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| | Manichaeism |
 | | Manichaeism is a gnostic religion that originated in Babylonia in the 3d century AD. | | | Manichaeism was a third century dualistic religion, founded by Mani, who fused Persian, Christian, and Buddhist elements into a major new faith. | | | Manichaeism was long treated as a Christian heresy, but it is more clearly understood as an independent religion, drawing on the diverse resources of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism. |
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http://mb-soft.com/believe/txn/manichae.htm
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| | Manichaeism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
| | Manichaeism (in Persian آیین مانی Aeeneh Mani) was one of the major ancient religions of Iranian-origin. | | | The transmigration of souls became a Manichaean belief, and the quadripartite structure of the Manichaean community, divided between male and female monks (the "elect") and lay followers (the "hearers") who supported them, appears to be based on that of the Buddhist sangha" (Richard Foltz, "Religions of the Silk Road"). | | | Because Manichaeism is a faith that teaches dualism, in modern English the word "manichean" has come to mean dualistic, presenting or viewing things in a "black and white" fashion. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manicheism
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| | Encyclopaedia Britannica: Manichaeism |
| | Thus, Manichaeism, depending on the context, resembles Iranian and Indian religions, Christianity, Buddhism, and Taoism. | | | When East Turkistan was conquered in the 8th century by the Uighur Turks, one of their leaders adopted Manichaeism and it remained the state religion of the Uighur kingdom until its overthrow in 840. | | | In Manichaeism, to know one's self is to see one's soul as sharing in the very nature of God and as coming from a transcendent world. |
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http://www-rcf.usc.edu/~sbriggs/Britannica/manichaeism.htm
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| | Manichaeism and true Christianity |
| | Manichaeism was anti-Jewish and dualistic, while Mohammedanism was pseudo-Jewish and severely and fanatically monotheistic. | | | Both Manichaeism and Islam claimed to be divine revelations, perfecting the revelation of the Bible. | | | The sources, origin and teachings of Manichaeism are to some extent obscure, though it is obviously connected with the Persian Manes (circa 215-275 A.D.), who in the middle of the third century proclaimed himself a prophet, enunciated his new doctrine and was finally executed. |
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| | MANICHAEISM - LoveToKnow Article on MANICHAEISM |
| | And, after all, great adaptability is just as necessary for a universal religion as a divine founder in whom the highest revelation of God may be seen and reverenced. | | | A detailed comparison shows the difference between Buddhism and Manichaeism in all their principal doctrines to be very great, while it becomes evident that the points of resemblance are almost everywhere accidental. | | | The doctrifle of the incarnation of God, which was especially objectionable to those who were going over to the new universal religion from the old cults, was not proclaimed by Manichaeism. |
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http://43.1911encyclopedia.org/M/MA/MANICHAEISM.htm
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| | An Introduction to Manichaeism - (CAIS) |
| | Manichaeism was long treated as a Christian heresy, but it is more clearly understood as an independent religion, drawing on the diverse resources of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Buddhism. | | | Abstract: Manichaeism is a gnostic religion that originated in Persian-Babylonia in the 3d century AD. | | | From these we can conclude that "Manichaeism was not only an offshoot of Zoroastrianism in a way, and the parent of various heretical movements in Christianity, but was also a factor for centuries in the religious life of Central and Eastern Asia". |
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http://www.cais-soas.com/CAIS/Religions/iranian/Manichaeism/manichaeism.htm
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| | Augustine |
| | According to Bonner, Manichaeism was eclectic — a blend of dualism (borrowed from Zoroastrianism), reincarnation and a strict rule of life (possibly taken from Buddhism), and a regard for the name of Jesus (lifted from Christianity). | | | Third, it was a religion of the book | | | One receives the impression from Frend that of these three groups (or 'tendencies') — the Donatists, Hanichees, and Catholics — he perceives the Donatists to be strongest with the populace and the Catholics the weakest up until the end of the fourth century. |
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http://www.fpcjackson.org/resources/church_history/augustin.htm
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| | Manichaeism, a Universalist Faith |
| | The founder of Manichaeism, Mani, is believed to have been the son of Parthian royalty, born in a village near Ctesiphon and a boy when Ardashir overthrew Parthian rule. | | | With practicing a religion being a privilege granted by the king rather than a right, Manichaeism, Christianity and Judaism were threatened by the whims of any succeeding monarch. | | | The third group of Mani's followers was necessary in making Manichaeism a popular religion. |
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http://www.fsmitha.com/h1/ch22.htm
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| | Tayloe Gwathmey |
| | Manichaeism is an ancient Gnostic religion that was founded by a mysterious prophet who went by the title Mani. | | | The story when first read seems unimportant to the practices of Manichaeism as the Genesis version of creation is unimportant to Christian practice, but in actuality that is not at all the case. | | | An annual Manichaeistic festival was a feast held on the date of Mani’s execution similar to the Christian practice of Easter (Aremdzen 2). |
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http://students.roanoke.edu/groups/relg211/gwathmey/Mani.html
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| | Adherents.com |
| | Manichaeism was also exceedingly syncretistic; indeed, Mani's aim was the foundation of a world religion and community, which would overcome the spacial limitations of previous religious traditions. | | | For 80 years, from 762, Manichaeism was the state religion of a Turkic people (Uighurs). | | | Far otherwise was it with a second movement, that of Manichaeism. |
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http://www.adherents.com/Na/Na_434.html
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| | Manichaean Input to Chinese Culture and Art - Radha Banerjee |
| | Manichaeism was a typical trans-regional and trans-cultural religious movement. | | | In conclusion, Manichaeism was a religio-cultural movement that had a very significant influence on Chinese development it is clear that its activities both helped spread the popularity of the Buddha and completed with the Buddhist institution to the extent that the Manichaean followers were maligened as "vegetarian followers of the devil". | | | Shortly after this the Khaghan declared Manichaeism as the state religion of the Uighur empire. |
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http://ignca.nic.in/ks_41029.htm
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| | Manichaeism |
| | For about 80 years starting in 762, Manichaeism was the state religion of the Turkic people Uighurs. | | | Manichaeism spread out over most of the known world of the 1st millennium CE, from Spain to China. | | | What had happened was that the good forces had been forced to create the world, as a defence of the divine realms. |
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http://lexicorient.com/e.o/manichae.htm
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| | J.R. Ritman Library - Bibliotheca Philosophica Hermetica |
| | The origin of Manichaeism appears to lie in Jewish Christianity; next to the later Iranian influences, the (historical as well as the mythological) figure of Jesus was always given a central place in Manichaean religion. | | | The history and development of Manichaeism can also be gleaned from the anti-Manichaean texts from various cultural historical and religious traditions (Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Zoroastrianism). | | | Thus the foundation and development of the world religion and the world church of Manichaeism took place against the background of the Hermetic Gnosis. |
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http://www.ritmanlibrary.nl/c/p/h/bel_14.html
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| | The Truth Seeker - Transforming Evil -- Tackling the Problem |
| | This is not to say that Manichaeism has not been a great force for good in the past, but that its true revelation and inner mission are yet to find their complete fulfillment. | | | It is no exaggeration to say that at one time Manichaeism was a major world religion. | | | It is important to distinguish between: 1/ the historical manifestations of Manichaeism as they have been documented by academics and historians; and 2/ the spiritual archetype of Manichaeism itself. |
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http://www.thetruthseeker.co.uk/print.asp?ID=1617
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| | AUGUSTINE AND MANICHAEISM |
| | Manichaeism also responded to his need, instilled by his childhood, for the name of Christ, and his initial distaste for the Christian scriptures (3.4.8-6.10). | | | Revelations from his ‘divine twin’ taught him the doctrines and the organisation of Manichaeism, and instructed him to travel and preach. | | | He could regard the Bible as a crude and contaminated attempt at the truth, whereas the Manichaean scriptures offered both the name of Christ and what seemed to be a profound understanding of the universe and of human life (3.6.10). |
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http://www-personal.umich.edu/~rdwallin/syl/GreatBooks/202.W99/Augustine/AugManich.htm
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| | lupoleboucher: Manichees |
| | Manichaeism was considered at the time to be "progressive" -a religion of reason and peace. | | | Manichaeism was a religion of the late Roman empire which partially derived from and competed with ordinary Catholic christianity. | | | Manichaeism is now nothing more than a curse word, used by middlebrows to denigrate beliefs they consider too dualist for their rarified tastes. |
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http://lupoleboucher.livejournal.com/14156.html
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| | Gnosticism [Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
| | The system developed by Mani was self-consciously syncretistic, which was a natural outgrowth of his desire to see his religion reach the ends of the earth. | | | This means, essentially, that Mani began with a fundamental belief about the nature of humanity and its place in the cosmos, and concocted a myth to explain the situation of humankind, and the dynamics of humanity's eventual salvation. | | | The world religion founded by Mani (216-276 CE) and known to history as Manichaeism has its roots in the East, borrowing elements from Persian dualistic religion (Zoroastrianism), Jewish Christianity, Buddhism, and even Mithraism. |
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http://www.iep.utm.edu/g/gnostic.htm
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| | The Invisible Basilica: Mani |
| | Also known as Mani or Manichaeus; Persian philosopher and religious teacher, founder of the Gnostic religion of Manichaeism (see Chapter 201 of Liber Aleph). | | | Among the extant Manichaean sacred texts are: The Living Gospel; The Treasure of Life; the Pragmateia; the Book of Mysteries; the Epistles; The Book of Giants; and Psalms and Prayers. | | | It even became the state religion of the short-lived Uighur Empire, until it was wiped out in the 13th century e.v. |
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http://www.hermetic.com/sabazius/mani.htm
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| | St. Augustine: Manichaeism, Platonism, & Christian Conversion |
| | In Milan, he finally abandoned Manichaeism and gradually returned to the religion of his orthodox upbringing. | | | Mani (c.216-77), founder of Manichaeism, dualistic religion with sources in east-Persian Gnosticism. | | | After some years teaching in Thagaste during which he remained attached to Manichaeism despite increasing doubts. |
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http://www.etss.edu/hts/MAPM/notes21.htm
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| | Sacred Scrolls of the Essene Church |
| | Students of Manichaeism during the final years of the twentieth century enjoy and exploit a rich assemblage of scholarly resources for the study of that religion. | | | I allude of course to the study of the history and influence of Manichaeism as a viable minority religion within the orbit of Islam. | | | Tardieu’s book, to be fair, is not meant to serve as a comprehensive history of the religion, but only as an introduction to the doctrinal structure of the religion itself. |
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| | Amazon.co.uk: Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World S.): Books |
| | The study of Manichaeism, the first Gnostic world religion, has made major advances in the last few decades thanks to the continuing discovery and decipherment of genuine Manichaean texts from Egypt and Central Asia. | | | Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World S.) | | | Amazon.co.uk: Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East (Religions in the Graeco-Roman World S.): Books |
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| | Alibris: Manichaeism |
| | 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. | | | The first ever single-volume collection of sources for Manichaeism, a world religion founded by Mani, the Syrian visionary. | | | The studies are authored by an international group of leading scholars in the fields of ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern studies, comparative religion, early Christianity, patristics, Turkic studies, and Coptology. |
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http://www.alibris.com/search/books/subject/Manichaeism
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| | Bryn Mawr Classical Review 2000.09.18 |
| | He states that we have known for a long time that Buddhism influenced Manichaeism and he proceeds to study the Manichaean influence on Indian Buddhism. | | | Nearly all books that have been published regarding Manichaeism begin with an introduction to the religion -- usually its cosmogony and a history of the textual finds of the Manichaeans in the 20th century. | | | These five articles are important in that they show examples of how a religion that is almost always regarded as a 'heresy' can be studied logically and fairly without the need to accept at face value what the Manichaean detractors had to say about the religion. |
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http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2000/2000-09-18.html
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| | Augustine and Manichaeism in the Latin West |
| | Manichaeism, once a gnostic world religion, soon spread to the Roman West. | | | A Study into Augustine’s City of God and the Sources of his Doctrine of the Two Cities (Brill, 1991) and Mani, Manichaeism and Augustine. | | | It contains a considerable number of contributions by leading authorities on the subject, focussing on the diffusion of Mani’s religion in the Latin West and on its impact upon St Augustine. |
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http://www.brill.nl/product.asp?ID=8784
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| | Manes - Free Encyclopedia of Thelema |
| | Manes, born in western Persia (approximately 210-275 A.D.), was a religious preacher and the founder of Manichaeism, an ancient gnostic religion that was once prolific but now considered nonexistent. | | | Manes, native to Mardin in Anatolia, first encountered religion in his early youth while living with a Jewish ascetic group known as the Elkasites. | | | Some scholars and anti-Roman Catholic polemicists argue that its influence subtly continues in Christian thought, through Augustine of Hippo, who converted to Christianity from Manichaeism, and whose writings continue to be enormously influential among Catholic theologians. |
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| | Manicheism as a non-violent, yet true dualism |
| | Manichaeism is a system of religious belief based on radical dualism. | | | The ethics of Manicheism is based on Buddha's teachings. | | | Manichaeism resolutely refuses violence as the means of fighting against Evil. |
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| | Manichaeism |
| | Manichaeism: The Religion - The Religion Due to Mani's organizational abilities, the simplicity of his dualistic theology, and... | | | Manichaeism: Mani's Life - Mani's Life Mani (called Manes by the Greeks and Romans) was born near Baghdad, probably of Persian... | | | Manichaeism: Bibliography - Bibliography The prime sources for the study of Manichaeism are the so-called Turfan (Turpan)... |
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| | Article abstracts |
| | This century's second najor discovery was of early Manichaean manuscripts dating from the third to the sixth century that were found in North Africa during the 1930's. | | | Modern research of the Manichaean religion began in the nineteenth century, taken up by Western scholars relying chiefly on Christian texts. | | | The twentieth-century's first major discoveries related to Manichaeism were the ancient manuscripts and groud-level temple ruins that the German expedition excavated in Turfan during the early 1900s. |
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| | Search Results for Manichaeism - Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | During the reign of Shapur I a new religious leader and movement made their appearance. | | | dualistic religious movement founded in Persia in the 3rd century AD by Mani (q.v.), who was known as the “Apostle of Light” and supreme “Illuminator.” Although Manichaeism was long considered a... | | | (Greek: “age,” or “lifetime”), in Gnosticism and Manichaeism, one of the orders of spirits, or spheres of being, that emanated from the Godhead and were attributes of the nature of the absolute; an... |
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| | Manichaeism, Skepticism, and Fideism -- Essay at LiteratureClassics.com |
| | Adepts of the religion "were expected to Refrain altogether from sex; the married laity should observe strict monogamy" (Smart 227). | | | The dualism of Manichean theology is, according to Peter L. Thorslev, Jr., "largely a red herring in the drama, raised by Lucifer in an attempt to prove himself independent of God" (61). | | | There is ample evidence for refuting charges of Byron's Manichaeism, but what of the claim that his skepticism--as evidenced by the questionings of Cain--undermines Christianity? |
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| | Jason BeDuhn |
| | 2003 "Manichaeism and the Logic of Persecution," Conference on Persecution and Conflict in Ancient Mediterranean Religions, Ohio State University, Columbus. | | | Reviews: Journal of Early Christian Studies 8 (2000) 591-592; Journal of Religion 81 (2001) 504-505; Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies 65 (2002) 173-175; Catholic Historical Review 88 (2002) 564-567; History of Religions 42 (2003) 271-272; Journal of the American Academy of Religion 71 (2003) 191-194 | | | 2005 Augustine, Manichaeism, and the Logic of Persecution. |
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| | Manichaeism -- Encyclopædia Britannica |
| | ), who was known as the “Apostle of Light” and supreme “Illuminator.” Although Manichaeism was long considered a Christian heresy, it was a religion in its own right that, because of the coherence of its doctrines and the rigidness of its structure and institutions, preserved throughout its history… | | | "Manichaeism" Encyclopædia Britannica from Encyclopædia Britannica Premium Service. |
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| | The Perfectly Wrong Enemy -- by Bob Wallace |
| | Even if they insist they don't, they still often define their opponents as evil and imbue them with great, almost magical powers that they will use to "conquer the world." | | | Believing God and Satan are of equal power is an old heresy known as Manichaeism. | | | It's the belief that there are two gods of equal power, one absolutely good, the other absolutely evil. |
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http://www.endervidualism.com/bwallace/perfectly_wrong_enemy.htm
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| | Augustine, Manichaeism and the Good: |
| | The focus is not on Manichaeism per se but on Augustine's perception of it, as more directly affecting his thinking. | | | This thesis will investigate, by means of the historical-critical method, Augustine of Hippo's understanding of the Manichaean idea of the Good, and how this understanding affects his own related notions of summum bonum and personal evil, and, as a corollary, his doctrine of predestination. | | | The question of a possible Manichaean influence is particularly pertinent because Manichaeism is at heart a dualistic solution to the issue of good and evil. |
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| | Manichaean Studies Seminar Publications |
| | Kevin Coyle, Prolegomena to a Study of Women in Manichaeism. | | | The Light and the Darkness: Studies in Manichaeism and its World | | | Paul Mirecki and Jason BeDuhn, The Light and the Darkness: Studies in Manichaeism and its World. |
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http://www4.nau.edu/manichaean/publications.htm
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| | Church History: Manichaeism in Central Asia and China.@ HighBeam Research |
| | Late-twentieth-century students of Manichaeism owe a profound debt to Lieu for his many contributions to the elucidation of that religion. | | | He is the author of what has become the standard English-language exposition of the history of Manichaeism, his justly acclaimed Manichaeism in the Later Roman Empire and Medieval China (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1985). | | | Church History: Manichaeism in Central Asia and China.@ HighBeam Research |
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| | AHSAF - Mani, Manichaeism and the Attempted Refutation by Augustine of Hippo |
| | Mani, Manichaeism and the Attempted Refutation by Augustine of Hippo is a well-researched discourse and essay on Mani and Manichaeism. | | | This is a totally fresh insight into the inner workings of Manichaeism and other Gnostic thoughts. | | | This is a must read for all serious searchers. |
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| | Patron Saints Index: Heresy: Manichæism |
| | Mani, Manichaer; Fluegel, Mani, seine Lehre und seine Shriften (Leipzig, 1862); Mueller, Handschr. |
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| | New manichaeism in alcohol science |
| | Citation: Fillmore, K.M. and Roizen, R., The new manichaeism in alcohol science (Commentaries on McCreanor et al. |
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| | Goals tagged "manichaeism" on 43 Things |
| | CooperGirl wants to nurture friendships meet Dave Matthews never, EVER grow up smile more get out of debt be happy with myself participate in world jump day Quit Smoking understand Swiss German Read more Save $1000 win the lottery do a backflip Start my own business get married | | | No goals have been tagged with manichaeism yet. |
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| | Order of Nazorean Essenes |
| | Black Cloud Sect - Late Taoist corrupt expression of Manichaeism. | | | White Lotus Sect - Late Taoist corrupt expression of Manichaeism. | | | White Cloud Sect - Late Taoist corrupt expression of Manichaeism. |
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