Anush (Mandaeism)
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| Anush | |
|---|---|
| Other names | Anush Uthra |
| Abode | Mshunia Kushta in the World of Light |
| Mantra | "In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš" (b-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš) |
| Equivalents | |
| Jewish equivalent | Enos |
In Mandaeism, Anush (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡍࡅࡔ, romanized: Anuš) (also spelled Ennosh[1]) or Anush Uthra (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡏࡅࡕࡓࡀ, romanized: Anuš ʿUtra) is an uthra (angel or guardian) from the World of Light. Anush is considered to be the Mandaean equivalent of Enos.[2]
Prayers in the Qolasta frequently contain the recurring formula "In the name of Hibil, Šitil, and Anuš" (Classical Mandaic: ࡁࡔࡅࡌࡀࡉࡄࡅࡍ ࡖࡄࡉࡁࡉࡋ ࡅࡔࡉࡕࡉࡋ ࡅࡀࡍࡅࡔ b-šumaihun ḏ-Hibil u-Šitil u-Anuš).[3]
The Mshunia Kushta is considered to be the shkina (dwelling) of Anush Uthra.[4]
Overview
According to the Mandaean scriptures, including the Qolastā, the Book of John and Genzā Rabbā, Enosh is cognate with the angelic soteriological figure Anush Uthra,[5] (Classical Mandaic: ࡀࡍࡅࡔ ࡏࡅࡕࡓࡀ, romanized: Anuš ʿUtra, sometimes translated as "Excellent Ennosh"),[1] who is spoken of as the son[6] or brother[7] of Sheetil (Seth). Anush is a lightworld being (uthra) who taught John the Baptist and performed many of the same miracles within Jerusalem typically ascribed to Jesus by Christians.[8]
See also
- List of angels in theology
- Anush bar Danqa, a 7th-century Mandaean priest, scribe, and leader with the given name Anush
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Häberl, Charles G.; McGrath, James F. (2019), The Mandaean Book of John: Text and Translation, Open Access Version, Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter, http://www.gnosis.org/library/The_Mandaean_Book_of_John_Open_Access_Ve.pdf
- ↑ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ↑ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- ↑ Drower, E.S. (1960). The Secret Adam - The Study of Nasoraean Gnosis. London: Oxford University Press. http://khazarzar.skeptik.net/books/mandaean/adam.pdf.
- ↑ Drower, E.S. (1932). The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Gorgias Press.com. ISBN 978-1931956499. https://archive.org/details/mandaeansofiraqi00esdr.
- ↑ Ginza Rabba. Right Volume (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 130–135. [Note: this is book 10 in some other editions.]
- ↑ Ginza Rabba. Right Volume (2nd ed.). Germany: Drabsha. 2019. pp. 70–83.
- ↑ McGrath, James F. (9 July 2012). "76 - Anush-Uthra and Christ". The Mandaic Book of John: Translating the ancient text into English for the first time.. http://rogueleaf.com/book-of-john/2012/07/09/76-anush-uthra-and-christ/.
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