Home›Sources›Mandaeans ii. The Mandaean Religion (Encyclopaedia Iranica)SourcesMandaeans ii. The Mandaean Religion (Encyclopaedia Iranica)Kurt Rudolph, Encyclopaedia Iranica, 2008Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Mandaeans ii. The Mandaean Religion (Encyclopaedia Iranica)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/iranica-mandaeans-ii-religion.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Mandaeans ii. The Mandaean Religion (Encyclopaedia Iranica). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/iranica-mandaeans-ii-religionCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-mandaeans-ii-the-mandaean-religion-encyc, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Mandaeans ii. The Mandaean Religion (Encyclopaedia Iranica)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/iranica-mandaeans-ii-religion}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXEncyclopaedia Iranica's scholarly entry on Mandaean religious belief and practice, part of its multi-part Mandaeans article.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (43 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1A signed entry by Kurt Rudolph, a leading academic authority on Mandaeism and Gnosticism, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, an academic reference maintained in association with Columbia University.NotesWell-attestedA signed entry by Kurt Rudolph, a leading academic authority on Mandaeism and Gnosticism, in Encyclopaedia Iranica, an academic reference work maintained by the Encyclopaedia Iranica Foundation in association with Columbia University. Reliable for Mandaean theology, cosmology and ritual practice as academically documented. Confirmed to exist and cross-checked by search snippet; iranicaonline.org pages could not be reached directly on any attempt made.CitationAuthorWell-attestedKurt RudolphPublisherWell-attestedEncyclopaedia Iranica FoundationPublication YearWell-attested2008URLWell-attestedhttps://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mandaeans-2-religion/Source TypeWell-attestedreference articleClaims Backed By This Source (43 claims)This source backs 43 claims across the atlas. As facts: 30 well-attested. As cited relationships: 6 connected. Plus 7 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicArticles, 30 claims: 18 well-attested, 6 connected, 6 general references.Sources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Rituals, 5 claims: 4 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested30ArticlesA Theology Once Read From OutsideNot a Christian HeresyNot a Creator, Not a JudgeThe Reverse of the Christian StoryTwo Worlds, One PersonWhy Mandaean Life Follows RiversRitualsMasbutaSourcesMandaeans ii. The Mandaean Religion (Encyclopaedia Iranica)Connected6ArticlesA Theology Once Read From OutsideNot a Christian HeresyNot a Creator, Not a JudgeThe Reverse of the Christian StoryTwo Worlds, One PersonWhy Mandaean Life Follows RiversGeneral References7ArticlesA Theology Once Read From OutsideNot a Christian HeresyNot a Creator, Not a JudgeThe Reverse of the Christian StoryTwo Worlds, One PersonWhy Mandaean Life Follows RiversRitualsMasbutaComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year