Drawing on a wide array of sources, this anthology sets out to analyze the concepts of mystery and secrecy that occur in the ritual and rhetoric of antique Mediterranean religion, with an emphasis on Gnosticism, Christianity, and Paganism.
The Manichaen religion, which was founded by Mani in the Third century AD, adapted various elements from mainstream Christianity. For this reason the relationship between the texts of the two religions remains a lively topic of research today. This volume contains the until-now …
This volume contains the until-now unpublished dissertation ""Die Bibel bei den Manichäern"" and three related articles of Alexander Böhlig (*1912 1996), who was one of the leading scholars in Manichaean studies. - Der Band enthält die bis dato unpublizierte Dissertation "Die Bi…
