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    the Roman Dominate, Manichaeism was persecuted by the Roman state and was eventually stamped out in the Roman Empire. Manichaeism has survived longer...
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    'bright religion'), is the form of Manichaeism transmitted to and currently practiced in China. Chinese Manichaeism rose to prominence during the Tang...
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    2009). Manichaeism and Its Legacy. BRILL. pp. 13–. ISBN 978-90-04-17574-7. Retrieved 27 August 2012. Widengren, Geo (1961). Mani and Manichaeism. London:...
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    Giovanni Verardi notes that Manichaeism is the prime source for comparisons between Buddhism and Gnosticism, Manichaeism representing "the same urban...
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    a Christian reading of Manichaeism that dominated early studies of this religion. Today, opinions on the origin of Manichaeism are divided into two opposing...
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  • scriptural but rather a secondary literature on Manichaeism commenting on the scripture. Seven Treatises of Manichaeism, sometimes also referred to as the Manichaean...
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    Demon (redirect from Demons in Manichaeism)
    his demons would miss any substance and exist only as absence of good. Manichaeism was a major religion founded in the third century AD by the Parthian...
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  • Giovanni Verardi notes that Manichaeism is the prime source for comparisons between Buddhism and Gnosticism, Manichaeism representing "the same urban...
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    (2009). Manichaeism: General Survey (online ed.). Encyclopaedia Iranica. Sundermann, Werner (2011). Cosmogony and Cosmology: In Manichaeism (online ed...
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  • nihilo, but only by copulation. Augustine of Hippo, who converted from Manichaeism to Christianity, criticised the Manichaeans for polytheism and paganism...
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    Mani (prophet) (category Manichaeism)
    AD 274 or 26 February AD 277) was an Iranian prophet and the founder of Manichaeism, a religion most prevalent in late antiquity. Mani was born in or near...
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    386 CE, Augustine denounced Manichaeism. By then, Manichaeism had been supplanted by ascendant Christianity. Manichaeism's legacy is the word Manichaean—relating...
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    Prophet (section Manichaeism)
    including Mesopotamian religion, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Manichaeism, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Thelema. The English word prophet is the...
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  • https://openlibrary.org/books/OL2863189M/Manichaeism_in_the_later_Roman_Empire_and_medieval_China Lieu, Samuel N.C. Manichaeism in the Later Roman Empire and Medieval...
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  • governmental system, as flawed without chance of true salvation. In Manichaeism, the archons are the rulers of a realm within the "Kingdom of Darkness"...
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    Samyaza (category Manichaeism)
    Aza or Ouza, is a fallen angel of apocryphal Abrahamic traditions and Manichaeism as the leader of the Watchers. The name "Shemyaza(z)" means "the (or...
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  • of the Last Judgment Day. Mani Seven Sutras of Mani Manichaeism Tardieu, Michel (2008). Manichaeism [Manichaeology]. Champaign, Illinois: University of...
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    Devil (section Manichaeism)
    (ghost), satani (Satan) and various other demons and evil spirits. In Manichaeism, God and the devil are two unrelated principles. God created good and...
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    Muslims. Zoroastrianism is often compared with Manichaeism. Nominally an Iranian religion, Manichaeism was heavily inspired by Zoroastrianism[citation...
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    coexistence of forces of good and evil enabling humans to exercise free will. Manichaeism considered Zoroaster to be a figure in a line of prophets of which Mani...
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    center of Manichaeism permanently shifted to Khorasan. Letters from Khorasan show the Miqlāsiyya-Mihriyya schism was still strong in 880. Manichaeism, following...
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    Mithra (Avestan: 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 Miθra, Old Persian: 𐎷𐎰𐎼 Miθra), commonly known as Mehr or Mithras among Romans, is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants...
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    Empire, Gnostic ideas spread as far as China via the related movement Manichaeism, while Mandaeism, which is the only surviving Gnostic religion from antiquity...
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  • being. Manichaeism was a major religion founded in the 3rd century AD by the Parthian prophet Mani (c. 216–274 AD), in the Sasanian Empire. Manichaeism taught...
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  • Plant soul (category Manichaeism)
    Religions that recognize the existence of plant souls include Jainism and Manichaeism. Jains believe that plants have souls (jīva) that experience only one...
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    Jesus (section Manichaeism)
    (see: Episode of Jesus). The account portrays Jesus as an impostor. Manichaeism, an ancient religious movement, became one of the earliest organized...
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  • Empire Michel Tardieu. Manichaeism. tran. MB DeBevoise. Urbana 111; University of Illinois Press, c2008. Lieu, Samuel N.C. Manichaeism in the Later Roman...
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  • The Epistles is one of the Seven Treatises of Manichaeism. It is derived from the Middle Ancient Persian dēwān, which means "Letter Collection". They...
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  • Beelzebub Dark Lord Devil in Christianity Lucifer Prince of Darkness (Manichaeism) Greg. Hist. VIII.34. "Petrus Damiani: Opera poetica Pag 89". Archived...
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    culture, Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Islam. The area has been ruled by empires and dynasties including...
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