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Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism
John C. Reeves
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Description for Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism
Paperback. Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism provides an annotated anthology of primary sources highlighting Manichaeism, a dualist religion emerging in Mesopotamia in the third century and which spread rapidly throughout the Roman and Sasanian empires until it was violently suppressed by both polities. Series: Comparative Islamic Studies. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: HRAX; HRQC1. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 157 x 232 x 18. Weight in Grams: 506.
Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism provides an annotated anthology of primary sources highlighting Manichaeism, a dualist religion emerging in Mesopotamia in the third century and which spread rapidly throughout the Roman and Sasanian empires until it was violently suppressed by both polities. It nevertheless continued to flourish - largely clandestinely - in the Near East, Central Asia, and China until it finally disappeared at the beginning of the seventeenth century. This book translates and assesses the importance of a number of Arabic, Persian, Syriac, and even Hebrew language testimonies for a better understanding of ... Read more
Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism provides an annotated anthology of primary sources highlighting Manichaeism, a dualist religion emerging in Mesopotamia in the third century and which spread rapidly throughout the Roman and Sasanian empires until it was violently suppressed by both polities. It nevertheless continued to flourish - largely clandestinely - in the Near East, Central Asia, and China until it finally disappeared at the beginning of the seventeenth century. This book translates and assesses the importance of a number of Arabic, Persian, Syriac, and even Hebrew language testimonies for a better understanding of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
Comparative Islamic Studies
Condition
New
Weight
506g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781781790380
SKU
V9781781790380
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About John C. Reeves
John C. Reeves, Blumenthal Professor of Judaic Studies at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, specializes in the study of the history of religions of the Near East in late antiquity and the medieval era. He is the author of Jewish Lore in Manichaean Cosmogony (HUC Press, 1992), Heralds of That Good Realm (Brill, 1996), and Trajectories in Near ... Read more
Reviews for Prolegomena to a History of Islamicate Manichaeism
'Reeves is a superb scholar who has meticulously researched the literature relevant to this project. His extensive learning is manifest throughout. Nothing like this anthology exists in English for the Islamicate testimonia on Manichaeism, and therefore it fills an extremely important gap.' Michael A. Williams, Professor of Comparative Religion and Near Eastern Languages and Civilization, Jackson School of International Studies, ... Read more