I'm not defending Islam by any means, since I'm an Atheist. That is similar to say, the Europeans killed and belittled so many Jews, therefore thats what Christianity teaches. Religion in my opinion is by itself neither bad or good. People, depending on their agenda, make them bad or good.

There’s a Mandean community here in my town in Sydney, Australia. They do their rituals in the local river. I’ve talked to them while I was down there and they seem to be really nice people so I wish them all the best and I’m kind of proud that people can come to my country and practice their religion unmolested. I think some of the shots featured in the video was of them as parts of it seemed very familiar to me.

@alatharrii

2 жыл бұрын

Yeah they're mostly in Liverpool. You can take a stroll and see their priests in their full gear which is great.

@Dan_Ben_Michael

2 жыл бұрын

@@alatharrii I see them at the Nepean River. They seem really nice people and I admire their commitment to their ancient traditions and beliefs. They are not harming anyone and I am actually fascinated by what they practice.

@alatharrii

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dan_Ben_Michael I've never been that far out west so you've seen more than I have. But yeah it is quite admirable that they've held onto it for so long!

@Dan_Ben_Michael

2 жыл бұрын

@@alatharrii Hahaha when you put it like that it sounds like it’s in the outback when it’s only Penrith but I guess to most people in Sydney it’s so far out west it may as well be Perth.

@alatharrii

2 жыл бұрын

@@Dan_Ben_Michael To be fair to my existence the furthest I've gone to is Prestons lolol... inner westie here (minus the Newtown part) xD

I'm mendaean, this was very helpful

@olamilekanYT

3 жыл бұрын

But you have an Arab Muslim name

@oneman80840

3 жыл бұрын

@@olamilekanYT It’s probably the culture

@Ksymoops-gr5it

3 жыл бұрын

@@olamilekanYT this name could absolutely be christian or, as Fadi says, Mandaean. Neither Fadi nor Abdullah are exclusively Islamic names.

@stylicho

3 жыл бұрын

@@olamilekanYT apparently most Mandaeans live in Iran and Iraq so that wouldn't be surprising lol. Watch the video again

@allee3476

3 жыл бұрын

@@olamilekanYT I came across a Jewish guy from Iran named Ali.

HEY! Mandaean here :) thanks for talking about our religion. But we’re also an ethnoreligious group. none of us are ethnically iranian or iraqi but mandaean, it’s like being assyrian or jewish. native to that special area of land. Other than that, i’ve usually never liked foreigners to expose mandaeans because we get a lot of persecution and hate in our “home countries” Iran and Iraq and this basically exposes us to many disgusting comments.. but i hope everyone stays respectful ✌🏽

@alhassani626

3 жыл бұрын

Do you study your religion?

@Yoosana

3 жыл бұрын

@@alhassani626 No, it’s not a possibility to study mandaean studies here unfortunately. But our Priests teach us everything and we religiously study the books. it’s been the same one for over 2000 years so it’s doable ☺️

@beni_m0428

3 жыл бұрын

As an Iranian I’m sorry your people have gone through so many difficulties it’s mostly the government and religious fanatics that are like that and personally I find it very interesting to learn about different religions such as your own so I hope the Mandaeans living conditions Improve in the near future and all Iranians are free to practice their religions without persecution

@MrPheonix1ful

2 жыл бұрын

Hey lala can you help me understand more about mandean i have so many questions

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

I talked about Mandeans in this video. Are they not the descendants of John the Baptist who didnt follow Jesus ? Like Yezidism it seems, are that with the followers of God who didnt folow Moses and Israel as a covenant. The one God was followed before Abraham and the people of Israel. And I think Yezidism comes from that, it predates sumerian pantheons. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaV2I-xlNezp7w.html I'd love it if you came to chat on my channel.

As a mandean thank you so much for the AMAZING information about my religion 💜🙏

@Nozarks1

2 жыл бұрын

I hope your religion thrives.

@mikasaarmy2586

2 жыл бұрын

@@Nozarks1 I appreciate your comment thank you

@mikasaarmy2586

2 жыл бұрын

@Abhinandan Zambare hi , thank you for your sweet words, I would be more than happy to contact with you as well ^^

@mamen6486

2 жыл бұрын

@@mikasaarmy2586 i have a question, i dont know much about your religion so excuse my ignorance Anyway, is true that you can't convert it to your religion, you need to be born with it?

@mikasaarmy2586

2 жыл бұрын

@@mamen6486 hi there, yes unfortunately no one can , Mandaeism is a closed,non-proselytizing religion in which you can only be born and in no other way can become a Mandaean. Hope that helps you get more information 🙏

I'm in the USA and I have a friend and former coworker who is mandaean she and her family are literally the nicest people I've ever met and I absolutely adore her and her family.

@user-xi2jo5bc8c

11 ай бұрын

مصطلح صبه ماله معنى كمفردة هو كلمة صابئة مالها معنى لكننا مضطرين لأستخدامها كي تفهمنا باقي المجتمعات وخاصة الأسلامية ، أما نحن بالحقيقة ناصورائيين وليس صبه ....تحياتي

Proud to be mendai Yes it is hard, it was sad in school when ppl called you names etc but I would never ever wanted to be something else❤️

@scifispaceman1557

3 жыл бұрын

how do you convert to mandeanism

@SavemandeanForever

3 жыл бұрын

@@scifispaceman1557 You can't. We don't convert people to our religion. It's closed and there is reasons for it to be closed. No shekh in our religion will take anyone in the religion

@alaskamark4562

3 жыл бұрын

Ronza Yenno. What are those reasons, if I may ask? It seems odd to me, if a religion holds their beliefs to be the truth, doesn't that mean they have a responsibility to spread that truth to other people if they'll hear it? Why does this "gnosis" (or whatever you might call it) need to be exclusively taught to one ethnicity? How would your religion even take hold in the first place? Wouldn't the original members have to either convert former non-believers or marry outside the faith so it doesn't die with them?

@dannya5690

3 жыл бұрын

​@@alaskamark4562 Let me start this off by saying, I'm Mandaean and don't actually understand why this whole marriage is seen so pivotal to the religion by people outside the group; granted my family's little practice (because of environmental circumstances) and the lack of community where I currently live does make it seem like there is no strict rules in my religion. But, I think it has less to do with the religious aspect of it, but more so the historical aspect. The historical aspect being the Islam conquest trying to convert the minority religions in the area - whether its with tax policies or other strategies -, this then leading to the minority religions secretly practicing their faith and closing who can come in and out of the religion for treasury purposes. Moreover, when talking about Mandaeans, during the time of settling in Babylon, we can assume that they were a fairly large group when considering that the Jews living in Babylon translated the Ginza into Hebrew during the early AD, and that there was large number of archaeological evidence of terracotta bowls dating back to around 400 AD. What that means is that pre-Islam the Mandaeans were more open, but as mentioned previously with the Islam conquest, they were forced to harbor their religion, language, and practices. Other examples of minority groups other than Mandaeans include the Druze who share a similar fate when it comes to who they allow into their group (being you must be born into it). In conclusion, as time goes - on in my opinion -, the views when it comes to the marriage aspect will slowly shift because of the lack of prosecution by countries that they currently reside in. If you truly want to learn about the religion, go ahead, there's no one really stopping you. Just like how I see some of the ideas from the far eastern religions very interesting and I try to learn more about them, same goes for this sect of religion.

@alaskamark4562

3 жыл бұрын

Alexander Madara. Islam. That's all ya had to say. Seriously though, I pity anybody who has to live under their boot. They've subjugated so many other religions, its a real shame what happened to Zoroastrianism and all the others. I bet the middle-east would be infinitely more peaceful if anybody else were king of the hill over there. kzread.info/dash/bejne/p3qBtqSsY9PWcdo.html

Can you do another Aramaic speaking group: the Assyrian Church of the East. The last diaphysite Christian Church

@johnandrez

3 жыл бұрын

Technically, my friend, all the Chalcedonians (Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants) are Dyophysites as well, as they all believe in two physeis (sg. physis, pl. physeis) in Christ. The Assyrian Church of the East are the last "Nestorians" but that's derogatory now.

@davekane5119

3 жыл бұрын

I would like to learn more about this too.

@johnandrez

3 жыл бұрын

@@kevinwahl5610 Yes, and that is why I refrain from referring to them as Nestorians, and I discourage anyone I know from doing so. This subject matter is tricky and can get confusing, but I'll try and clear it up for you from my perspective as a Catholic, who took a few courses in Christian history at university. I apologise if this is a long post. The Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Churches (Greek, Bulgarian, Russian, etc.) are descended from the state church of the Roman Empire, which declared at the Council of Chalcedon in 451 C.E. that they believed in the two distinct but inseparable natures of Christ, human and divine. They are therefore known as dyophysites. At this council, there were many groups of Christians who disagreed with this teaching, but two major groups among them are the miaphysites who believed in one composite nature ("mia-" is a singular composite thing) and the monophysites, who believed in one absolute nature ("mono-" is an absolutely singular thing). The miaphysites believed the two natures had fused into one nature, which was composite and yet completely human and completely divine. The monophysites tended to believe that the human nature was completely swallowed up by the divine nature, and tended to believe that Christ only had a divine nature, and no longer a human nature - or a very limited human nature. There are no large, organized monophysite Churches today that descend from ancient times, but there are still miaphysite Churches today. These are what are known as the Oriental Orthodox (different from the dyophysite Eastern Orthodox mentioned above). These Oriental Orthodox Churches are: the Coptic Orthodox Church, the Syriac Orthodox Church, the Indian (Malankara) Orthodox Church, the Armenian Apostolic Church, the Ethiopian Tewahedo Orthodox Church, and the Eritrean Tewahedo Orthodox Church. As you can see, these groups tend to be in the Middle East, North/East Africa or India, as opposed to the Eastern Orthodox groups (Greeks, Bulgarian, Russian, etc.) who tend to be predominant in Eastern Europe. As for the Protestants, I can assure you that they have mostly kept to the dyophysite belief since they came out of the Roman Catholic Church. They all believe that Christ has two natures, human and divine. This definitely applies for Anglicans (according to their Thirty-Nine Articles), as well as Lutherans (according to the Augsburg Confessions and their Book of Concord), as well as Methodists, Reformed, and all other mainline Protestant and confessional Christians. Obviously, Protestant traditions that are no longer Trinitarian have completely different christologies altogether, while many fundamentalist, or evangelical and non-denominational Christians are less committed to the specific theological positions of earlier age and happy to just "go with what the Bible says." The Church of the East were considered dyophysites as well, but they were viewed as too extremely dyophysite by other dyophysites. While Roman Catholics, Eastern Orthodox, and Protestants believed in "two distinct but inseparable natures," the Church of the East was wrongly perceived as teaching "two distinct and separate Persons in Christ, one human and one Divine." They don't actually teach that, but everyone else assumed that the Aramaic word "qnoma" was exactly equivalent to the Greek word "hypostasis." Unless you're a theology geek, like myself, no one really ever fights over these Christological issues today. It's commonly understood by most modern Christians that Christ is human and divine, and we don't think in terms of "two distinct but inseparable natures" or "one composite nature."

@redflags6583

3 жыл бұрын

Honest question, why is Nestorian a derogatory term?

@johnandrez

3 жыл бұрын

​@@redflags6583 Probably because Nestorius was a Patriarch of Constantinople, and while the Church of the East accepted him while he was in exile, their theology is not dependent on him alone. They consider it derogatory, because they view their own christology as coming from their own legitimate apostolic traditions, and not some innovation or heresy that Nestorius introduced them to sometime in the 4th century. It would be similar to calling Roman Catholics Leonites (after Pope Leo, the defender of dyophysitism), or calling Copts or Ethiopians (or other miaphysites) Cyrillites (after St. Cyril, the formulator of miaphysitism).

Maybe you could do a video on another interesting, ancient religion that almost nobody knows about: the Bon faith, the original, pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet.

@secretscipio

3 жыл бұрын

It is post Buddhist not pre Buddhist.

@gaivsvalerivs5818

3 жыл бұрын

@@secretscipio But it was the original religion in Tibet before Buddhism arrived in that region.

@bobaldo2339

3 жыл бұрын

@@secretscipio It is definitely pre-Buddhist in Tibet. Tibetan Buddhism, Tantrayana, incorporates deities from the indigenous Bon religion for use in Buddhist visualization meditational practices.

@Magnulus76

3 жыл бұрын

@@gaivsvalerivs5818 Bon was changed by contact with Buddhism. Even moreso than the contact of Shinto with Buddhism.

@ramsesclviii2584

3 жыл бұрын

@@secretscipio yea right sherlock

I learned some Mandaic (it's a lot like the Aramaic of the Babylonian Talmud!) to read the Ginza Rba - Have loved your channel for years and appreciate the work you do! Our content overlap's a lot and it would be great to work together on something!

@Punk77q

3 жыл бұрын

As a fan of both channels: that would be an awesome collab!

@calebadams8525

3 жыл бұрын

I second that

@happyboygogo

3 жыл бұрын

I third that!

@sadsam99

2 жыл бұрын

I am following your channel and I am looking forward for you doing an episode on us Mandaeans, as several concepts are similar to what you have found in the Nag Hamadi texts and Jewish/Christian gnosticism.

@exmullarangilarasul

Жыл бұрын

Mohmmad copy paste some part of Ginza rabba in Quran.

I'm 11 and am an Assyrian from Australia and I live in a very Middle Eastern community in Sydney. I had a neighbour in an apartment I used to live in who was Mandaen(I probably butchered the spelling) but we always used to call their family Subaa or Subi. Then I got a friend in Year 4 who was from Iraq. She was full one Iraqi btw. However I was shocked when I found out that she wasn't Muslim. Then I asked her if she was Christian. She said no. I asked her if she was Yazidi. She said no. Then I asked her if she was Subaa. She said no. So I asked her her religion and she said 'Mandani'. I went home and asked my mother what Mandani was then she said that they are Subaa. This happened a few days ago. Interesting.

@marcusaurelius3487

Жыл бұрын

Suba is a term given to us by arabs and used in a negative sense. We are mandaeans.

@LegallyPotato

Жыл бұрын

Suba is an old Arabic term meaning someone who left their faith or their way and is used as a derogatory slur against us. Our full name is sabían mandaeans which translates to something like students of the great light. She was probably just offended and wanted to cement that our name isn't suba. If you want to shorten our name just say mandaean since that's what we call ourselves casually but we'd almost never call ourselves just sabían

@aguywhodreams

Жыл бұрын

@@LegallyPotato I barely refer to you guys as "Suba" anymore. I personally prefer Mandaean.

@LegallyPotato

Жыл бұрын

@@aguywhodreams oh great! You're very young and I'm sure you'll make a lot of mistakes in the coming years but keep this mentality of respecting others and you'll do great in life. Assyrians and mandaeans are a lot closer than most people would realize. We actually speak the same language more or less

@sumerianfarmer5363

Жыл бұрын

@@LegallyPotatoYeah we and assyrians share language and history. We are both the original inhabitants of mesopotamia

I never commented on your channel, but here I wished to state how much I'm thankful to you for this video, Andrew.

I am a Mandaean in Canada. This is a great video. Thank you for spreading our story.

@shenanigans3710

3 жыл бұрын

How do you deal with the baptism in a cold country like Canada? Do you use pools because the river is not possible year round?

@RyezUpTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@shenanigans3710 In our current generations, unfortunately, baptisms don't occur as often as practiced throughout our history. Mainly, we do them in the rivers during seasons that are suitable (like summer or as long as it is hot enough outside), or on special occasions, such as weddings, funerals, baby showers, birthdays, etc. If a river is not accessible at the time of need, then we do indeed use pools. Problem is, the appropriateness of the pool is subjective as different Sheikhs have different opinions on that.

@shenanigans3710

3 жыл бұрын

@@RyezUpTV Ah, interesting. Thanks for the reply. It seems the policy on conversion may have to change if the religion wants to survive.

@RyezUpTV

3 жыл бұрын

@@shenanigans3710 yeah I’m not too sure about the jeopardy of that one tbh. The older generations are pretty firm with the rules and traditions.. but who knows? Maybe our future generations will have to make that change 🤷‍♂️

@sidraal-kailani8885

3 жыл бұрын

Im one in Australia

Quite interesting. Here in Eastern Georgia we have a small Yezidi population who came here ages ago and still living by their original traditions and in western Georgia we have a village called Mandaeti, which means a place where Manda live. I did not even know what Manda was, now some investigation is needed to check from where this Manda in the name of this village came from. This village now is purely Georgian, but the name of it asks for more investigation. This region also has some village names which seems to be coming from old Sumerian words and/or upper Tigris/Euphrates area.

Thank you for keeping it sharp, straight and simple. So much information, but it is easy to digest and follow.

I just want to say that I absolutely adore your channel! I learn something completely new every time you upload. I had no idea this sect even existed! I'm really sad I missed your lecture on Greco Roman magic :'(

I've been trying to learn more about Mandaeism for years as a Neo-Gnostic, this is fantastic.

@LOL-bs1hg

Жыл бұрын

Hi, its been two years but i'm curious, what do you believe as a Neo-Gnostic? is there a specific group?

@lordofthered1257

Жыл бұрын

​@@LOL-bs1hg They believe in this thing called heresy.

@SamZizla

Жыл бұрын

Hello. I am a Mandaean, Albeit I can't share everything I can share some things you'd like to know?:)

@bobSeigar

Жыл бұрын

​@@SamZizla Can I ask an ignorant question? I've been studying religions for quite a few years now, and there was one thing I can not comprehend for 'Knowledge' based religions. I do not wish to know your secrets, just the reason you guard them. Is it fear of persecution, or is it an oath of protecting the secret? Most of the later (secret) religions hide their secrets for power, but I do not believe that is the case with your religion. The reason behind the secrecy is what drives my intrigue. I apologize if this is rude or ignorant in any way. Feel free to also disregard the question if it is offensive.

@sarwanalzuhairi3162

Жыл бұрын

@@bobSeigar because we are a closed religion, it is to protect our religion and surley not fear of persecution my friend, as youv'e heard we are a peaceful religion.

One of the things I find interesting about Mandaeanism is how myth and ritual reflect each other heavily.

@Autists-Guide

3 жыл бұрын

Isn't that the same for e.g. Catholicism and Islam and, well, all of them really?

@penand_paper6661

3 жыл бұрын

@@Autists-Guide Granted, but its even more explicit in the Mandaean myths. The emanations perform the same rituals as the priests do; they are imitated as best as possible, the two are connected so intimately. Its hard for me to really describe it properly, though.

@aramkaizer7903

3 жыл бұрын

@@Autists-Guide It actually is. It's just that modern people have forgotten the heavily ritualistic and iconographic element of the Christian faith. Even in Catholicism this is being diluted. The Orthodox church is most stark in this regard.

@Autists-Guide

3 жыл бұрын

@@aramkaizer7903 Yup. Which means that the most Orthodox are also the most Orthoprax.

@aramkaizer7903

3 жыл бұрын

@@Autists-Guide nice

I am Mandaean myself, or rather I should say that my mother's family is, and I feel a bit sad that I never learned any of this growing up. My mother's family is Subba, but my mother, my aunts and uncles, my grandparents, and all of my cousins were secular, even before coming to the US. My mother's family all identifies as Mandaean, and they take pride in the distinctiveness to an extent, but no one practiced or talked about the religion, and no one could speak the language (even my grandparents only knew a little bit, and my mother only knows 4 or 5 words). A few of my cousins have been baptized, but it was more of a culture thing than a religious thing. One massive obstacle is that to be considered Mandaean, both your parents need to be Mandaean. While this was fine when everyone was in one place, now the Subba are scattered around the world, and most young Subba are marrying non-Subba as a result, so the number of kids being brought up as culturally Subba is minuscule. A few of my cousins count as Mandaean (as some of my aunts married Mandaean guys), but none of my cousins kids do. In 2-3 generations, I imagine the only Subba will be those few who stayed behind in Iraq (and a little corner of Iran). I do understand that the community in Australia is going rather strongly, though I have no first-hand knowledge on that front.

@marcmalki734

3 жыл бұрын

Souns very much like what is happening to the Parsi-Mazdeans whose numbers are dwindling.

@mouna8007

3 жыл бұрын

In order to save this culture from extinction you might consider to adapt the 100 percent blood rule. Even Jews allow conversion to their religion, although they don't make it as easy as muslims. But change your rules fast. Once a generation is 100 percent culturally non-Mandean, the obstacles are too high to go back.

@ramseykeilani9569

3 жыл бұрын

@@mouna8007 Some priests are now baptizing half-Subba, even though it's against the rules. I expect that pretty soon they'll all be doing it out of desperation. Under the old rules, only 1 of my cousins would actually count as Mandaen, and that's just because he hasn't married yet (since you're kicked out even for marrying a non-Subba).

@mouna8007

3 жыл бұрын

@@ramseykeilani9569 Maybe opening up to the outside world could be a gift to us others? If you managed to preserve what's important to you, you could survive the 21th century, plus be a kind of an oasis in this world with its gigantic mass-religions. And in contrast to new sects and New Age groups, you have a kind of about 2000 years of approved stability. But those thoughts are not so important, as the interests of the individuals in your group, as it is your life, and you would have to do all the work, ;) . Just my 5 cents. I wish sincerely all the best to your people, and that your religion survives in a decent manner.

@ramseykeilani9569

3 жыл бұрын

@@mouna8007 I very much appreciate the sentiment. For my part, I think that 100 years hence there almost certainly will be people identifying as Mandaean, but I suspect that the religion might have run its course. I think a lot of that might be because for so many centuries the priests kept a lot of the religious knowledge hidden, and even the things that weren't technically hidden weren't really discussed much. This worked when everyone was concentrated in one region, so you could just assume that anyone born Mandaean would be baptized and remain as such all their life due to social inertia, but it definitely doesn't work when most of your flock probably lives hundreds of miles from the nearest priest, and still doesn't know much about the actual faith. For my part, I don't have any connection to the religious aspect, but I do very much hope that the broader culture and identity remains.

So grateful for the description and access to The Mandean Book of John. I've been interested in thier perspective on christianity and Judaism. I wonder if they did sprout from a genuine Israelite Baptist tradition like the essenes or John's group.

I spent my life as a social worker and psychologist......but my fascination with world religion and ritual has always been bubbling under the surface. Your channel is, by a mile, the most interesting and stimulating of any I subscribe to. You tell me everything I need to know and just enough to whet my appetite for more.....thanks for this and keep them coming! This is great 👍🏼 😀👍🏼

Thank you for citing resources. An incredible amount of work slogging through all this in order to make such a visually appealing and succinct presentation. I think you

I seriously need more channels like you. One that is neutral on all religions. It makes me happy and I like learning from you.

@Pushing_Pixels

6 ай бұрын

Check out "Let's Talk Religion", if you haven't already. It's a great channel with a neutral, academic approach like this one. He goes into a lot of depth sometimes, but it's very approachable.

I am Buddhist, but I really wish all these religions and spiritual paths could be preserved and supported. True treasures of mankind!

That's a lot of water for a religion born in an arid region.

@Eddie-ls9zw

3 жыл бұрын

They had to live in marshlands in order to practice their religion.

@ADeeSHUPA

3 жыл бұрын

@@Eddie-ls9zw marshlands

@urielm774

3 жыл бұрын

Not as arid as you think. Generalization!

@justme2993

3 жыл бұрын

It’s because the Mandaeans lived inbetween the two rivers euphrates and tigris

@MrAranton

3 жыл бұрын

That which is rare and hard to come by often carries religious meaning.

I swear that me and you are psychologically connected 😂 I’ll start an interest in a particular religion or people group, then usually within a week you post about it. I love it!

Your content is incredible, thanks 🙏🏻

This is the most interesting channel I’ve found in a long time! Kudos

So enjoyed this. It has been an eye opener and gives me much to ponder over.

I really appreciate your work, Dr. Henry. There are a handful of Mandaens that I personally know in my community, and this video helps me understand them so much better. Thank you!

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

I talked about Mandeans in this video. Are they not the descendants of John the Baptist who didnt follow Jesus ? Like Yezidism it seems, are that with the followers of God who didnt folow Moses and Israel as a covenant. The one God was followed before Abraham and the people of Israel. And I think Yezidism comes from that, it predates sumerian pantheons. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaV2I-xlNezp7w.html I'd love it if you came to chat on my channel.

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

@Abhinandan Zambare Yes,he did. Butsome of his followers appparently didnt.

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

@Abhinandan Zambare No. I spent Time with Gypsies and their language is similar.

Very interesting. First time ever knowing about this. Thanks for the _manda_ ⚘⚘⚘

Absolutely fascinating. The Gnostic perspective has a certain appeal with the increasing level of alienation of the modern world.

You're amazing, and all the resources provided alongside your transcript is beautiful!

A very thorough and eye opening study of religion. Thanks for this wonderfully made video. 👍

Great work! Can't wait for the next Shinto video!

I am Mandaean from Australia. Very good video full of accurate facts

@sidraal-kailani8885

3 жыл бұрын

Sameee

@KayEraMusiq

2 жыл бұрын

🙏🇮🇶

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

I talked about Mandeans in this video. Are they not the descendants of John the Baptist who didnt follow Jesus ? Like Yezidism it seems, are that with the followers of God who didnt folow Moses and Israel as a covenant. The one God was followed before Abraham and the people of Israel. And I think Yezidism comes from that, it predates sumerian pantheons. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaV2I-xlNezp7w.html I'd love it if you came to chat on my channel.

@Din_Markish

2 жыл бұрын

@@sidraal-kailani8885 Mandean boy

Thanks, an awsome effort and great and informative video.Great choice of topics.

Could you do a video on the cathars and the albigensian crusade? I've always wondered how gnosticism resurged in france in medieval times and the seemingly mystical and legendary role of the templars. Among which the story of templars switching sides against the church forces at the siege of montsegur.

@kristijangrgic9841

2 жыл бұрын

There was a string of dualistic gnostic movements in Byzantium, Balkans and eventualy Italy which reached France. Main difference of gnostic sects to mainstream christianity is duality of good and bad god and word is created by a bad god or sometimes satan which is then elevated to a position of equal or almost equal power to god. This is influence from Zoroastrianism

So many shoes of different sizes & shapes. A reflection of the variety in human characteristics.

The relation between many gnostic communities believes and Plato are astonishing. As you talk about the mandeians soul believes, you could be describing a platonic view of the the path to knowledge. I would love to see a video about Plato and gnosticism. Love your channel.

@Eddie-ls9zw

3 жыл бұрын

You might be interested in the Secret History of Western Exotericism Podcast. That guy went into crazy detail on the Platonic dialogues!

Wonderful summary of information about the Mandaeans. Best video from this channel.

Glad I found your channel. This is interesting stuff.

James McGrath is awesome! Not only has he been key in Mandean study, but his social media is literally THE BEST.

Did not expect finding a video about the religion I was born into on this channel since we're pretty much unheard of. Learnt a lot, thanks

@redfoxsecurity3334

5 ай бұрын

Is it possible to convert to Mandaeism?Also, does your God get mad if you play with your 🐱 or 🐔 while watching Pron Hub? Or does he realize there’s more important things to worry about?

@misseli922

5 ай бұрын

@@redfoxsecurity3334 no, you can't convert. Not sure if you're trolling or not lol but to answer your second question, I'm not sure but I think it's discouraged

@redfoxsecurity3334

5 ай бұрын

@@misseli922 No, not trolling I’m trying to find a religion that’s not too judgmental and doesn’t send you to 🔥 with the 😈 over petty things 😸

I just signed up for the class on sunday SOOOO excited

@ReligionForBreakfast

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, see you then!

I did not know these fascinating people existed until just now. Thank you very much for educating me with this video.

@sidraal-kailani8885

3 жыл бұрын

Yes im mendean myselfff

@_melodyx

Жыл бұрын

thank you 😊

Hey, thanks for this! nice to see my alma mater doing good work as well! Could you please put the Exeter Uni link in the description? Thanks! :)

Fascinating video. There are lots of gnostic subreddits that discuss ideas like these.

Ive wanted this video for a while!

Your classes sound really interesting! I would love to join, however I am a student from México, so it's a bit too expensive for me, but I hope it goes really well. Thank you for educating us on religious studies

so happy i found this channel! i use wikipedia rabbit holes to lull me to sleep and most of the times they're about religion. now i have a plethora of videos to watch!

@Robin-il4ev

2 жыл бұрын

Are you a researcher of religion ? How do you look at different religions , just curious

@lucylaferriere9307

2 жыл бұрын

@@Robin-il4ev no, i don't study religion academically, it's just something interesting to me! i was raised christian and find other religions fascinating. for example, i've read about hinduism, and it still confuses me a lot, since it is practiced in a lot of different ways and much more complex than my understanding of God, or the religion I grew up in.

@Robin-il4ev

2 жыл бұрын

@@lucylaferriere9307 Ha ha 😂 Hinduism is complex to understand but easy to follow . It doesn't dictate you to follow a certain way always. It's up to you , You can be a Practising Hindu , An Atheist Hindu it doesn't matter much . The main theme of Hinduism is to Look inside , To explore your inner self

It's amazing that the Mandaeans survived to this day. It's also interesting that they lived for a long time in the Mesopotamian Delta, which is the geographic location of the Garden of Eden and where the Hebrews of Abraham's time originated.

@yossiadler931

2 жыл бұрын

John Houlgate Correct. Both the Mandaeans and the first Israelites were Arameans (Deuteronomy 26:5, Genesis 25:20) who are indigenous to Mesopotamia. Regarding the Garden of Eden, the Cush mentioned in Genesis 2:13 is in Mesopotamia (Jubilees Chapter 9). Two of the rivers near the Garden of Eden are the Euphrates and Tigris (Genesis 2:14).

@isaacleillhikar4566

2 жыл бұрын

I talked about Mandeans in this video. Are they not the descendants of John the Baptist who didnt follow Jesus ? Like Yezidism it seems, are that with the followers of God who didnt folow Moses and Israel as a covenant. The one God was followed before Abraham and the people of Israel. And I think Yezidism comes from that, it predates sumerian pantheons. kzread.info/dash/bejne/gGaV2I-xlNezp7w.html I'd love it if you came to chat on my channel.

@abofatma2171

5 ай бұрын

​​@@yossiadler931The Israelis are indigenous to Mesopotamia؟ ... broth mixed history in a terrifying way. The Israelis did not come to the land of Mesopotamia except when they were causing. The natives were the Sumerians first, then Assyria, then the Chaldean Babylonians.

(ࡀࡍࡀ ࡌࡀࡍࡃࡀࡉ) I'm a mandean you're welcome to ask any question .. BTW this video to 95% right Thank you Andrew

@vypa-bk1iy

3 жыл бұрын

isnt it kind of a hwssel to baptize every week.

@ArdwanGh

3 жыл бұрын

@@vypa-bk1iy sorry what does hwssel mean I didn't get it By the way Baptising every week isn't a have to do It's like if you have the opportunity to it go for it when is not than is fine do it when you can but its pretty good if you do it every blessed Sunday To Baptist its like to renew your promise with God that you will keep going on the right way .. I hope it's clear to you know 😊 Sorry for my bad English

@vypa-bk1iy

3 жыл бұрын

@@ArdwanGh no your english was fine thanks for the explanation. I meant to say hassel which means annoyannce or trouble but you explained that you dont need to get baptized every week.

@ArdwanGh

3 жыл бұрын

@@vypa-bk1iy ah ok You're welcome my friend

@ArdwanGh

3 жыл бұрын

@@m-ib4512 yes nobody is allowed to convert to our religion You're mandean only if you're born from mandeans parents And yes we're the same in the Quran

Very informative video. Thank you.

I think gnosticism as a term can be used like the term polytheism. Even religions like Nation of Islam has gnostic traits but I don't think they have much connection with antique gnostic groups.

@tanyl1

3 жыл бұрын

No, it can't. Gnosticism refers to a particular religious movement: the Gnostic.

@SirTorcharite

3 жыл бұрын

@@tanyl1 but did the Gnostics consider themselves and call each other "Gnostics"? Everything I've heard, which is admittingly little, is that they considered themselves Christians. IIRC "gnosticism" gained it's name from foreign scholars studying ANE theologies, their theologians the "Gnostikoi". RFB even points out in the video that it's a catch-all for various religions sharing some uniting factors. So what particular religious movement were you considering "Gnostics"? OP phrased her statement a bit strange but you seemed a little too wrong to be so sure of yourself. Maybe I'm wrong though and you'll set me on the path to gnosis. It'd be a surprise but a welcome one.

@DSAK55

3 жыл бұрын

Nation of Islam is a religions in the same way the Olive Garden is Italian

@Eddie-ls9zw

3 жыл бұрын

In his "The Gnostics", Dr. Brakke related that some of the ancient groups actually did use the word "Gnostic" in reference to themselves. I need to go back and review exactly what he said about it, though.

@howardjamespatterson4119

3 жыл бұрын

Is that the goal ? Validation from a group\or is it trying to find your own way to truth ? Which may be guided\inspired by many different resources ( I'd capitalise the word truth ,but that wouldn't change the meaning )

thank you for this video as a mandean myself this makes me feel heard :)

@Din_Markish

Жыл бұрын

Me to

not to be dramatic but your show is one of the best things to ever happen to me (passion for history is very cool and very normal)

The words you show in the bowl is very familier to hebrow. I am able to read it, while I know nothing about mandeans and this is first time reading about tham. Thank you for this video!

​ @ReligionForBreakfast can you make an episode about an African diasporic religion very important in Brazil (camdomblé) and its culturally rich cousin Umbanda (a syncretic religion in Brazil that mixture Catholicism, Kardec spiritism, and Camdomblé)? I really enjoy all your videos and I think would be important for your audience to learn about these completely different religions.

For your next "pop culture" religious video, I highly recommend doing the children of atom from the fallout series. The games go back to the 90's, and the children have made an appearance in almost every game. I feel you'd have a lot to work with, and i'd love to hear your take on it.

So interesting to hear about this faith. Thank you. Judging by the positive input from Mandeans, you did a good job. 🙏

It is amazing the similarities in thought throughout religions. I guess minds find similar paths to answer universal questions. Fascinating stuff.

I would like to see more videos on Marcionism. Would also love to have you on my new religion podcast I'm starting up.

@kathryngeeslin9509

3 жыл бұрын

I too find Marcionism fascinating, more fascinating than most.

@persona8991

3 жыл бұрын

@@kathryngeeslin9509 true christianity.

@theTruth-pq9re

3 жыл бұрын

@@persona8991 i see you ever where makes me feel you hate us?

@persona8991

3 жыл бұрын

@@theTruth-pq9re You are not mandaean

I learned about this religion recently and found it pretty interesting, especially with how long it's lasted.

@sidraal-kailani8885

3 жыл бұрын

Yuh were interesting

@johnsanders9622

2 жыл бұрын

God guides them, they walk in the real God’s radiance.

@_melodyx

Жыл бұрын

thank you im glad you find my religion interesting:)

@rewanaalkhamici7115

Жыл бұрын

@@johnsanders9622 exactly :)

Can you do more pagan religions? Because I read it is an umbrella term and it would be interesting to know what religions are considered pagan.

what an awesome channel thank you!

Their closing is very similar to that of East African orthodox churchs

I love learning about religions which are completely new to me

@theTruth-pq9re

3 жыл бұрын

Btw this religion was the oldest

Great video, I love your channel!

Very well done. Thank you.

Another great video from you, Mandaeans are really interesting religious group sadly they are wiped out in their traditional homeland of Iraq and Iran, didn't know they were presecuted so much after the fall of Shah, and for Iraq we know the story, hope there knowledge and practices will survive, it is sad to see they are preforming their rites in land so far beyond from their homeland. I think Mandaeism is mixture of gnostic thought with Zoroastric dualism and faith in John the Baptist. Wonderful video, keep it up :).

This was super interesting. Thank you. I had been wondering how much we knew about the Sabians mentioned in the Qur'an.

@ghghjkkk2382

2 жыл бұрын

@AC yeah they are the people of the book but the caliphates didnt treat then as such which is sad

@alhashmy1310

Жыл бұрын

@@ghghjkkk2382 Wrong, they aren't from the People of the Book, and secondly, they were treated much better compared to other religions. Read about Ibn Al-Qayyim's book Ahkam Ahl al-Dhimmah and you will know how the Sabeans lived under Islamic rule.

@alhashmy1310

Жыл бұрын

@@sumerianfarmer5363 I don't hate you or love you, but I was correcting misconceptions about who the People of the Book are in Islam, and the Sabeans aren't from the People of the Book.

Well done. A great breakdown.

5:38 I love the fact that they put a smiley face on the person in the bowl. Edit: or possibly a derpy blank stare. Either way, it’s adorable.

I’m a lapsed Catholic but this channel is my favorite to watch

@The53732

21 күн бұрын

Come home

I am Indian docter, & have served in southern iranian city Ahvaz and near by town during Iran , IRAQ war for 9 years, I Had come in contact with some some Mandniens community people. In 1990 there were about twenty thousands population residing in that part, they had a monopoly on profession of Gold Smith, few were my patient's, relegiously they had affinity with water & Rivers and performed many rituals in kamroon river flowing southern Iran, some lived in Iraq, the Islamic govt prosecuted them , they consumated Marriage and other rituals early morning standing in river ,I saw some very old scriptures they kept, UNO should take steps to preserve this old cmmunity at verge of extenction

So interesting - great channel!

dude, your channel is awesome, thank you for all this! if you're doing your phd concurrently with this channel, you should give yourself a pat on the back, very cool, thank you

I get waaaay too excited about these for an atheist lol

@stza16

3 жыл бұрын

There’s nothing wrong with an atheist being interested in religion.

@bagelmeister2295

3 жыл бұрын

You could say atheists learning about religion are basically just learning about history from their perspective, and that's always interesting

@ThomasO2

3 жыл бұрын

Dude, you're about to become a James McGrath fan!

@puraLusa

3 жыл бұрын

Me two. 😂

@InhabitantOfOddworld

3 жыл бұрын

Humans have an instinctual drive toward religion. Just as we're omnivorous. An atheist with a piqued curiosity in religion is no different to a vegan with a curiosity about steak. In other words, perfectly natural reactions.

Would love to see your version of hinduism..!

This channel is too good!

I... Did not know this existed... But I guess I know it now. It's quite fascinating to listen to.

*+ReligionForBreakfast* I find it hard to understand the logic of endogamous religious communities. I fundamentally don't really understand why not-to-be evangelical - and with me, UI presume a lot of other western people. Might it be interesting/useful to make a video about this?

I am a member of this religion, I'm trying to learn more about it and it sometimes surprises me how a lot of people does not know about us. But even so, I am proud of me being in this religion😊 thank you for the helpfull video❤

@mysticonthehill

Жыл бұрын

It was very fascinating learning of your community. I had known of the them, but not their beliefs and practices. All the best.

@hisokahunter8053

5 ай бұрын

Is it true that you think people who are not from your religon unclean? And that if they touched you then you would have to shower ?

I would love to see an overview of the Freman religion from Frank Herbert's Dune.

The fact it's still handwritten is significant. It forces one to always be attached to the beliefs and ideas.

This video sent me on such a research spiral it took me three days to finish it

@sidraal-kailani8885

3 жыл бұрын

There is a very limited amount of info on us

I am a mandaein and i am very thankful for this video, it’s hard to learn about my religion as it is very uncommon but this helped a lot, thank you :)

@elanaiscool884

2 жыл бұрын

Am mandean 2 :>

@Din_Markish

2 жыл бұрын

Am making too but a boy

@Din_Markish

2 жыл бұрын

Am mandean too

@Din_Markish

2 жыл бұрын

@@elanaiscool884 hi (●’◡’●)ﾉ there

@Din_Markish

2 жыл бұрын

Am mandean too

I was listening to the This Jungian Life Podcast’s most recent episode attempting to understand the deeper archetypal themes of the QAnon conspiracy theory. Their guest said he saw a lot of themes going back to Manicheanism (which Augustine belonged to for 11 years before becoming a Catholic). I know you get all kinds of requests (I’m still praying for a Jainism video), but it seems like that would be fun to explore.

If you read The Templar Revelation by Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince, you'll see the link between John the Baptist and the Mandaeans

Suggestion: could you do an analysis of religion in the Elderscrolls games?

They're mentioned in Acts 19

@Blvd40

3 жыл бұрын

Whaaa? Heading over to the New Testament 🏃‍♀️

@dylanstevens3963

2 жыл бұрын

They where People Baptised by John, that doesnt make them Mandeans, Jesus Christ was Baptised by John

@SamGarcia

2 жыл бұрын

@@dylanstevens3963 The larger point is Acts 19 shows that not all of John's disciples became Jesus's disciples.

This was very intresting Thanks Very much.