Dukrana Explained

In Mandaeism, the dukrana (ࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ|lit=remembrance; memorial) or dukrania (plural form) is a type of memorial ritual meal commemorating the dead.^{[1] [2]}

It is distinct from the zidqa brikha and lofani, which are two other types of ritual meal offered for the dead.^[2]

See also

• Sacred food as offering
• Eucharist
• Koliva
• Lofani
• Laufa
• Zidqa brikha
• (Dukhrana is a Syriac word referring to the Prayer of Memorial of the Living and the Dead.)

Notes and References

1. Book: Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen. The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. Oxford University Press. New York. 2002. 0-19-515385-5. 65198443.
2. Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.