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2021
Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, was born in third-century Mesopotamia (April 14, 216 AD), which, since 226 AD, was a part of the Sassanian Empire. Living in the pluralistic environment of Mesopotamia, the religion he instituted contains elements of many religious traditions with which he was familiar, such as Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and ...
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Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, was born in third-century Mesopotamia (April 14, 216 AD), which, since 226 AD, was a part of the Sassanian Empire. Living in the pluralistic environment of Mesopotamia, the religion he instituted contains elements of many religious traditions with which he was familiar, such as Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and ...
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Iran and the Caucasus, 2012
AbstractEznik of Kołb's famous script without a title, which modern editors have called Ełc ałandoc' "Against the Sects" or "De Deo", is rightly valued as a source on Zoroastrianism/Zurvanism. It's importance as a source of information on Manichaeism has been less appreciated. What does Eznik actually tell us about Manichaeism?
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AbstractEznik of Kołb's famous script without a title, which modern editors have called Ełc ałandoc' "Against the Sects" or "De Deo", is rightly valued as a source on Zoroastrianism/Zurvanism. It's importance as a source of information on Manichaeism has been less appreciated. What does Eznik actually tell us about Manichaeism?
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Modern Asian Studies, 1985
If Indian history is not timeless, some parts of Indian historiography certainly seem to be. Habib's paper is a notable example, with its reverence for sacred texts, vigilant even of the order in which the great ones are mentioned, and its repetition in substantially unchanged form of arguments that have been made and answered several times already.I ...
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If Indian history is not timeless, some parts of Indian historiography certainly seem to be. Habib's paper is a notable example, with its reverence for sacred texts, vigilant even of the order in which the great ones are mentioned, and its repetition in substantially unchanged form of arguments that have been made and answered several times already.I ...
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Mani and Augustine: Collected Essays on Mani, Manichaeism and Augustine , by Johannes van Oort
Religion and Theology: A Journal of Contemporary Religous Discourse, 2023C. L. de Wet
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2007
The religion of Mani arose from a Judaeo-Christian milieu in southern Mesopotamia in the third century, which was a time of both cultural and religious syncretism. Central to Mani's self identity as the leader of a universal religion was his self-declared title of 'Apostle of Jesus Christ' and in Western Manichaean sources he was sometimes identified ...
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The religion of Mani arose from a Judaeo-Christian milieu in southern Mesopotamia in the third century, which was a time of both cultural and religious syncretism. Central to Mani's self identity as the leader of a universal religion was his self-declared title of 'Apostle of Jesus Christ' and in Western Manichaean sources he was sometimes identified ...
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Augustine, Akrasia, and Manichaeism
American Catholic Philosophical Quarterly, 2003This paper examines Augustine's analysis of the possible causes of akrasia and suggests that an implicit two-phased consent process takes place in an akratic decision. This two-phased consent theory revolves around Augustine's theory of the two wills, one carnal and the other spiritual. Without the help of grace, the fallen will dominated by the carnal
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