what is ancient manichaeism
Manichaeism (/ËmÃ¦náµ»ËkiËÉªzÉm/; in Modern Persian Ø¢ÛÙ ÙØ§ÙÛ Äyin-e MÄni; Chinese: æ©å°¼æ; pinyin: MÃ³nÃ­ JiÃ o) was a major religious movement that was founded by the Iranian prophet Mani (in Persian: ÙØ§Ù Û, Syriac: Ü¡ÜÜ¢Ü , Latin: Manichaeus or Manes; c. 216â276 AD) in the Sasanian Empire