| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Preface; Acknowledgements; Notes for the reader; Abbreviations; chapter 1 Introduction; chapter 2 The life of Mani; chapter 3 Manichaeism in the Roman Empire; chapter 4 The scriptures of Mani; chapter 5 Teachings; chapter 6 Worship and ethic; chapter 7 Community texts; List and concordance of texts; Glossary; Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
This is the first ever single-volume collection of sources for Manichaeism, a world religion founded by Mani which spread rapidly from Mesopotamia into the Roman Empire in the third and fourth centuries AD and became one of the most persecuted heresies under Christian Roman emperors |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-306) and index |
| Notes |
Translated into English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Mani, 216-76 A.D. |
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Manichaeism -- Rome
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RELIGION -- Gnosticism.
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Manichaeism
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Religion
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Manicheïsme.
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Bronnen (vorm)
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Dualismo (religião)
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Religião -- Roma antiga.
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Seitas religiosas -- Roma antiga.
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Heresia -- Roma antiga.
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Rome -- Religion.
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Rome (Empire)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Gardner, Iain
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Lieu, Samuel N. C
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| ISBN |
0511210515 |
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9780511210518 |
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052156090X |
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9780521560900 |
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0521568226 |
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9780521568227 |
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0511215886 |
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9780511215889 |
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0511212283 |
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9780511212284 |
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051121409X |
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9780511214097 |
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9780511616891 |
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0511616899 |
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1280515902 |
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9781280515903 |
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9786610515905 |
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6610515905 |
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