قراءة في كتاب سحر الفضة: دراسة أنثروبولوجية شهيد صادق الطائي

Abstract EN

The Sabian Mandaean religion and sect is considered one of the oldest sects in Mesopotamia, about which many researchers differed about their lineage, beliefs and social customs, due to the secrecy of their beliefs and the lack of realization of their truth.

most of what was circulated about this sect was in the form of novels, and we did not find Arab studies that dealt with the subject from an anthropological angle, except for some studies, such as the study of the anthropological researcher Lady Drawar.

in this article, we will try to define the Sabean-Mandaean sect as seen by the Iraqi researcher Shahid Sadiq al-Tai in his book entitled: the magic of silver: the secret of water.

this religion appeared, what is its original home, what are the areas in which they reside, and how do they live, what is characterized by the social structure of this sect, and what are their most important social practices, occasional rituals and religious rituals, and before answering these questions, it was necessary to be exposed before that to the most important tools that resorted to the researcher referred to it in the context of doing this research, given that the study we are reviewing is anthropological.