In 1895, a Mandaean priest was captured near the town of Chabāyish in Iraq and brought to the jailhouse in Basra. Shaykh Ṣaḥan was accused of murdering his nephew and, more significantly, of supporting an Arab tribal rebellion against Ottoman authority. Using archival sources and Mandaean oral history, this article analyzes the case of Shaykh Ṣaḥan within the context of state centralization, Ottoman-British rivalry, and the internal conflicts among the Mandaeans. The case is significant because it sheds light on how large-scale transformations affected vulnerable minorities like the Mandaeans, and the way these communities struggled to survive in turbulent times.

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十九世纪末期的伊拉克曼荼罗社区和奥斯曼帝国与英国的对抗：谢赫·沙昂的奇案

1895年，一名曼达司铎在伊拉克Chabāyish镇附近被捕，并被带到巴士拉的监狱。谢赫·萨安（ShaykhṢaan）被指控谋杀他的侄子，更重要的是，他支持阿拉伯反对奥斯曼帝国的部落叛乱。本文利用档案资料和曼达安的口述历史，在国家集权，奥斯曼帝国与英国之间的竞争以及曼达安之间的内部冲突的背景下，对谢赫·阿扬的案例进行了分析。该案之所以具有重大意义，是因为它揭示了大规模变革如何影响像曼达人这样的弱势少数民族，以及这些社区在动荡时期中艰难生存的方式。