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Description: The initiation of Anmar Al Zuhairi, a young Mandaean in his early twenties, at a Mandi in Baghdad in 2008. The candidate for priesthood is called shwalia (one who asks questions and seeks knowledge). Photograph 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.
Title: Mandaean priest initiation 01
Credit: Yuhana Nashmi, “Initiation of a Priest (Slideshow),” The Worlds of Mandaean Priests, accessed February 23, 2022, https://mandaeanpriests.exeter.ac.uk/items/show/107 Metadata and all media released under a CC license.
Author: Yuhana Nashmi (The Worlds of Mandaean Priests)
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