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Manichaeism (/ˌmænᵻˈkiːɪzəm/; in Modern Persian آیین مانی Āyin e Māni; Chinese: 摩尼教; pinyin: Móní Jiào) was a major religion that was founded by the Iranianprophet Mani (in Persian: مانی, Syriac: ܡܐܢܝ , Latin: Manichaeus or Manes; c. 216–276 AD) in the Sasanian Empire.
Manichaeism taught an elaborate dualistic cosmology describing the struggle between a good, spiritual world of light, and an evil, material world of darkness. Through an ongoing process which takes place in human history, light is gradually removed from the world of matter and returned to the world of light whence it came. Its beliefs were based on local Mesopotamian gnostic and religious movements.
Manichaeism was quickly successful and spread far through the Aramaic-Syriac speaking regions. It thrived between the third and seventh centuries, and at its height was one of the most widespread religions in the world. Manichaean churches and scriptures existed as far east as China and as far west as the Roman Empire. It was briefly the main rival to Christianity in the competition to replace classical paganism. Manichaeism survived longer in the east than in the west, and it appears to have finally faded away after the 14th century in southern China contemporary to the decline in China of the Church of the East during the Ming Dynasty. While most of Manichaeism's original writings have been lost, numerous translations and fragmentary texts have survived.
see full video 1) Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Manichaeism: Thomas the Less' History of the World #4 @ http://youtu.be/W9hFUih5m0Q see playlist 2) Video responses for "Who is a Turk : Origin of Turkic peoples" @ http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLz3LEMKV-HXnxjYuUIMxN19F2BuAGyMMf Manichaeism http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism The discovery of genuine Manichaean texts from sites like Turfan and Tunhuang since the beginning of the 20th century has greatly increased knowledge of the teaching of Manichaeism and of its geographical spread in pre-Islamic times. As Manichaeism passed through eastern Persian speaking lands and arrived at the Uyghur Empire, and eventually the Uyghur kingdom of Turpan (destroyed around 1335), long hymn cycles and prayers were composed in Middle Persian a...
In the malaise that characterized Roman culture of the 3rd and 4th centuries, several religious leaders attempted to find a synthesis between the increasingly influential Christian faith on the one hand, and a lingering paganism on the other. Many of these passed with little long-term impact, but among them, two were important because of the effect each had on the life experience and thought of Augustin (or, Augustine). The first of these that we will consider is Manichaeism, and the other is Neo-Platonism. Manichaeism was founded by Mani in the mid-third century, and represented a typical example of syncretism, that is, a religion attempting to borrow from many traditions to produce a new and improved religious outlook. History is full of such attempts, but in the case of Manichaeism, t...
The message from Yazata Shubkha on Augustine: http://manikayavizier.wordpress.com/2012/03/05/why-did-augustine-apostatize-from-the-manichaean-faith/ Augustine was a proud man who wanted to become a Manichaean Elect when in fact he was a Hearer. His poisonous writings against the Manichaeans led to the deaths of many innocent worshipers of Zurvan, and this is why we refer to him as 'Augustine the Heretic' or 'Augustine the Murderer'.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcluftdk1tuDU71ZdGNpHTA Stephan A. Hoeller, scholar of gnosticism, lectures on the religion of the Persian prophet Mani. I have taken these recordings from this website where they are offered for free (http://gnosis.org/welcome.html) and uploaded them to YouTube in order that they might receive a broader audience. Visit http://gnosis.org/welcome.html for more information. Books by Stephen Hoeller - http://amzn.to/1LrIAlh - Gnosticism: New Light on the Ancient Tradition of Inner Knowing: http://amzn.to/1LrICK1 - The Gnostic Jung and the Seven Sermons to the Dead: http://amzn.to/1SvnfyX - The Fool's Pilgrimage: Kabbalistic Meditations on the Tarot: http://amzn.to/1LrIIkL www.themodernhermeticist.com
A video describing point-by-point the fundamental beliefs of Manichaeism. If you want to follow this video, check out the fundamental beliefs of our faith: http://manichaean.org/en/beliefs/
This is a lecture for my HIST 3114 course, History of Early Christianity
The 10 Commandments of Maninaye (Manichaeism)
Video shows what Manichaeism means. A syncretic, dualistic religion that combined elements of Zoroastrian, Christian, and Gnostic thought, founded by the Iranian prophet Mani in 3rd century AD.. A dualistic philosophy dividing the world between good and evil principles, or regarding matter as intrinsically evil and mind as intrinsically good.. Manichaeism Meaning. How to pronounce, definition audio dictionary. How to say Manichaeism. Powered by MaryTTS, Wiktionary