| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 312 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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data file |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 298-306) and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Translated into English. |
| Subject |
Manichaeism -- Rome.
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Rome -- Religion.
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Rome (Empire) |
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Religion. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Gardner, Iain.
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Lieu, Samuel N. C.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Manichaean texts from the Roman Empire. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2004 (DLC) 2003055821 |
| ISBN |
0511210515 |
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9780511210518 |
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052156090X |
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9780521560900 |
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0521568226 (paperback) |
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9780521568227 (paperback) |
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0511215886 (electronic book) |
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9780511215889 (electronic book) |
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0511212283 |
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9780511212284 |
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051121409X (electronic book) |
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9780511214097 (electronic book) |
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9780511616891 (ebook) |
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0511616899 (ebook) |
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1280515902 |
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9781280515903 |
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9786610515905 |
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6610515905 |
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