Studies in Manichaean literature and art / / Manfred Heuser and Hans-Joachim Klimkeit.
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...
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Superior document: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies ; 46 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Leiden ;, Boston ;, Koln : : Brill,, 1998. |
Year of Publication: | 1998 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ;
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
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Other title: | Preliminary Material -- Foreword / Abbreviations -- The Manichaean Myth According to the Coptic Sources / Introduction / The Primal Condition / The Time-Frame of the Mythic Events / The Cosmogonic Past / The Soteriological Present and the History of Humankind / The Eschatological Future / Groups of Gods and Ranges of Concepts / Concluding Comments / Selected Studies / The Use of Scripture in Manichaeism / The Manichaean Doctrine of the Old and the New Man / The Fair Form, the Hideous Form and the Transformed Form: On the Form Principle in Manichaeism / The Gate as a Symbol in Manichaeism / Apocryphal Gospels in Central and East Asia / Manichaean Kingship: Gnosis at Home in the World / Temporal and Spiritual Power in Central Asian Manichaeism / Adaptations to Buddhism in East Iranian and Central Asian Manichaeism / Jesus' Entry into Parinirvāna: Manichaean Identity in Buddhist Central Asia / On the Nature of Manichaean Art / Indian Motifs in Manichaean Art / Manichaean Art on the Silk Road / Bibliography. |
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Summary: | 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. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9004440437 |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Manfred Heuser and Hans-Joachim Klimkeit. |