manichaeism

• ديانة أسسها ماني في القرن الثالث الميلادي، تدمج ثنائية النور والظلمة الزرادشتية مع الفولكلور البابلي والأخلاق البوذية وعناصر سطحية من المسيحية؛ انتشرت في الإمبراطورية الرومانية ثم تلاشت إلى حد كبير بحلول عام 1000.

A religion founded by Manes in the third century, synthesizing Zoroastrian dualism between light and dark with Babylonian folklore, Buddhist ethics, and superficial elements of Christianity; it spread widely in the Roman Empire but had largely died out by 1000.

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   A dualistic religion founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE, which synthesizes elements of Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Christianity, centered on the cosmic struggle between light and darkness.

   عقيدة دينية

   • Manichaeism spread rapidly across the Roman Empire and into Asia.
   • The core belief of Manichaeism is the eternal conflict between good and evil.
   • Scholars study Manichaeism to understand early religious syncretism.

   المرادفاتmanichaeanism