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

open access: yesCuestiones 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 in the Uyghur written monuments [PDF]

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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Augustine and manichaeism: new discoveries, new perspectives [PDF]

open access: yesVerbum 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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System justification and democracy: Is liberal democracy part of the status quo? [PDF]

open access: yesBr J Soc Psychol
Abstract Research has conceptualized system justification as an overall perception of legitimacy of the status quo. However, there is mixed evidence to determine whether individuals construe political systems and values that uphold them as part of such status quo.
Vargas Salfate S   +2 more
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An Analysis of Manichaeism as the First Ideological Challenge During the Sasanian Dynasty [PDF]

open access: yesIranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022
With the establishment of the Sasanian empire, Ardashir became the heir to the feudal and lenient legacy of the Parthians. He sought to establish political and religious centralism under his reign.
Azim Shahbakhsh
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Manichaeism and Buddhism in Contact: The Significance of the Uyghur History and Its Literary Tradition [PDF]

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

open access: yesEntangled 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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Cao’an in the Ancestral World: Contemporary Manichaeism-Related Belief and Familial Ethics in Southeastern China

open access: yesReligions
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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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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Mānī on the Margins

open access: yesLocus, 2021
Mānī (216–ca. 277 AD), the founder of Manichaeism, was brought up in a Jewish-Christian community at the end of the Arsacid dynasty. After several private revelations, he established his own religion, which he and his disciples propagated in the newly ...
Gábor Kósa
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