Shkinta

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During the priest initiation ceremony, the shkinta is constructed to the north of the andiruna. It symbolizes the World of Light and it covered by a white cloth roof. In contrast, the andiruna has a blue cloth roof to symbolize the color of Ruha. Together, the two adjacent huts symbolize complementary masculine and feminine elements.^[2]

Symbolism

The škinta (cognate with the Hebrew word shekhinah; from the Semitic root š-k-n, associated with dwellings) symbolizes the "male" side, and is associated with the World of Light, priests, the right side, gold, and the taga (crown).^[2]

In contrast, the

In 2018, Mandaean-Australian priest and artist Yuhana Nashmi created Sh-ken-ta, an exhibition of a shkinta, as a site-specific installation at the Casula Powerhouse Arts Centre.^[3][4]

Gallery

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  A reed house in the marshes of

  Basra Province

  , southern Iraq in 1978. The shkinta is based on such reed structures.
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  Miniature model of a shkinta displayed at the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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  Miniature model of a shkinta displayed at the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia
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  Miniature model of a shkinta displayed at the Ganzibra Dakhil Mandi in Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia

See also

• Andiruna
• Shekhinah
• Sweat lodge in Native American spiritual ceremonies
• Tarmida
• Anana (Mandaeism)

References

External links

• The Worlds of Mandaean Priests (University of Exeter)
  • Sydney 2014 Masiqta 10: Purification of the steps to the Shkenta and the Shkenta
  • Sydney 2014 Masiqta 14: Shkenta (religious ritual hut built from reed and mud)