10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MANICHEISM»
Discover the use of
Manicheism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Manicheism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Mission of
Manicheism: Lecture 2 of 18
THE. MISSION. OF. MANICHEISM. THE PURPOSE OF this lecture is to expand
and deepen what was said in the preceding lecture. The difference between
esoteric brotherhoods before and after Christianity is that before the advent of ...
From 4th to 6th centuries, Manicheism was very popular in northern Africa and
the coastal cities of the Mediterranean Sea. In AD694, Furstadan, also a Persian
came to the Kingdom of Tang with the holy book of Erzongjing written by Mani, ...
Yiping Zhang, Zongyi Jia, 2005
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Muslim Perceptions of Other Religions : A Historical Survey: ...
We saw that under the Umayyads Manicheism acquired a new foothold in
Mesopotamia. What then may have been the attraction of Manicheism and why
was it seen as a danger by the new dynasty of rulers,63 the Abbasids who moved
the ...
Jacques Waardenburg Professor of the Science of Religion University of Lausanne, 1999
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Religions View Religions: Explorations in Pursuit of ...
Apparently, Muslims felt the zandaqa (heresy) of Manicheism to be a real enemy
of Islamic religion. It is still a subject of discussion as to how Manicheism
represented a danger for Islam. Was it seen as an ideological opposition to the
religion ...
Jerald D. Gort, Henry Jansen, H. M. Vroom, 2006
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Augustine Through the Ages: An Encyclopedia
point of Manichean doctrine, then to offer a defense. Faustus therefore avoids
any reference to Manicheism's writings, and only occasionally alludes to its
doctrines (c Faust. 20.1-4; 21.1; 24.1; 25.1 ). However, in repudiating Catholic
ideas he ...
Allan Fitzgerald, John C. Cavadini, 1999
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Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Index
Manicheism is not strictly dualistic: its God is above all, and there is assurance
that he will win in the end. Besides, Christians and Manichees shared a common
cosmological concern with the problem of evil, agreeing both that it is a problem ...
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The Formation of Arab Reason: Text, Tradition and the ...
All sources agree on the fact that Manicheism was suppressed during the
ascendancy of the Sassanid dynasty, especially during the rule of the Persian
King Bahram I who realised the seriousness of the implications of Mani's
teachings for the ...
Mohammad Abed al-Jabri, Muḥammad ʻĀbid Jābirī, 2011
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The Home and foreign review [formerly The Rambler].
If Manicheism be excepted, it will be impossible to mention any Eastern doctrine
which can be proved to have formed combinations with Christianity, Judaism, or
Greek philosophy, and afterwards to have penetrated into Europe and flourished
...
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The Home and Foreign Review
If Manicheism be excepted, it will be impossible to mention any Eastern doctrine
which can be proved to have formed combinations with Christianity, Judaism, or
Greek philosophy, and afterwards to have penetrated into Europe and flourished
...
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Pelagius: Life and Letters
It has often been suggested that Augustine never entirely freed himself from the
influence of some aspects of the Manicheism of his youth, and he may well have
been conscious of being open to suspicion on that score even now, when he was
...
Brinley Roderick Rees, 1988
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MANICHEISM»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
Manicheism is used in the context of the following news items.
Eight Books To Better Understand Central Asia
... Buddhism and its adaptation by the Kushans and the Parthians, Nestorian Christianity and its influence on Sogdians and Turks, Manicheism ... «Swarajya, Jul 15»
The CCK's Blue Whale dives into action
However, I certainly believe that there's no place for manicheism in what seems to me an absurd conundrum: the argument that because we ... «Buenos Aires Herald, Jun 15»
The Maritime Silk Road of the Manila Galleons
It was not only silk that travelled along the Silk Road: religions (Buddhism, Manicheism, Christianity), and technology (e.g. paper-making) did ... «Caixin Media, Mar 15»
Acts of terror not fulfilment of 'Clash of Civilizations'
In times like today, there is inevitably a tendency to reinterpret things in such black-and-white terms, but seeing Manicheism behind the latest ... «China Post, Jan 15»
The tragedy of the Yazidis of Iraq
... and Islam – and (what is less well known) it was also the birthplace of other, less successful faiths such as Mithraism and Manicheism. «Catholic Herald Online, Aug 14»
Who Are the Yazidi?
Researchers believe that the Yazidi religion has elements from Zoroastrianism, Manicheism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The Yazidis call ... «Huffington Post, Aug 14»
The dark (k)night of a postmodern world
Only our ability to recognise and accommodate this chaos will enable us to avoid the Manicheism of a world divided between good and evil, ... «Open Democracy, Jul 14»
Ancient Persian prophet gained following
Although Manicheism — the religion founded by the Mesopotamian prophet Mani — is dead, its influence still continues in subtle and indirect ... «Deseret News, Mar 14»
From Sarajevo to Tehran and Back
Some traces of the Mitraism and Manicheism could be found in Bosnia, such as “Mitra's caves” in the town Jajce, the only ones preserved. «Iranian, Sep 13»
BOOK REVIEW: Marion Montgomery's Summa: A Journey through …
Gnosticism and Manicheism both seek to escape the "tensional" nature of life; they fail to see the esse (thatness) behind the ens (what-ness). «Catholic Online, Sep 13»
