manichaeism

• Vom Perser Mani im 3. Jahrhundert begründete Religion, die zoroastrischen Dualismus von Licht und Finsternis mit babylonischer Folklore, buddhistischer Ethik und oberflächlichen christlichen Elementen verband; sie breitete sich im Römischen Reich aus, verschwand aber weitgehend bis zum Jahr 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.

   Religiöse Lehre

   • 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.

   Synonymemanichaeanism