The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics (Italian Texts and Studies on Religion and Society)

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Summary: A thorough, meticulously presented and fascinating study
Review: The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics by Edmondo Lupieri (Professor of Christian History, University of Udine, Italy) is a comprehensive and informative introduction to Mandaeanism, a branch of Gnosticism that has survived the last sixteen centuries Christian and Islamic suppression in Iran and Iraq down to the present day. From their history traceable back to the Italian monk Ricoldo da Montecroce, to their legends, customs, ideals, and texts, The Mandaeans: The Last Gnostics is a solid and scholarly core reference and offers a wealth of invaluable lore about a unique faith and a special way of life. The Mandaeans is thorough, meticulously presented and fascinating study.