...Of all the heresies that threatened the unity of the early church, the followers of Mani occupied an exceptional position, as they were devotees not of Jesus but first and foremost of a prophet from Mesopotamia who claimed to be a latter-day ‘Apostle of Jesus Christ’ and possessor of ‘the seal...

...Figure 26.1. Mani, drawing by F. C. Burkitt based on a wall fresco found at Khotscho near Turfan, from   F. C. Burkitt, The Religion of the Manichees (1925). Figure 26.2. The Nag Hammadi Codices in their original covers. Figure 26.3. Nag Hammadi Codex II, 28–29...

... in relation to colonialism. The theoretical analyses are illustrated by brief applications to a story by Rabindranath Tagore, a film by Mani Ratnam, and a novel by Kamala Markandaya. Works Cited Aldama, Frederick.   Why the Humanities Matter: A Commonsense Approach . Austin: University...

...Figure 6.1. The political situation in the Mediterranean region, c.1600. Figure 6.2. The Ottoman maritime frontier in south-western Greece, c.1670, showing places mentioned in the text. Figure 6.3. Evliya Çelebi’s itinerary in the Mani Peninsula, 1670...

...From Marcus Magus and Montanus, through Mani, to Muhammad, this chapter seeks to follow the theme of prophecy continuing through late ancient Christianity, as a heretical trend, of course. The main goal is to highlight the continuing importance of the concept of prophecy throughout the centuries...

... Cristiana (DC) Clientelism Cold War Factions Giulio Andreotti Gridlock Italy Mani pulite Preferential voting If it must break apart, the DC will not do so in two but in a thousand pieces, like a crystal. giulio andreotti, qtd. in Damato (1979, 5) When election results started coming...

...Mani and the initial generations of his followers were readers and transmitters of biblically affiliated apocryphal and pseudepigraphical writings. This essay briefly discusses the various ways that Mani and his followers encountered, expropriated, adapted, and reformulated a wide range of Jewish...

... iconicity drawn from çingene references in kanto songs through musicians’ creative incorporation of improvised poetic mani and shouted hocali forms. While expressing communal reactions to specifically Roman experiences, the inclusion of patricularistic references from mani and hocali inscribed revised...

...Emergence of the first Gnostic new religious movements; Church of Mani; Church of Pistis Sophia; Mandaeism. Engages the movie, “Pleasantville.” awakenings Betty Parker fictional character convention David fictional character Pleasantville George Parker fictional character Jennifer fictional...

.... It looks at some exemplary uses of cinematic musicality in the works of Mani Ratnam, including his 1997 Hindi film Dil Se (From the Heart) whose title track sequence is an anticipatory coupling of affects of violence and love. Assemblage Bildung Faiz Faiz Ahmed Foucault...

... of Archelaus Mani and Manichean Christians crucifixion of Christ evil creator Reality of the Rulers codex Montepessulanus John 8:44 devil devil’s father Jesus Peratai Peratics Archontics Mani Epiphanius demiurge The lord would not have said, “My father who is in heaven” unless he had another...

...Mani, the founder of Manichaeism, represents the third-century Mesopotamian outgrowth of second-century Christianity in its pre-canonical character and valuation of the logia of Jesus over gospel narrative. He followed Marcion in his special esteem for Paul, critique of gospel authorship...

...This chapter explores Mani Ratnam's 1998 film Dil Se (From the Heart) to engage critically with changing representations of terrorism in contemporary Indian cinema. Mani Ratnam is recognised by many critics and the Indian film industry as one of its finest and most...

... the DC’s success lay the roots of its demise: its vote share declined and the corruption underpinning its patronage system proved to be its undoing with the start of the Mani Pulite investigation in 1992. Baldini Gianfranco Catholicism Christian Democratic Party DC De Gasperi Alcide Prime Minister...

... Secundinus the Manichee c Sec interpretation Monica Patricius Against Fortunatus the Manichee a Debate c Fort Christ death of Hortensius Cicero Manichean Psalm Book Manichees Word of God divine being John 1 1 Mani Manichean Kephalaia of the Teacher Paul the Apostle Philippians 1 21 Fortunatus...

... appearances Jesus religion Sextus Empiricus conditionals evil privation Augustine Satan darkness Mani light Aquinas al-Ghazâlî endurantism perdurantism Augustine’s metaphysics resembles the Temple of Concordia—a Greek temple that was converted to a basilica in 597. Much of the original Greek...

... dimension in metropolitan fiction, providing a survey of relevant writers who publish in Hindi, Urdu, and English. In particular, it focuses on the challenging nature of metropolitan modernity and on the dystopic in two Mumbai novels, namely Sunil Mani’s The City of Devi and Rahman Abbas’s...

... Association URIA Bones Jah Mansions Twelve Tribes of Israel Karudi Kisembo Women West Indies Grenada invasion of Jamaica Labour Party JLP Neocolonialism Ujamaa Communal living Finances Nationalism Antiapartheid activism Immigration Mani Iman Art Not Far Away Roberts Ato Kidani Immunization...

...This chapter examines the Coptic Manichaean library discovered at the Madinat Madi site in the Fayoum Oasis in Egypt. Manichaeism was a dualistic religion founded in Mesopotamia in the third century AD by Mani or Manichaios. He used missionary work to convince the whole world of his knowledge...

... crime thrillers have been upgraded. This chapter analyses the interface between myth and science fiction, focusing on Mani Shankar's 2004 film Rudraksh (The Seed). Shankar's new age mythological does not cast tradition (the story of the indigenous self) and modernity...