| Part of a series on |
| Mandaeism |
|---|
 |
| Religion portal |
The Qolastā,[1] Qulasta,[2] Qolusta (Classical Mandaic: ࡒࡅࡋࡀࡎࡕࡀ; Modern Mandaic: Qōlutā), or the Canonical Prayerbook is, as the name suggests, a canonical prayer book of the Mandaeans, a Gnostic ethnoreligious group from Iraq and Iran. The Mandaic word qolastā means "collection".[3] The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms (masbuta) and other sacred rituals involved in the ascension of the soul (masiqta).[4]
There is no standardized version of the Qolasta; different versions can contain varying numbers of prayers, and ordering of the prayers can also vary. The most commonly Qolasta versions are those of E. S. Drower (1959 English translation) and Mark Lidzbarski (1905 German translation).[3][1]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Liturgienwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Cite error: The named reference
Buckley2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.
- ^ Haardt, Robert (1971). Gnosis: Character and Testimony. Leiden.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
© MMXXIII Rich X Search. We shall prevail. All rights reserved. Rich X Search