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Studying Manichaeism in Augustine’s Sermones ad populum: Crypto-Manichaeism and the Audience’s Theology

open access: diamondCuestiones 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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Manichaeism: Its sources and influences on Western Christianity

open access: goldVerbum 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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Manichaeism and Buddhism in Contact: The Significance of the Uyghur History and Its Literary Tradition

open access: diamondEntangled 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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Wonders and Healings at the Crossroads of Manichaeism, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism in Eastern Iran and Central Asia

open access: diamondEntangled 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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"Perfect Man" in Islamic mysticism, and comparison with Hormazd-bagh in Manichaeism [PDF]

open access: greenادبیات عرفانی, 2014
Manichaean religion founded by Mani is a Gnostic religion, which is considered as a mystical cult. The basic principle of religion is the descent of soul from the heaven and become imprisoned in the material world; the duty of mankind is to get rid of ...
Fereshteh Jafari, Ahmad Khatami
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Cao’an in the Ancestral World: Contemporary Manichaeism-Related Belief and Familial Ethics in Southeastern China [PDF]

open access: goldReligions
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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'Religion' in Late Antique Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism: Developing a Term in Counterpoint

open access: greenEntangled 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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Reviving Manichaeism with the Evil God Challenge

open access: goldReligions
In contemporary analytic philosophy of religion, the evil God challenge has been developed by several authors as a parody argument. Proponents of this challenge contend that, given the goods in our world, the hypothesis of an omnipotent, omniscient ...
Zoheir Bagheri Noaparast
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Manichaeism in the Uyghur written monuments

open access: yesTurkic 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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Bāmyazd (Rāzī Wuzurg); The God of Tékhnē and Architecture in Manichaean Theology and Mythology [PDF]

open access: yesمطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی, 2022
Relying on theological and mythological sources in Manichaean religion, this essay studies and analyzes the action of "Bāmyazd" as a deity who holds the position of Architect of the Gods.
Mohse Sarebannejad, Zahra Rezayati
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