Misha(Mandaeism)

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InMandaeism,misha(Classical Mandaic:ࡌࡉࡔࡀ,romanized:miša) is anointingsesame oilused during rituals such as themasbuta(baptism) andmasiqta(death mass), both of which are performed byMandaean priests.^[1]^[2]

Etymology[edit]

The Mandaic wordmišashares the samerootwithMšiha( "Messiah";Classical Mandaic:ࡌࡔࡉࡄࡀ,lit. 'The Anointed One'). However, Mandaeans do not use the wordmšihato refer to Mandaeans who have been anointed during rituals, in order to distance themselves from Christianity.^[3]

In theQolasta[edit]

Several prayers in theQolastaare recited over the oil, including prayers48,63,and73.^[4]In some prayers, misha referred to asmisha dakia,or "pure oil."

References[edit]

^Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.
^Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran.Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
^Drower, E. S. 1960.The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis.Oxford: Clarendon Press.
^Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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[Buckley_2002-1] Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002).The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people.New York: Oxford University Press.ISBN 0-19-515385-5.OCLC 65198443.

[auto2-2] Drower, Ethel Stefana (1937).The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran.Oxford At The Clarendon Press.

[Secret_Adam-3] Drower, E. S. 1960.The Secret Adam: A Study of Nasoraean Gnosis.Oxford: Clarendon Press.

[Drower_1959-4] Drower, E. S. (1959).The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans.Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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In theQolasta[edit]

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