New light on manichaeism: papers from the Sixth International Congress on Manichaeism
BeDuhn, J.D.
New Light on Manichaeism provides the latest discoveries and insights into the Manichaean religion throughout its more than one thousand year history, ranging from glimpses into the life and thought of Mani himself, to developments in doctrine and practice in the religion's North African, Iranian, Central Asian, and Chinese settings. The volume includes contributions from the leading scholars in the field, offering new reconstructions of Manichaean literary and artistic productions, and innovative analyses of the religious, social, and political dynamics that shaped the rise and fall of this world religion. Offers the latest discoveries and insights into the Manichaean religion from leading scholars in the field, including new reconstructions of literary and artistic sources and analyses of the religion's origins and development across North Africa and West, Central, and East Asia.
- ISBN: 978-90-04-17285-2
- Editorial: Brill
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 288
- Fecha Publicación: 15/03/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés