| Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West: Proceedings of the Fribourg-Utrecht Symposium of the International Symposium Association of Manichaean St Contributor(s): Van Oort, Johannes (Editor), Wermelinger, Otto (Editor), Wurst, Gregor (Editor) |
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ISBN: 9004114238 ISBN-13: 9789004114234 Publisher: Brill OUR PRICE: $216.60 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: June 2001 Annotation: Manichaeism, once a gnostic world religion, soon spread to the Roman West. Here, the life and the work of the future (and, without doubt, most influential) Church Father Augustine (354-430) became inextricably connected with Manichaean teachings and practices. In view of the many new Manichaean texts in particular, it turns out that, without a thorough knowledge of the 'Religion of Light', Augustine's theology and philosophy are hardly conceivable. This volume brings together the selected papers of the Fribourg-Utrecht symposium "Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West, organized on behalf of the "International Association of Manichaean Studies in Fribourg (Switzerland) in the summer of 1998. It contains a considerable number of contributions by leading authorities on the subject, focussing on the diffusion of Mani's religion in the Latin West and on its impact upon St Augustine. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | History - Architecture | Interior Design - General - Religion | Christianity - History |
| Dewey: 273.2 |
| LCCN: 2001035778 |
| Series: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.08" H x 6.38" W x 9.62" (1.68 lbs) 352 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
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| Publisher Description: Manichaeism, once a gnostic world religion, soon spread to the Roman West. Here, the life and the work of the future (and, without doubt, most influential) Church Father Augustine (354-430) became inextricably connected with Manichaean teachings and practices. In view of the many new Manichaean texts in particular, it turns out that, without a thorough knowledge of the 'Religion of Light', Augustine's theology and philosophy are hardly conceivable. This volume brings together the selected papers of the Fribourg-Utrecht symposium Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West, organized on behalf of the International Association of Manichaean Studies in Fribourg (Switzerland) in the summer of 1998. It contains a considerable number of contributions by leading authorities on the subject, focussing on the diffusion of Mani's religion in the Latin West and on its impact upon St Augustine. |
