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Mandaeism
Mandaeism (Mandaic language, Classical Mandaic: ),https://qadaha.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/nhura-dictionary-mandaic-english-mandaic.pdf sometimes also known as Nasoraeanism or Sabianism, is a Gnosticism, Gnostic, Monotheism, ...
, the dukrana () or dukrania (plural form) is a type of memorial ritual meal commemorating the dead.
[Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran''. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.]
It is distinct from the ''
zidqa brikha
In Mandaeism, the zidqa brikha (or ''zidqa brika''; ) is a type of ritual meal blessed by Mandaean priests. ''Zidqa'' means oblation and can also mean alms, while ''brikha'' means blessed.Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Ir ...
'' and ''
lofani
In Mandaeism, the lofani, laufani, or laufania () is a type of ritual meal commemorating the dead. It is etymologically related to the word '' laufa'' ("spiritual communion"), since lofani meals symbolize the connection of the souls of the living ...
'', which are two other types of ritual meal offered for the dead.
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Sacred food as offering
Sacred food as offering is a concept within anthropology regarding the study of food as it relates to religious ritual.
Many religions have prescriptions about the correct preparation and cooking of food, besides the Taboo food and drink, taboos ...
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Eucharist
The Eucharist ( ; from , ), also called Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament or the Lord's Supper, is a Christianity, Christian Rite (Christianity), rite, considered a sacrament in most churches and an Ordinance (Christianity), ordinance in ...
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Koliva
Koliva, also spelled, depending on the language, kollyva, kollyba, kolyvo, or colivÄ, is a dish based on boiled wheat that is used liturgically in the Eastern Orthodox Church for commemorations of the dead.
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Kol ...
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Lofani
In Mandaeism, the lofani, laufani, or laufania () is a type of ritual meal commemorating the dead. It is etymologically related to the word '' laufa'' ("spiritual communion"), since lofani meals symbolize the connection of the souls of the living ...
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Laufa
In Mandaeism, laufa or laupa () is the concept of a spiritual connection forged between Tibil (Earth) and the World of Light. It has been variously translated as "communion," "spiritual union," "spiritual connection," or "vital connection."
In r ...
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Zidqa brikha
In Mandaeism, the zidqa brikha (or ''zidqa brika''; ) is a type of ritual meal blessed by Mandaean priests. ''Zidqa'' means oblation and can also mean alms, while ''brikha'' means blessed.Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. ''The Mandaeans of Iraq and Ir ...
* (''Dukhrana'' is a Syriac word referring to the Prayer of Memorial of the Living and the Dead.)
References
Mandaean ceremonial food and drink
Mandaic words and phrases
Funeral food and drink
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