The in discipline and ritual BeDuhn, Jason creator author. text bibliography Electronic books. mdu Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press 2000 monographic eng 1 online resource (xiv, 354 pages, [6] pages of plates) : illustrations 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 plants and animals), and their secretive religious procedures designed to transform the cosmos and bring about the salvation of all living beings. Overturning long-held assumptions about Manichaean dualism, asceticism, spirituality, and the pursuit of salvation, The Manichaean Body changes completely how we look at this ancient religion and the environment in which Christianity arose. BeDuhn's conclusions revolutionize our understanding of the Manichaeans, clearly distinguishing them from Gnostics and other early Christian heretics and revealing them to be practitioners of a unique world religion. ""Contents""; ""PREFACE""; ""ACKNOWLEDGMENTS""; ""NOTE ON TEXTS AND TRANSLITERATIONS""; ""One: Out of the Past""; ""Two: Disciplinary Regimens""; ""Three: Disciplinary Rationales""; ""Four: Alimentary Rites""; ""Five: Alimentary Rationales""; ""Six: The Liberation of the Embodied Self""; ""Seven: “Ein Etwas am Leibeâ€?""; ""Table of Textual References""; ""NOTES""; ""BIBLIOGRAPHY""; ""Index""; ""PLATES"" Jason David BeDuhn. Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-348) and index. Manichaeism Discipline History Manichaeism Rituals History Manichaeism Discipline History Manichaeism Rituals History Manichéisme Discipline Histoire Manichéisme Rituel Histoire RELIGION Gnosticism BT1410 .B43 2000eb 299/.932 BeDuhn, Jason. Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2000 (DLC) 99045879 (OCoLC)42289672 0801874610 9780801874611 0801862701 9780801862700 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=75618 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=75618 N$T 030122 20200709055104.0 ocm51494045 eng