Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East
By: by Samuel N.C. Lieu.
Series: Religions in the Graeco-Roman world,; v. 118
Publisher: E.J. Brill; Brill Academic Pub
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Leiden; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 325
Subjects: Manichaeism -- Iraq; Manichaeism -- Rome; Iraq -- Religion; Rome -- Religion
Description: The study of Manichaeism, the first Gnostic world religion, has made major advances in the last few decades thanks to the continuing discovery and decipherment of genuine Manichaean texts from Egypt and Central Asia. This work brings together a number of major articles by the author published between 1981 and 1992 on the history of the sect in Mesopotamia and the Roman Empire. The studies have all been up-dated in the light of newly published material.

It is hoped that a second collection will contain the author's studies on Manichaeism in Central Asia and China.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.