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Manichaeism

Manichaeism (/ˌmænɪˈkiː.ɪzəm/; Persian: آئین مانی, romanized: Āʾīn-i Mānī; Chinese: 摩尼教; pinyin: Móníjiào) was a major world religion founded in the third century CE by the Parthian Iranian prophet Mani (216–274) in the Sasanian Empire. It taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good spiritual world of light, and an evil…

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Classification
Iranian religion
Founder
Mani
Language
Middle Persian, Classical Syriac, Parthian, Classical Latin, Classical Chinese, Old Uyghur language, Tocharian B, Sogdian language, Greek
Origin
3rd century AD Parthian Empire, Sasanian Empire
Region
Historical: Europe, East Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, Siberia
Scripture
Manichaean scripture

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related to Further reading · 127
Manichaeism → Albert, Alfred Chester, Allberry Charles, An Ancient Faith Rediscovered, An Introduction, Baker-Brian, Beatty, Berlin, Berlin Collections, Bilthoven, Brepols, Cahiers D'Orientalism XVI, Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, Central Asia, Charles Allberry, Chester Beatty Collection, China, Christian Church, Christianity
related to Manichaean sources in their original languages · 33
Manichaeism → Archived, BSOAS, Chinese Manichaean, Chinese Manichaean Scriptures, December, Entire Koeln Mani-Kodex Archived, German, Greek, Incomplete Sutra, July, June, KhonaiPhotos, MacKenzie, Mani's, Manichaean, March, Original Middle Persian Manichaean, Parthian, Parthian Texts Archived, Photos
related to Influences · 31
Manichaeism → Aramaic, Babylonian-Aramaic, Bardaisan, Book, Buddha, Cologne Mani-Codex, Elcesaites, Enoch, Fynes, Gnostic, Greco-Roman, Iain Gardner, Jain, Jesus, Jewish, Jewish Christianity, Mahāvīra's, Mandaeism, Mani, Manichaean
related to Later works · 28
Manichaeism → Adda, Angad Rōšnan, Another Chinese, Chinese, Hearers, Huwīdagmān, Hymns, In, Lieu, Light Nous, Lower Section, Mani, Mani's, Manichaean, Manichaean Chinese Hymnscroll, Manichaean Religion, Mar Ammo, Middle Persian, Móní-jiào Xiàbù Zàn, Mār Ammo
related to Cosmogony · 27
Manichaeism → Acta Archelai, Alexander, Antioch, Augustine, Bostra, Church, East Christian Theodore, From, Hans Jonas, Hippo, Ketba, Konai, Lycopolis, Mani's, Mani's Shabuhragan, Manichaean, Middle Persian, Severus, Shapur, Skolion
related to Later movements associated with Manichaeism · 27
Manichaeism → An, Armenia, As, Bogomils, Book, Bulgaria, Cathar, Cathars, Catholic Church, Christian, During, However, Inquisition, Latin Cathar, Liber, Manichaean, Manichaeans, Middle Ages, Neo-Manichaean, Other
related to Outside articles · 21
Manichaeism → Archived, August, Catholic Encyclopedia, Christian Remains, December, International Association, Iran, January, July, Manichaean Studies Archived, Manichaeism Archived, Manichæism Archived, March, May, Quanzhou, South China, Taraporewala专题研究, Wayback Machine, Wayback MachineManichaean, Wayback MachineReligions
related to Syncretism and translation · 20
Manichaeism → Abbā, Abraham, Accordingly, Adam, As, Buddha, Eastern Middle Aramaic, Greatness, Iranian, Its, Jesus, Light, Manichaean, Middle Persian, Noah, The Father, Thus, Zoroaster, Zoroastrian, Zurwān
related to Life of Mani · 19
Manichaeism → According, Although, Aramaic Syriac, CE, Cologne Mani-Codex, Ctesiphon, Elcesaites, Iranian, Iraq, Jewish Christian Gnostic, Mada'in, Mani, Mani's, Middle Persian, Parthian Empire, Sasanian, Shabuhragan, Shapur, The
related to Primary sources · 18
Manichaeism → Aramaic, Egypt, Iranian, Mani, Mani's, Manichaean, Middle Persian Shabuhragan, Nestorian Christian, Only, Sasanian, Shapur, Syriac, Syriac Aramaic, The, Theodore Bar Konai, There, Turkistan, Zoroastrian

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manichaean mani chinese syriac light persian world middle religion century latin original writings parthian book manichaeans china aramaic mani's also

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ManichaeismClassificationIranian religion1.00infobox
ManichaeismFounderMani1.00infobox
ManichaeismLanguageMiddle Persian, Classical Syriac, Parthian, Classical Latin, Classical Chinese, Old Uyghur language, Tocharian B, Sogdian language, Greek1.00infobox
ManichaeismOrigin3rd century AD Parthian Empire, Sasanian Empire1.00infobox
ManichaeismRegionHistorical: Europe, East Asia, Central Asia, West Asia, North Africa, Siberia1.00infobox
ManichaeismScriptureManichaean scripture1.00infobox
ManichaeismSeparated fromElcesaite sect, and the teachings of Jesus, Shakyamuni Buddha, and Zoroaster1.00infobox
ManichaeismSeparationsChinese Manichaeism1.00infobox
ManichaeismTheologyDualistic1.00infobox
ManichaeismTypeUniversal religion1.00infobox
Manichaeismis ahypercorrection of Manichaism0.90text
the Red Turbansinstance ofcontributing to sects0.80text

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