Mandaeism - Eastern Canada

Question

‘Uthras in this religion include the priestly figure Shishlam, who names a text read in its entirety at wedding ceremonies. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this Gnostic religion whose central prophet is John the Baptist. Adherents undergo ritual immersion in “living water” called yardna, which is believed to originate from the ‘uthras’ dwelling-place in the World of Light.

ANSWER: Mandaeism [or Mandaeanism; or mandayuta; accept Nazoreanism or Sabianism]

[10e] The soul of the “hidden” kasia form of this figure, sometimes identified with Shishlam, is “the aggregate of all human souls” in Mandaeism. In the Book of Genesis, God creates this figure’s spouse Eve from his left rib.

ANSWER: Adam [accept Adam kasia or Adakas or Hidden Adam or Adam qadmayya]

[10h] Specific term required. According to the Berēshīt Rabbā, Adam was one of these people based on Genesis 1:27. These people are halakhically (“ha-LAH-khick-lee”) distinct from ṭumṭumīm like Abraham, whose sex is indeterminate or “hidden.”

ANSWER: androgynos [or ’anderōgīnōs; or word forms like androgynous or androgyny; accept hermaphrodite; prompt on answers describing having both male and female characteristics or being bigender; prompt on intersex; reject anything indicating “bisexuality”]

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Summary


Northern California	Main	Y	5	12.00	100%	20%	0%
Southern California	Main	Y	6	16.67	100%	33%	33%
Eastern Canada	Main	Y	11	12.73	100%	18%	9%
Florida	Main	Y	3	20.00	100%	67%	33%
Great Lakes	Main	Y	7	15.71	100%	43%	14%
Lower Mid-Atlantic	Main	Y	10	16.00	100%	30%	30%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (1)	Main	Y	10	14.00	100%	30%	10%
Upper Mid-Atlantic (2)	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	50%	50%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	4	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Lower Midwest	Main	Y	1	10.00	0%	100%	0%
Upper Midwest	Main	Y	12	14.17	100%	33%	8%
North	Main	Y	2	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Northeast	Main	Y	11	16.36	100%	36%	27%
Northwest	Main	Y	4	20.00	100%	50%	50%
South Central	Main	Y	8	15.00	100%	25%	25%
Southeast	Main	Y	8	17.50	100%	50%	25%
UK	Main	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Upstate NY	Main	Y	3	13.33	100%	0%	33%

Data


Guelph A	Queen's A	0	10	0	10
McGill A	McMaster C	0	10	0	10
McGill C	Toronto D	10	10	0	20
McMaster A	Toronto F	0	10	0	10
Toronto C	Queen's B	0	10	0	10
Toronto A	Toronto E	10	10	0	20
Toronto H	Toronto G	0	10	0	10
Ottawa	Toronto I	0	10	0	10
Toronto J	McGill B	0	10	0	10
Toronto K	Carleton	0	10	10	20
Toronto Metropolitan	McMaster B	0	10	0	10