Zidqa brikha explained
In Mandaeism, the zidqa brikha (or zidqa brika; ࡆࡉࡃࡒࡀ ࡁࡓࡉࡊࡀ|lit=blessed [[oblation]]) is a type of ritual meal blessed by Mandaean priests.[1] [2] Zidqa means oblation and can also mean alms, while brikha means blessed.[3] Unlike the lofani, which is a minor ritual meal does not require the presence of a priest, the zidqa brikha needs to be prepared by a priest.[4]
The zidqa brikha is offered and eaten at the end of tarmida (junior priest) initiation ceremonies, after the novice's 60-day seclusion period.[1] It is also offered at weddings[5] and during the Parwanaya festival.[6]
It is distinct from the lofani and dukrana, which are two other types of ritual meal offered for the dead.[3]
Prayers
In E. S. Drower's version of the Qulasta, prayers 348–374 are for the zidqa brikha. Prayers 375–381 are blessings recited after the zidqa brikha.[7]
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Notes and References
- Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002. 0-19-515385-5. 65198443.
- Segelberg, Eric. 1977. "Zidqa Brika and the Mandæan Problem. In Proceedings of the International Colloquium on Gnosticism. Ed. Geo Widengren and David Hellholm. Stockholm.
- Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
- Book: Drower, E. S. . Water into wine: a study of ritual idiom in the Middle East . John Murray . London . 1956 .
- Book: Häberl, Charles . The Book of Kings and the Explanations of This World: A Universal History from the Late Sasanian Empire . Liverpool . Liverpool University Press . 2022 . 978-1-80085-627-1 . 18.
- Book: Burtea, Bogdan. Das mandäische Fest der Schalttage: Edition, Übersetzung und Kommentierung der Handschrift (DC 24, Šarh ḏ-paruanaiia). Harrassowitz. Wiesbaden. 2005. 978-3-447-05179-8. 62273841. de.
- Book: Drower, E. S.. The Canonical Prayerbook of the Mandaeans. E. J. Brill. 1959. Leiden.
