UID:
almahu_9949702226402882
Format:
1 online resource.
ISBN:
9789004440432
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9789004107168
Series Statement:
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; 46
Content:
This volume consists of two sections, written by the two authors. The first section contains a study by Manfred Heuser on The Manichaean Myth According to Coptic Sources . This is the first systematic presentation of the basic myth as reflected in Coptic material. The second part is a collection of essays on Manichaeism by Hans-Joachim Klimkeit. The essays are concerned, inter alia, with Manichaean art and symbolism, including newly found examples of Manichaean art from Central Asia.
Note:
Preliminary Material --
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Foreword /
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Abbreviations --
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The Manichaean Myth According to the Coptic Sources /
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Introduction /
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The Primal Condition /
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The Time-Frame of the Mythic Events /
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The Cosmogonic Past /
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The Soteriological Present and the History of Humankind /
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The Eschatological Future /
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Groups of Gods and Ranges of Concepts /
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Concluding Comments /
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Selected Studies /
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The Use of Scripture in Manichaeism /
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The Manichaean Doctrine of the Old and the New Man /
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The Fair Form, the Hideous Form and the Transformed Form: On the Form Principle in Manichaeism /
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The Gate as a Symbol in Manichaeism /
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Apocryphal Gospels in Central and East Asia /
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Manichaean Kingship: Gnosis at Home in the World /
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Temporal and Spiritual Power in Central Asian Manichaeism /
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Adaptations to Buddhism in East Iranian and Central Asian Manichaeism /
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Jesus' Entry into Parinirvāna: Manichaean Identity in Buddhist Central Asia /
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On the Nature of Manichaean Art /
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Indian Motifs in Manichaean Art /
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Manichaean Art on the Silk Road /
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Bibliography.
Additional Edition:
Print version: Studies in Manichaean Literature and Art, Leiden ; Boston : BRILL, 1998 ISBN 9789004107168
Language:
English
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