In Mandaeism, the dukrana (Classical Mandaic: ࡃࡅࡊࡓࡀࡍࡀ, lit. 'remembrance; memorial') or dukrania (plural form) is a type of memorial ritual meal commemorating the dead.
It is distinct from the zidqa brikha and lofani, which are two other types of ritual meal offered for the dead.
See also
- Sacred food as offering
- Eucharist
- Koliva
- Lofani
- Laufa
- Zidqa brikha
- East Syriac Rite § Creed (Dukhrana is a Syriac word referring to the Prayer of Memorial of the Living and the Dead.)
References
- Buckley, Jorunn Jacobsen (2002). The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-515385-5. OCLC 65198443.
- ^ Drower, Ethel Stefana. 1937. The Mandaeans of Iraq and Iran. Oxford At The Clarendon Press.
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