Manichaean texts from the Roman Empire /
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.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Coptic Griego Antiguo Latín |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2004.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 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.