(The Conversation) — Mandaeans are followers of ancient Gnostic religion, whose traditional homeland was the region of Iraq and Iran. Today, this small minority lives in many parts of the world, ...
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Mandaeism; The Last Gnostic Religion?

The Mandaeans are one of the world’s oldest surviving religious groups, with roots in ancient Gnostic traditions. Centered around the veneration of John the Baptist and a dualistic cosmology of light ...
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In March 2021 Pope Francis became the first leader of the Roman Catholic Church to visit Iraq. The number of Christians in Iraq has fallen sharply in the past two decades amid mass violence at the ...