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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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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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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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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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"Perfect Man" in Islamic mysticism, and comparison with Hormazd-bagh in Manichaeism [PDF]
ادبیات 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]
ReligionsThe 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
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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Reviving Manichaeism with the Evil God Challenge
ReligionsIn 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
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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Bāmyazd (Rāzī Wuzurg); The God of Tékhnē and Architecture in Manichaean Theology and Mythology [PDF]
مطالعات 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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