Andiruna
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An andiruna (
Etymology
The term andiruna or ʿndiruna (ʿndruna) literally means 'chamber' and can also be used to refer to a wedding chamber or canopy.[3]
Ceremonial usage
Several different priestly texts, including the
During the tarmida initiation ceremony, the initiating priest (rba) and the novice stay in the andiruna hut for one entire week without sleeping. The priest and the novice emerge from the hut after the 7 days are completed, and the hut is taken down. Afterwards, the novice undergoes 60 days of seclusion at home.[6]
Symbolism
During the priest initiation ceremony, another reed hut, the
The andiruna symbolizes the "female" side, and is associated with the earth (
The
Andiruna | Shkinta |
---|---|
female | male |
Tibil | World of Light |
laypeople | priests |
left side (smal ࡎࡌࡀࡋ) | right side (yamin ࡉࡀࡌࡉࡍ) |
south (timia) | north (girbia) |
silver (kaspa) | gold (dahba) |
klila | taga |
See also
- Sweat lodge in Native American spiritual ceremonies
- Valentinianism § Bridal Chamber
References
- ^ Al Saadi, Qais (2012). Nhura: English-Mandaic/Mandaic-Mandaic Dictionary. First Edition, Drabsha.
- ^ Drower, E. S.1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Leiden: Brill (1962 reprint).
- ISBN 9780958034630.
- ^ Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (1993). The Scroll of Exalted Kingship: Diwan Malkuta ʿLaita. New Haven, Connecticut: American Oriented Society.
- ^ Drower, E. S. 1963. A Pair of Naṣoraean Commentaries: Two Priestly Documents, the Great First World and the Lesser First World. Leiden: Brill.
- ^ OCLC 65198443.