Studies in Manichaean Literature and Art
Author: Manfred Heuser
Publisher: BRILL
Published: 2020-10-26
Total Pages: 360
ISBN-13: 9004440437
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume consists of two sections, written by the two authors. The first section contains a study by Manfred Heuser on The Manichaean Myth According to Coptic Sources. This is the first systematic presentation of the basic myth as reflected in Coptic material. The second part is a collection of essays on Manichaeism by Hans-Joachim Klimkeit. The essays are concerned, inter alia, with Manichaean art and symbolism, including newly found examples of Manichaean art from Central Asia.