Mani and Augustine: collected essays on Mani, Manichaeism and Augustine gathers in one volume contributions on Manichaean scholarship made by the internationally renowned scholar Johannes van Oort. The first part of the book focuses on the Babylonian prophet Mani (216-277) who styled himself an โapo
Mani and Manichaeism
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- Publisher
- Weidenfeld and Nicolson
- Year
- 1965
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 190
- Category
- Library
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