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Manichaeism in the Uyghur written monuments

Turkic Studies Journal, 2022
The article is devoted to the study of Manichaeism in Uyghur written monuments. Manichaeism is a religious belief that emerged in the Middle East in the 3rd century AD.
Kalikov Rustam
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Manichaeism and Buddhism in Contact: The Significance of the Uyghur History and Its Literary Tradition

Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2023
The exchanges between Manichaeism and Buddhism are one of the most-discussed topics in the religious study of Central Asia. Old Uyghur materials are often used in these discussions because the Uyghurs experienced the religious shift from Manichaeism to ...
Yukiyo Kasai
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John Chrysostom on Manichaeism

HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies, 2019
This article examines John Chrysostom’s (ca. 349–407 CE) statements about Manichaeism. The study enquires regarding the extent of Chrysostom’s knowledge of Manichaean beliefs and practices, and whether he possibly had contact with Manichaeans.
Chris L. de Wet
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Studying Manichaeism in Augustine’s Sermones ad populum: Crypto-Manichaeism and the Audience’s Theology

Cuestiones Teológicas, 2022
This article proposes a methodology for the study of Manichaeism in the Sermones ad populum. Sermons provide a unique perspective on Augustine’s thought: they offered him the opportunity to share theological and ethical concerns with a responsive ...
Aäron Vanspauwen, Anthony Dupont
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Cao’an in the Ancestral World: Contemporary Manichaeism-Related Belief and Familial Ethics in Southeastern China [PDF]

Religions
The Cao’an (草庵), situated in the Fujian Province of China, stands as a rare Manichean relic that has long attracted scholarly interest. In the Sunei (苏内) village where the Cao’an is located, there are numerous texts, narratives, and religious practices ...
Yanbin Wang
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Augustine on Manichaeism and Charisma [PDF]

Religions, 2012
Augustine was suspicious of charismatics’ claims to superior righteousness, which supposedly authorized them to relay truths about creation and redemption.
Peter Iver Kaufman
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Wonders and Healings at the Crossroads of Manichaeism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism in Eastern Iran and Central Asia

Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2023
The early Sasanian period witnessed a variety of religious beliefs in competition. The clash between Kirdīr and Mani represents just an episode of the triumph the Mazdean church over Manichaeism, as well as over the other religious formations listed in ...
Andrea Piras
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'Religion' in Late Antique Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism: Developing a Term in Counterpoint

Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2020
This article evaluates the development of a generic term for ‘religion’ in late antique Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism. It examines linguistic indications of the use of dēn/δēn as a generic term in the Manichaean Middle Iranian corpora, i.e.
Kianoosh Rezania
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Manichaeism: Its sources and influences on Western Christianity

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2009
The aim of this paper is twofold. First, it will discuss the origins of Manichaeism, a gnostic-Christian world religion that was founded by the prophet Mani (216-276).
Johannes van Oort
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Augustine and manichaeism: new discoveries, new perspectives

Verbum et Ecclesia, 2006
The subject Augustine and Manichaeism is a very extensive one. In this article the author confines himself to some main lines and argues that the subject is of central importance in the history of Christianity He shows how the theology of the most ...
H van Oort
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