World of Darkness
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The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| World of Darkness canonical | 6 |
| world of darkness | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4759520 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World of Darkness Context triple: [Mandaeism, cosmologyFeature, World of Darkness]
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A.
The Orders of the Night
The Orders of the Night is a large-scale, symbolically rich painting by German artist Anselm Kiefer that explores themes of history, memory, and the cosmos through his characteristic use of textured, monumental imagery.
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B.
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
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C.
A Darkness More Than Night
A Darkness More Than Night is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that intertwines his recurring characters Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb in a complex murder investigation.
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D.
Council of Blood
The Council of Blood was a special tribunal established by the Duke of Alba in the Spanish Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Cloister Wraiths
Cloister Wraiths are spectral, malevolent entities haunting secluded or sacred places, often depicted as ghostly guardians or tormentors bound to cursed cloisters.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: World of Darkness Target entity description: The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
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A.
The Orders of the Night
The Orders of the Night is a large-scale, symbolically rich painting by German artist Anselm Kiefer that explores themes of history, memory, and the cosmos through his characteristic use of textured, monumental imagery.
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B.
Shadow of the Vampire
Shadow of the Vampire is a 2000 metafictional horror film that imagines the making of the silent classic Nosferatu with its vampire actor portrayed as a real supernatural creature.
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C.
A Darkness More Than Night
A Darkness More Than Night is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that intertwines his recurring characters Harry Bosch and Terry McCaleb in a complex murder investigation.
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D.
Council of Blood
The Council of Blood was a special tribunal established by the Duke of Alba in the Spanish Netherlands in 1567 to harshly suppress political and religious dissent during the early stages of the Dutch Revolt.
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E.
Cloister Wraiths
Cloister Wraiths are spectral, malevolent entities haunting secluded or sacred places, often depicted as ghostly guardians or tormentors bound to cursed cloisters.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cosmological realm
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mythological realm ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
demons
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evil rulers ⓘ ignorance ⓘ materiality ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
World of Light (Mandaeism)
ⓘ
divine realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalFunction |
origin of hostile forces against souls
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source of opposition to the World of Light ⓘ |
| cosmologicalPosition | below the World of Light ⓘ |
| cosmologicalRole |
abode of hostile powers
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realm of evil ⓘ underworld-like realm ⓘ |
| cosmologicalStatus | eternally opposed to the World of Light ⓘ |
| describedIn |
Ginza Rabba
ⓘ
Mandaean scriptures ⓘ
linked to:
Mandaean religious texts
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| dualisticContext | part of Mandaean light–darkness dualism ⓘ |
| etymologyContext | often referred to as a dark underworld in English-language studies of Mandaeism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
chaotic
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darkness ⓘ evil ⓘ primordial ⓘ |
| inhabitedBy |
dark powers
ⓘ
evil spirits ⓘ |
| moralValence |
evil realm
ⓘ
negative ⓘ |
| opposedTo | World of Light (Mandaeism) ⓘ |
| relationToSouls |
place from which souls must be delivered
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realm that seeks to imprison souls ⓘ |
| religion | Mandaeism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
bondage to matter
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distance from the supreme God ⓘ spiritual darkness ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: World of Darkness Description of subject: The World of Darkness in Mandaeism is a primordial, chaotic realm of darkness and evil that stands in opposition to the divine World of Light.
Referenced by (7)
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