Qolusta
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Qolusta (Modern Mandaic: קולסתא Qōlutā) is the canonical prayerbook of the Mandaeans, a present-day gnostic sect within Iraq and Iran. It was translated into English by E. S. Drower. The Mandaic word “Qolusta” means ‘collection’.[1] The prayerbook is a collection of Mandaic prayers regarding baptisms and other sacred rituals involved in the ascension of the soul.[2]
The Qolusta, and two other key texts to Mandaic literature, the Draša D-Iahia, and the Ginza Rba were compiled together,[2] though their date of authorship is heavily debated, some believing it to be during the 2nd-3rd centuries,[3] and others believing it to be conceived during the 1st century.[4]
External links
- Canonical Prayerbook
- A slightly more complete version at the Internet Archive (the first few sections have not been archived)
- ↑ Drower, E. S. (1959). Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandeans. Leiden: E.J. Brill.
- 1 2 Haardt, Robert (1971). Gnosis: Character and Testimony. Leiden.
- ↑ Drower, E. S. (2002). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran: Their Cults, Customs, Magic. Gorgias Press.
- ↑ Dunlap, S. F. (1998). Sōd, The Son Of The Man. San Diego: Wizards Bookshelf.
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