Many Faced Gods: Triadic (Proto-)Structure and Divine Androgyny in Early Manichaean Cosmogony
This paper gathers together evidence that the Manichaean cosmogony was originally based on a trinitarian structure (Father, Mother, Child). This basic triad was subsequently expanded into various hypostases as the Manichaean myth evolved over time and across linguistic contexts.
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2015
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Open theology
Jahr: 2015, Band: 1, Heft: 1, Seiten: 245–254 |
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Manichaeism
B Androgyny B Trinity B Cosmogony B Gender B Coptic B Syriac |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This paper gathers together evidence that the Manichaean cosmogony was originally based on a trinitarian structure (Father, Mother, Child). This basic triad was subsequently expanded into various hypostases as the Manichaean myth evolved over time and across linguistic contexts. |
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| ISSN: | 2300-6579 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Open theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/opth-2015-0010 |
