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Who were the mysterious Sabians of Harran? This forgotten group of ancient star-worshippers left behind one of history’s most fascinating mysteries. We look at the contemporary sources to (try to) find out what these ancient peoples actually believed and practiced.
Music by Filip Holm (me)
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Sources/Recommended Reading:
Dodge, Bayard (translated by) (1970). 'The Fihrist of al-Nadim: A Tenth Century Survey of Muslim Culture'. Columbia University Press.
Gunduz, Sinasi (1994). 'The Knowledge of Life: The Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and Their Relation to the Sabians of the Qur'an and to the Harranians'. Oxford University Press.
Hjärpe, Jan (1972). 'Analyse critique des traditions arabes sur les Sabéens Harraniens'. Doctoral thesis. University of Uppsala.
Moses Maimonides - 'The Guide for the Perplexed - A New Translation'. Translated with commentary by Lenn E. Goodman & Philip I. Lieberman.
Stanford University Press.
Tardieu, Michel (1986). 'Sabiens coraniques et Sabiens' de Harran'. Journal Asiatique 274, 1-44.
Tardieu, Michel (1987). 'Les calandriers en usage a Harran d'aprés les sources arabes et le commentaire de Simplicius a la physique d'Aristotle'. In Ilsetraut Hadot, ed., 'Simplicius: Sa vie, son aevre, sa survie. Acted du colloque international de Paris (28 Sept.-1 Oct. 1985)'. Berlin, de Gruyter, 40-57).
Van Bladel, Kevin (2009). 'The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science'. OUP USA.
Van Bladel, Kevin (2017). 'From Sasanian Mandaeans to Sabians of the Marshes'. Brill.
#sabian #harran #history
Who were the mysterious Sabians of Harran? This forgotten group of ancient star-worshippers left behind one of history’s most fascinating mysteries. We look at the contemporary sources to (try to) find out what these ancient peoples actually believed and practiced.
Music by Filip Holm (me)
Find me and my music here:
Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon:
Or through a one-time donation:
Also check out the Let's Talk Religion Podcast:
Sources/Recommended Reading:
Dodge, Bayard (translated by) (1970). 'The Fihrist of al-Nadim: A Tenth Century Survey of Muslim Culture'. Columbia University Press.
Gunduz, Sinasi (1994). 'The Knowledge of Life: The Origins and Early History of the Mandaeans and Their Relation to the Sabians of the Qur'an and to the Harranians'. Oxford University Press.
Hjärpe, Jan (1972). 'Analyse critique des traditions arabes sur les Sabéens Harraniens'. Doctoral thesis. University of Uppsala.
Moses Maimonides - 'The Guide for the Perplexed - A New Translation'. Translated with commentary by Lenn E. Goodman & Philip I. Lieberman.
Stanford University Press.
Tardieu, Michel (1986). 'Sabiens coraniques et Sabiens' de Harran'. Journal Asiatique 274, 1-44.
Tardieu, Michel (1987). 'Les calandriers en usage a Harran d'aprés les sources arabes et le commentaire de Simplicius a la physique d'Aristotle'. In Ilsetraut Hadot, ed., 'Simplicius: Sa vie, son aevre, sa survie. Acted du colloque international de Paris (28 Sept.-1 Oct. 1985)'. Berlin, de Gruyter, 40-57).
Van Bladel, Kevin (2009). 'The Arabic Hermes: From Pagan Sage to Prophet of Science'. OUP USA.
Van Bladel, Kevin (2017). 'From Sasanian Mandaeans to Sabians of the Marshes'. Brill.
#sabian #harran #history
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Who are Lets Talk Religion?This channel aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject. You will find videos discussing the big religions of the world, historical reviews of important figures and works as well as documentaries about numerous related subjects.
Who are the Sabian?The Sabians, sometimes also spelled Sabaeans or Sabeans, are a religious group mentioned three times in the Quran where it is implied that they belonged to the 'People of the Book' (ahl al-kitab). Modern scholars have identified them as Mandaeans, Manichaeans, Sabaeans, Elchasaites, Archontics or as adherents of the astral religion of Harran. Some scholars believe that it is impossible to establish their original identity with any degree of certainty.
