#manichaeism — Public Fediverse posts

So much going on in these two pages, it’s hard to summarize.

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#history #Neoplatonism #Christianity #Stoicism #Boethius #Manichaeism #Plotinus #Augustine #Renaissance #Catholic #ThomasAquinas

So much going on in these two pages, it’s hard to summarize.

via @adapalmer

#history #Neoplatonism #Christianity #Stoicism #Boethius #Manichaeism #Plotinus #Augustine #Renaissance #Catholic #ThomasAquinas

Manichaeism was a major world religion founded by the prophet Mani (216–274) in the Sasanian Empire. It taught a dualistic cosmology about the struggle between a spiritual world of light, and a material world of darkness. Mani was viewed as the final prophet after Zoroaster, The Buddha, and Jesus.
https://www.reddit.com/r/wikipedia/comments/1tfcxlu/manichaeism_was_a_major_world_religion_founded_by/
🔗 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism

#Manichaeism #Iran #Persia #SasanianEmpire #Zoroastrianism #religion

Manichaeism: Mani's dualistic faith rivaled Christianity — light vs. dark war, light trapped in humans, spread global, persecuted to extinction! Shocking ancient mystery religion!
#Manichaeism #LostReligion #LightVsDark #ManiProphet #AncientMystery
Reed more: https://www.ancient-origins.net/history/manichaeism-one-most-popular-religions-ancient-world-002658

#Asrestar is a class of #demons in #Manichaeism. They appear prominently in the Manichaean #creationMyth, especially the creation of mankind. Accordingly, Az decided to create humans in the image of the #ThirdMessenger and mingled the demonic asrestar with the light particles, that is basically the #soul. Although most asrestar are indistinguishable, an eminent demon called #Šaklūn, features as #demiurgicDemon entrapping humans in the material world during the #AdamAndEveNarration.

#iran #g7 : #media / #westernview / #stereotyps / #dichotomy / #manichaeism / #ideology / #prejudice / #complexityreduction

„Challenging the widespread notion that Iranian society is split between 'good' democrats and 'evil' Islamists, the Franco-Iranian researcher argues that most citizens criticize the regime not for its religious orientation, but for its repression of freedoms.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/06/26/fariba-adelkhah-anthropologist-the-western-view-of-iranian-society-is-binary-and-ignores-its-increasing-complexity_6742725_23.html

#iran #g7 : #media / #westernview / #stereotyps / #dichotomy / #manichaeism / #ideology / #prejudice / #complexityreduction

„Challenging the widespread notion that Iranian society is split between 'good' democrats and 'evil' Islamists, the Franco-Iranian researcher argues that most citizens criticize the regime not for its religious orientation, but for its repression of freedoms.“

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/opinion/article/2025/06/26/fariba-adelkhah-anthropologist-the-western-view-of-iranian-society-is-binary-and-ignores-its-increasing-complexity_6742725_23.html

@dusepo What would #Manichaeism's survival have required? How would that have come about?

I'm having a quick browse around the web now. Great thoughts! Thank you for sharing them!

@dusepo What would #Manichaeism's survival have required? How would that have come about?

I'm having a quick browse around the web now. Great thoughts! Thank you for sharing them!

I need to know more interesting facts about #Manichaeism. This random hyperfixation of mine needs to be satisfied. I need some archaeologists to dig up some more ancient manuscripts right now.

Amsterdam's Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica (AKA "The Ritman Library) houses more ths 25,000 occult texts, covering "#Hermetics, #Rosicrucians, #Theosophy, #alchemy, #mysticism, #Gnosis and Western #Esotericism, #Sufism, #Kabbalah, #Anthroposophy, #Catharism, #Freemasonry, #Manichaeism, #Judaica, the #Grail, and comparative religion."
#goetia

https://www.ritmanlibrary.com/hermetically-open/