The Manichaean body : in discipline and ritual / Jason David BeDuhn.
The Manichaean body : in discipline and ritual / Jason David BeDuhn.
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Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Date
2000.
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N299.932/ 11
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English
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Physical content
xiv, 354 p., [6] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
1. Out of the Past -- 2. Disciplinary Regimens -- 3. Disciplinary Rationales -- 4. Alimentary Rites -- 5. Alimentary Rationales -- 6. The Liberation of the Embodied Self -- 7. "Ein Etwas am Leibe"
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Baltimore ; London : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2000.
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"Reconstructing Manichaeism from scraps of ancient texts and the ungenerous polemic of its enemies (such as the ex-Manichaean Augustine of Hippo), BeDuhn reveals for the first time the religion as it was actually practiced. He describes the Manichaeans' daily ritual meal, their stringent disciplinary codes (intended to prevent humans from harming p...
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The Manichaean body : in discipline and ritual / Jason David BeDuhn.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [337]-348) and index.
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N299.932/ 11
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74VvQwE5bwlg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvQwE5bwlg
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0801862701 :
9780801862700 :
9780801862700 (acid-free paper)
0801862701 (acid-free paper)
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299.932
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991014386739702626
