the Roman Dominate, Manichaeism was persecuted by the Roman state and was eventually stamped out in the Roman Empire. Manichaeism has survived longer...

'bright religion'), is the form of Manichaeism transmitted to and currently practiced in China. Chinese Manichaeism rose to prominence during the Tang...

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:...

Giovanni Verardi notes that Manichaeism is the prime source for comparisons between Buddhism and Gnosticism, Manichaeism representing "the same urban...

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...

a Christian reading of Manichaeism that dominated early studies of this religion. Today, opinions on the origin of Manichaeism are divided into two opposing...

scriptural but rather a secondary literature on Manichaeism commenting on the scripture. Seven Treatises of Manichaeism, sometimes also referred to as the Manichaean...

nihilo, but only by copulation. Augustine of Hippo, who converted from Manichaeism to Christianity, criticised the Manichaeans for polytheism and paganism...

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...

Giovanni Verardi notes that Manichaeism is the prime source for comparisons between Buddhism and Gnosticism, Manichaeism representing "the same urban...

including Mesopotamian religion, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Manichaeism, Islam, the Baháʼí Faith, and Thelema. The English word prophet is the...

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...

386 CE, Augustine denounced Manichaeism. By then, Manichaeism had been supplanted by ascendant Christianity. Manichaeism's legacy is the word Manichaean—relating...

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...

governmental system, as flawed without chance of true salvation. In Manichaeism, the archons are the rulers of a realm within the "Kingdom of Darkness"...

(ghost), satani (Satan) and various other demons and evil spirits. In Manichaeism, God and the devil are two unrelated principles. God created good and...

Muslims. Zoroastrianism is often compared with Manichaeism. Nominally an Iranian religion, Manichaeism was heavily inspired by Zoroastrianism[citation...

of the Last Judgment Day. Mani Seven Sutras of Mani Manichaeism Tardieu, Michel (2008). Manichaeism [Manichaeology]. Champaign, Illinois: University of...

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...

Empire, Gnostic ideas spread as far as China via the related movement Manichaeism, while Mandaeism, which is the only surviving Gnostic religion from antiquity...

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...

(see: Episode of Jesus). The account portrays Jesus as an impostor. Manichaeism, an ancient religious movement, became one of the earliest organized...

Religions that recognize the existence of plant souls include Jainism and Manichaeism. Jains believe that plants have souls (jīva) that experience only one...

center of Manichaeism permanently shifted to Khorasan. Letters from Khorasan show the Miqlāsiyya-Mihriyya schism was still strong in 880. Manichaeism, following...

Empire Michel Tardieu. Manichaeism. tran. MB DeBevoise. Urbana 111; University of Illinois Press, c2008. Lieu, Samuel N.C. Manichaeism in the Later Roman...

The Epistles is one of the Seven Treatises of Manichaeism. It is derived from the Middle Ancient Persian dēwān, which means "Letter Collection". They...

culture, Buddhism, Nestorian Christianity, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Islam. The area has been ruled by empires and dynasties including...

"Worthy"), also known as the Book of Pictures, was one of the holy books of Manichaeism. It was written and illustrated by its prophet, Mani, in Syriac, with...

Mithra (Avestan: 𐬨𐬌𐬚𐬭𐬀 Miθra, Old Persian: 𐎷𐎰𐎼 Miθra) is an ancient Iranian deity of covenants, light, oaths, justice, the Sun, contracts, and...

themselves with the Pure Land school. Through this close interaction Manichaeism had profound influence on Chinese Maitreyan Buddhist sects within the...