Subject
Initiation of a Priest
Description
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.
Creator
Yuhana Nashmi
Source
Anmar al Zuhairi, Sattar Jabbar Hilow
Format
Still images
Language
English
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Iraq
Date
25th December 2024
Collection
Rights
Metadata and all media released under Creative Commons
Citation
Yuhana Nashmi, “Initiation of a Priest (Slideshow),” The Worlds of Mandaean Priests, accessed December 25, 2024, https://mandaeanpriests.exeter.ac.uk./items/show/107.