Mani's pictures : the didactic images of the Manichaeans from Sasanian Mesopotamia to Uygur Central Asia and Tang-Ming China /

The founder of Manichaeism, Mani (216-274/277 CE), not only wrote down his teachings to prevent their adulteration, but also created a set of paintings--the Book of Pictures --to be used in the context of oral instruction. That pictorial handscroll and its later editions became canonical art for Man...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gulácsi, Zsuzsanna (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : Brill, ©2015.
Colección:Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; 90.
Temas:
Mani, > active 3rd century. > Aržang.
Aržang (Mani)
Art, Manichaean.
Art, Manichaean > China.
Art manichéen.
BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Spirituality > Paganism & Neo-Paganism.
RELIGION > Comparative Religion.
Art, Manichaean
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preliminary Material
  • Introduction
  • 1 Primary and Secondary Records in Coptic, Syriac, Greek, and Arabic Texts (3rd-10th Centuries)
  • 2 Primary Records in Parthian and Middle Persian Texts (3rd-9th Centuries)
  • 3 Primary, Secondary and Tertiary Records in Uygur and Chinese Texts (8th-13th Centuries)
  • 4 Tertiary Records in Post-Manichaean Arabic, Persian, and Chagatai Texts (11th-17th Centuries)
  • 5 Format and Preservation
  • 6 Subject Repertoire and Iconography
  • Conclusion
  • Bibliography
  • Index.

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