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In
ego". It is distinct from ruha ('spirit'), as well as from mana ('nous'). In Mandaeism, humans are considered to be made up of the physical body (pagra), soul (nišimta), and spirit (ruha
).
In the afterlife
When a
maṭarta (watch-stations, toll-stations, or purgatories; see also Arcs of Descent and Ascent and araf (Islam)) before finally being reunited with the dmuta, the soul's heavenly counterpart.[1]
A successful
Mšunia Kušṭa).[3]
See also
- Ruha (spirit)
- Mana (Mandaeism) (nous)
- Nafs in Islam
- Jiva in Hinduism
- Ancient Egyptian conception of the soul
- Soul dualism
References
- ^ Aldihisi, Sabah (2008). The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba (PhD). University College London.
- ^ Drower, E. S. (1960). The secret Adam: a study of Nasoraean gnosis. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
- OCLC 65198443.
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