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Books on: Manichaeism

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Augustine's Confessions: Communicative Purpose and Audience

Book by Annemaru+E9 Kotzu+E9; Brill, 2004

Subjects:

Apologetics--History--Early Church, Ca. 30-600, Augustine--Saint, Bishop Of Hippo--Confessiones, Didactic Literature, Latin--History And Criticism, Manichaeism--Controversial Literature--History And Criticism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...literature, Latin-History and criticism. 3. Manichaeism-Controversial literature-History and...knowledge of Augustines relationship with Manichaeism and thus initiated a line of inquiry...highlighting the salient facts about Manichaeism that need to be understood in order...
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Demonstrative Proof in Defence of God: A Study of Titus of Bostra's Contra Manichaeos : The Work's Sources, Aims, and Relation to Its Contemporary Theology

Book by Nils Arne Pedersen; Brill, 2004

Subjects:

Manichaeism--Controversial Literature--History And Criticism, Titus--Of Bostra, Bishop Of Bostra--Fl. Ca. 362-378--Against The Manichees

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...362 :17?i. Against the Manichees. 2. Manichaeism Controversial literatun - History and...Manichaeos as a source of knowledge on Manichaeism 78 4 Titus as a thcological and...philosophy 166 3 Tituss portrayal of Manichaeism as determinism and immorality 171...
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Tang China and the Collapse of the Uighur Empire: A Documentary History

Book by Michael R. Drompp; Brill, 2005

Subjects:

China--History--Tang Dynasty, 618-907, Uighur (Turkic People)--China--History

Collections: History, Entire Library

...Lis works in their important study of Manichaeism in China, but this included only a...rebellion was the establishing of Manichaeism as the state religion of the Uighurs...potentially unwieldy polity. Why he chose Manichaeism is unclear; the religion 47 Lieu...
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History of Dogma - Vol. 2 & 3

Book by Adolf Harnack, Neil Buchanan; Dover Publications, 1961

Subjects:

Theology, Doctrinal--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library
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The Formation of Islam: Religion and Society in the Near East, 600-1800

Book by Jonathan P. Berkey; Cambridge University Press, 2003

Subjects:

Islam--Middle East--History, Middle East--Civilization--History, Middle East--Religion--History

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 c.e. After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, he investigates Islam's first century, the "classical" period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of ...
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Jonathan Berkey surveys the religious history of the peoples of the Near East from approximately 600 to 1800 c.e. After examining the religious scene in the Near East in late antiquity, he investigates Islam's first century, the "classical" period from the accession of the Abbasids to the rise of the Buyid amirs. He then traces the emergence of new forms of Islam in the middle period, deftly showing how Islam emerged slowly as part of a prolonged process.
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Journal Articles on: Manichaeism

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Manichaica Aramaica? Adam and the Magical Deliverance of Seth

Journal article by John C. Reeves; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 119, 1999

Subjects:

Bible. O.T. Genesis (Sacred text)--Analysis, Islam--Literature, Manichaeism--Analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Literature, Entire Library

...well as to the subsequent history of Manichaeism within the Islamicate cultural sphere...Era. 1 His lengthy, detailed report on Manichaeism was first made available to Western...studies of oriental sources pertaining to Manichaeism (Arabic, Syriac, and Persian), coupled...
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The Manichaean Character of Economics

Journal article by Charles Kindleberger; Challenge, Vol. 42, 1999

Subjects:

Economic policy--Evaluation, Economics--Philosophy, Manichaeism--Analysis

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library
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Religious Inquisition as Social Policy: The Persecution of the 'Zanadiqa' in the Early Abbasid Caliphate

Journal article by Mahmood Ibrahim; Arab Studies Quarterly (ASQ), Vol. 16, 1994

Subjects:

Islam--History, Religion and politics--History

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...to The followers of Mani, founder of Manichaeism.(9) However, the term acquired a wider...cultures as we shall see below. MANI AND MANICHAEISM Having argued thus far that political...the Abbasid regime. Mani, founder of Manichaeism, was born on 14 April 216 A.D. at a...
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The Bad Faith of Violence-And Is Sartre in Bad Faith regarding It?

Journal article by Ronald E. Santoni; Sartre Studies International, Vol. 11, 2005

Subjects:

Bad faith (Law)--Analysis, Essay--Criticism and interpretation, Essays--Criticism and interpretation, Notebooks for an Ethics (Essay)--Criticism and interpretation, Sartre, Jean-Paul--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library

...human, as subhuman, as objects. Indeed, Manichaeism seems to be the dominant form that bad...Although these are manifestations of the Manichaeism that emerges from the material conditions...that while Sartre in the Critique views Manichaeism as "the first stage of ethics" or "the...
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A Response to Hannah Arendt's Critique of Sartre's Views on Violence

Journal article by Rivca Gordon; Sartre Studies International, Vol. 7, 2001

Subjects:

Arendt, Hannah--Criticism and interpretation, Sartre, Jean-Paul--Criticism and interpretation, Violence

Collections: Philosophy, Literature, Entire Library

...the constitution of radical evil and Manichaeism (CDR 132). He emphasises, however, that...does not mean that radical evil and Manichaeism are a subjective condition of an individual...action under the sway of Manichaeism and in a context of scarcity. Violence...

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Magazine Articles on: Manichaeism

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Absolutely

Magazine article by James M. Morris; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 21, Summer 1997

Subjects:

Manichaeism--Religious aspects, Religious absolutism--Influence

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Gnostic spark burned on in third-century Manichaeism, a religion named for its Persian founder...flayed alive in Persia in A.D. 276. In Manichaeism an uncompromising dualistic myth - rigidly...redemption. Roman emperors proscribed Manichaeism as a subversive foreign cult, but it...
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Augustine on the Couch

Magazine article by Lewis Ayres; The Christian Century, Vol. 123, February 7, 2006

Subjects:

Catholics--Behavior, Catholics--Religious aspects, Roman Catholics--Behavior, Roman Catholics--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...account of Augustines conversion from Manichaeism to Catholic Christianity. In the Confessions...ODonnell, however, sees it differently: "Manichaeism was with him early and late, and was...considerable evidence to the contrary. Manichaeism was every bit as ascetic as fourth-century...
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Body Beautiful

Magazine article by Luke Timothy Johnson; Commonweal, Vol. 133, July 14, 2006

Subjects:

Books--Book reviews, The Nuptial Mystery (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Entire Library

...thirty-eight references to the pope. Like John Paul II, Cardinal Angelo Scola wants to rescue married love from the taint of Manichaeism that marked it for much of Catholic history, and provide a positive portrayal of marriage for contemporary Christians. The...
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Why Does God Allow Calamities? Starting with the Aftermath of the Asian Tsunami, 2005 Was a Year of Disasters, Forcing Many to Ask How God Could Permit Such Tragic Events. Theology Suggests Some Answers

Magazine article by Dennis Behreandt; The New American, Vol. 21, December 26, 2005

Subjects:

Disasters--Analysis, Disasters--Asia, Disasters--Social aspects, Disasters--United States, Theology--Educational aspects

Collections: Education, Entire Library

...claimed to have received a revelation from the Angel Eltaum. Manichaeism held, essentially, that two coequal elementary gods, good...recalled. "But all my endeavors to make further progress in Manichaeism came completely to an end through my acquaintance with that...
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Cap the Knave; Reagan's Longtime Secretary of Defense Is out to Rewrite History

Magazine article by Lawrence J. Korb; Washington Monthly, Vol. 22, September 1990

Subjects:

Cabinet officers--Authorship, Fighting for Peace: Seven Critical Years in the Pentagon (Book)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., United States. Department of Defense--Officials and employees, Weinberger, Caspar W.--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: History, Entire Library

...would make it come true. Weinbergers memoir (*1) takes Manichaeism and hyperbole to an extreme. Individuals who support his...interest groups, and are ultimately disloyal. Weinbergers Manichaeism and hyperbole also extend to nations, their leaders, and...

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Newspaper Articles on: Manichaeism

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Really Young Turks; REVIEW, ART

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), January 23, 2005

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...black on grey, couldnt be read; and when you did read them they were full of breezy references to Christological heresies, Manichaeism, Bodhisattvas, Artuqids and Uncle Tom Seljuk and all. Other, more important questions are neglected: I might have missed...
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Lively but Unfocused Talk about Genesis

Newspaper article by Larry Witham; The Washington Times, October 13, 1996

Subjects:

Moyers, Bill

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...cling to sacred texts as interpreted by forebears and those who want new, personal interpretations. "I dont want to draw a Manichaeism distinction," Mr. Moyers cautions. Asked why every interview series he does ends up in book form, he tells the story of...
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Not Clever, Not Funny, Not Nice; Michael Moore's Movie Says More about Knee-Jerk Anti-Americanism Than about the Rights and Wrongs of the Iraq War WILL SELF ON FILM

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), July 8, 2004

Subjects:

Moore, Michael

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Dubya from the White House, it is a simplistic rant that highlights - albeit from an opposite polarity - the isolationism and Manichaeism which runs through the American political world view. The problems with this video collage start very early on. Moore is...
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St. Augustine of Hippo

Newspaper article; Manila Bulletin, August 28, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Christian." He founded religious communities, practiced poverty, supported the poor, and was the mightiest champion against Manichaeism, Donatism, Pelagianism, and other heresies. The great bishop died on August 28, 430 while his town was under siege by the...

Encyclopedia Articles on: Manichaeism

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Manichaeism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MANICHAEISM man ikeiz m or Manichaeanism manike niz m, religion...began preaching (c.242) the doctrine that was to become Manichaeism, a great synthesis of elements from Gnosticism...his incorporation of elements from other religions, Manichaeism spread rapidly, and it was soon disseminated throughout...
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Mani

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MANI ma ne: see Manichaeism . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Albigenses

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Provencal adherents of a doctrine similar to the Manichaean dualistic system of material evil and spiritual good (see Manichaeism ; Bogomils ). They held the coexistence of these two principles, represented by God and the Evil One, light and dark, the...
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Hallaj, Hussein Ibn Mansur Al-

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...he traveled in Persia, India, and Turkistan, and experimented with a number of religious philosophies, including Sufism, Manichaeism, and Buddhism. An ecstatic mystic, his notorious description of his union with God, ana al-haqq Arab.,= I am the Truth...
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Augustine, Saint

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...illegitimate son. At some time in his youth he became a convert to Manichaeism . After 376 he went to Rome, where he taught rhetoric with...were the critical period of his life. Already distrustful of Manichaeism, he came to renounce it after a deep study of Neoplatonism...

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