Editing Shekhinah (section)

==In Gnosticism==
{{see also|Shkinta}}
''Shekhinah'', often in plural, is also present in some [[gnostic]] writings written in Aramaic, such as the writings of the [[Manichaeans]] and the [[Mandaeans]], as well as others. In these writings, ''shekinas'' are described as hidden aspects of God, somewhat resembling the ''[[Amesha Spenta|Amahrāspandan]]'' of the [[Zoroastrians]].<ref>[[Hans Jonas|Jonas, Hans]], ''The Gnostic Religion'', 1958, p. 98.</ref>

In [[Mandaeism]], a ''škina'' ({{langx|myz|ࡔࡊࡉࡍࡀ}}) is a celestial dwelling where [[uthra]], or benevolent celestial beings, live in the [[World of Light]] (''alma d-nhūra'').<ref name="Aldihisi 2008">{{cite thesis|url=https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1444088/|last=Aldihisi|first=Sabah|year=2008|title=The story of creation in the Mandaean holy book in the Ginza Rba|type=PhD|publisher=University College London}}</ref> In Mandaean [[Tarmida#Ordination|priest initiation ceremonies]], a ''škina'' refers to an initiation hut where a novice and his initiator stay for seven days without sleeping. The hut is called a ''škina'' since priests are considered to be the earthly manifestations of [[uthra]]s, and the initiation hut represents the abode of the uthra on earth.<ref name="Buckley 2002">{{cite book|last=Buckley|first=Jorunn Jacobsen|title=The Mandaeans: ancient texts and modern people|publisher=Oxford University Press|publication-place=New York|year=2002|isbn=0-19-515385-5|oclc=65198443}}</ref>