عنوان

Manichaeism /

(Number (ISBN

0252032780

(Number (ISBN

9780252032783

Number

b731920

Title Proper

Manichaeism /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

Michel Tardieu ; translated from the French by M.B. DeBevoise.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Urbana, Ill. :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

University of Illinois Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

©2008.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xiii, 113 pages :

Other Physical Details

maps ;

Dimensions

22 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 103-105) and index.

Text of Note

Introduction / Paul Mirecki -- Translator's note -- Mani -- The books -- The community -- The pantheon.

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Text of Note

"Manichaeism, once the state religion of Persia and long a vigorous contender for converts throughout the ancient Near East, is best remembered for the simplicity of its teachings about divine power. For Manicheans, the universe was ruled by a Lord of Light and a Lord of Darkness, who fought continuously for supremacy. All that was good was a gift from the Lord of Light, and all that was evil was an affliction visited upon the universe by the Lord of Darkness. This dualism extended to cosmogony and ethics, splitting the universe into a spiritual realm that acted on the goodness of the human soul and a material realm that abetted the evil of the human body. These stark oppositions mask a remarkable degree of doctrinal and liturgical complexity, the details of which have been obscured by centuries of suppression and persecution, first by the Christian church, then by Islam." "One of the world's foremost experts on ancient religions, Michel Tardieu examines the fragmentary sources that have come down to us, pieces together the life and teachings of the prophet Mani (the itinerant Persian preacher and founder of this long lost faith), illuminates Manichaeism's ecclesiastical hierarchy and distinctive moral code, and investigates its ideas about the prelife and afterlife. Manichaeism provides a brilliantly compact survey of what was once one of the world's great faiths and then became one of its great heresies, surviving now only as a shadowy presence haunting the religions that superseded it."--Jacket.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Univ of Illinois Pr, C/O Chicago Distribution Center 11030 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL, USA, 60628

General Material Designation

Manichéisme.

Language (when part of a heading)

English

Manichaeism.

11.98 other religions.

Manichaeism.

Manicheism.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Class number

System Code

Tardieu, Michel.

Date of Transaction

20201203162720.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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