Burzinqa Knowpia

Burzinqa
	Two Mandaean men wearing burzinqas
Type	turban
Material	cloth
Place of origin	southern Iraq and southwestern Iran

The burzinqa (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡅࡓࡆࡉࡍࡒࡀ) is a turban worn by Mandaean men during baptismal ceremonial rituals. It forms the upper end of a lengthy piece of cloth, with the lower end making up the pandama or mouth-veil.^[1]

In the Qolasta edit

Several prayers in the Qolasta are recited when putting on the burzinqa, including prayers 1, 3, and 5.^[2]

References edit

^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people (PDF). New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
^ Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

External links edit

Tying the turban and the sacred belt
Tying the turban (video)
Tying the turban (video)

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

[Drower_1959-2] Drower, E. S. (1959). The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. Leiden: E. J. Brill.

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Summary

In the Qolasta edit

See also edit

References edit

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