rishama

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Rishama is a high-ranking priestly title in Mandaeism, denoting one of the senior leaders of the Mandaean religious community.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
rishama canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Mandaean religious office ⓘ
priestly rank ⓘ
religious title ⓘ
associatedWith Mandaean priesthood ⓘ
linked to: Mandaean priests
belongsTo Mandaean ecclesiastical structure ⓘ
category Mandaean religious titles ⓘ
titles of religious leadership ⓘ
contrastedWith lay members of the Mandaean community ⓘ
hasDomain religious leadership ⓘ
ritual authority ⓘ
hasFunction guiding the Mandaean religious community ⓘ
overseeing religious practices ⓘ
providing spiritual leadership ⓘ
languageOfTerm Mandaic ⓘ
partOf Mandaean clerical hierarchy ⓘ
positionInHierarchy high-ranking ⓘ
region Khuzestan Province, Iran ⓘ
linked to: Khuzestan

historical Mesopotamia ⓘ
modern Iraq ⓘ
religion Mandaeism ⓘ
religiousTradition Middle Eastern religious traditions ⓘ
roleInCommunity senior leader ⓘ
tradition Gnostic tradition ⓘ
typeOf honorific religious title ⓘ
usedIn Mandaean community ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mandaeism → clergyRank → rishama ⓘ