Brikha H. S. Nasoraia | |
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بريخا هيثم سعيد ناصورايا | |
 Brikha Nasoraia in 2016 | |
| Born | Haithem Mahdi Saed 1964 Iraq |
| Other names | Brikha Hathem Saed Naṣoraia |
| Occupation(s) | Scholar and Mandaean priest |
| Title | Rishama |
| Spouse | Nadia al-Faris |
| Children | 3 |
| Parent(s) | Mahdi Saed (father); Layla Tamol (mother)[1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (Ph.D.) |
| Thesis | A critical edition with translation and analytical study of Diuan Qadaha Rba D-Dmuth Kušṭa (the Scroll of the Great Creation of the Image/Likeness of Truth) (2005) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Religious studies |
| Institutions | University of Sydney Mardin Artuklu University |
| Main interests | Mandaeism |
| Notable works | The Mandaean gnostic religion (2021) The Mandaean Rivers Scroll (Diwan Nahrawatha) (2021) |
Rishama Brikha H. S. Nasoraia[2] (full name: Brikha Haithem Saed Naṣoraia;[3] Arabic: بريخا هيثم سعيد ناصورايا; born 1964 in Iraq[4]) is an Iraqi-Australian Mandaean priest and scholar based in Sydney, Australia. He is affiliated with the University of Sydney and Mardin Artuklu University.[5] He is currently a Professor of Comparative Semitics, Literature and Art History. He currently holds the rank of rishama, the highest rank of the Mandaean priesthood.[6]
- ^ van Rompaey, Sandra (2024). Mandaean Symbolic Art. Turnhout: Brepols. ISBN 978-2-503-59365-4.
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- ^ "Ganzibra Brikha Nasoraia: July 2016, Chapter 1". The Worlds of Mandaean Priests. 1 July 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2022.
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