The Great Stem of Souls
Book Details
Author(s)
Jorunn Jacobsen Buckley
Publisher
Gorgias Press LLC
ISBN / ASIN
1593333382
ISBN-13
9781593333386
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Description
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.
