In
Mandaean cosmology, Tibil ( myz,
ࡕࡉà¡à¡‰à¡‹) or occasionally Arqa á¸-Tibil (lit. "Tibil-Earth")
is the
Earth
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(World) or earthly middle realm. It is separated from the
World of Light
In Mandaeism, the World of Light or Lightworld ( myz, ࡀࡋࡌࡀ à¡–à¡à¡„à¡…à¡“à¡€, translit=alma á¸-nhÅ«ra) is the primeval, transcendental world from which Tibil and the World of Darkness emerged.
Description
*The Great Life ('' Hayyi Ra ...
(''alma á¸-nhÅ«ra'') above and the
World of Darkness
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(''alma á¸-hÅ¡uka'') below by ''ayar'' (
aether Aether, æther or ether may refer to:
Metaphysics and mythology
* Aether (classical element), the material supposed to fill the region of the universe above the terrestrial sphere
* Aether (mythology), the personification of the "upper sky", sp ...
).
To reach the World of Light (''alma á¸-nhÅ«ra'') from Tibil, Mandaeans believe that need they to establish ''
laufa'' (connection, union) to be reunited with the World of Light. The ''laufa'' is re-created and reconfirmed by priests through rituals such as ''
maá¹£buta
Maá¹£buta ( myz, ࡌࡀࡑà¡à¡…à¡•à¡€) is the ritual of immersion in water in the Mandaean religion.
Overview
Mandaeans revere John the Baptist and practice frequent baptism (''masbuta'') as a ritual of purification, not of initiation. They ...
'' (baptism). Upon death, priests must perform ''
masiqta
The masiqta ( myz, ࡌࡀࡎࡉࡒࡕࡀ) is a mass or ritual practiced in the Mandaean religion in order to help guide the soul ('' nišimta'') towards the World of Light in Mandaean cosmology. They are typically performed as funerary rites fo ...
'' rituals to help the departed soul successfully navigate from Tibil through the various ''
maá¹arta'' (watch-stations) that lie in between, in order to reach the World of Light.
See also
*
Gaia
In Greek mythology, Gaia (; from Ancient Greek , a poetical form of , 'land' or 'earth'),, , . also spelled Gaea , is the personification of the Earth and one of the Greek primordial deities. Gaia is the ancestral mother—sometimes parthe ...
*
Midgard
In Germanic cosmology, Midgard (an anglicised form of Old Norse language, Old Norse ; Old English , Old Saxon , Old High German , and Gothic language, Gothic ''Midjun-gards''; "middle yard", "middle enclosure") is the name for Earth (equivalent ...
in Norse mythology
*
Middle-earth
Middle-earth is the fictional setting of much of the English writer J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy. The term is equivalent to the '' Miðgarðr'' of Norse mythology and ''Middangeard'' in Old English works, including ''Beowulf''. Middle-earth i ...
in J. R. R. Tolkien's novels
*
Ki (goddess)
''Ki'' was the earth goddess in Sumerian religion, chief consort of the sky god An. In some legends Ki and An were brother and sister, being the offspring of Anshar ("Sky Pivot") and Kishar ("Earth Pivot"), earlier personifications of heave ...
in Mesopotamian mythology
References
Mandaean cosmology
Mandaic words and phrases
Earth in religion
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