Review of Three Recently Published Studies on the Mandaeans

This review deals with three major studies of the Mandaeans all published in 2002. Although each of the works utilizes earlier material, and indeed Drower's work dates back to 1937, their collective appearance marks something of a resurgence for Mandaean studies in the anglophone world. The review links these works to recent rapid changes for the Mandaeans, and indeed the development of substantial diaspora communities in Australia and elsewhere. The author also makes brief comment on the difficult questions of Mandaean identity and origin, and their relationship with Manichaeism.