The Manichaean Body: In Discipline and Ritual
Language: English
Published by Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000
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Reconstructs Manichaeism from ancient sources revealing for the first time how it was actually practiced. Includes Table of Textual References, and a section of b&w illustrations. Notes. Biblio. Index. Fine Hardcover in full black cloth w/ Fine dj.
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- Title
- The Manichaean Body: In Discipline and Ritual
- Author
- BeDuhn, Jason David
- Publisher
- Johns Hopkins University Press
- Publication year
- 2000
- Condition
- New
- Dust jacket
- Fine
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0801862701
- ISBN 13
- 9780801862700
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Printing
- 1st Printing
- Dimensions
- 8vo.
Reconstructing Manichaeism from scraps of ancient texts and the ungenerous polemic of its enemies (such as the ex-Manichaean Augustine of Hippo), BeDuhn reveals for the first time the religion as it was actually practiced. He describes the Manichaeans' daily ritual meal, their stringent disciplinary codes (intended to prevent humans from harming plants and animals), and their secretive religious procedures designed to transform the cosmos and bring about the salvation of all living beings.
Overturning long-held assumptions about Manichaean dualism, asceticism, spirituality, and the pursuit of salvation, The Manichaean Body changes completely how we look at this ancient religion and the environment in which Christianity arose. BeDuhn's conclusions revolutionize our understanding of the Manichaeans, clearly distinguishing them from Gnostics and other early Christian heretics and revealing them to be practitioners of a unique world religion.
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About the Author
Jason David BeDuhn is an associate professor of religion at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of articles on Manichaeism and early Christianity, and he has coedited, with Paul Mirecki, two volumes of Manichaean studies: Emerging from Darkness: Studies in the Recovery of Manichaean Sources and The Light and the Darkness: Studies in Manichaeism and Its World.
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