‎Le manichéisme médiéval : l'hérésie dualiste dans le christianisme.‎

‎ Payot 1949 Payot, Bibliothèque Scientifique, 1949, 206 p., broché, de petites déchirures sans manque sur le bord de la couverture, début de fente sur les mors, pages jaunies.‎

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‎Le Manichéisme médiéval. L’hérésie dualiste dans le christianisme. Coll. Bibliothèque Scientifique.‎

‎ Paris, Payot 1949, 225x140mm, 206pages, broché. Bel exemplaire.‎

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‎Manichaean Coptic Papyri in the Chester Beatty Library. Psalm Book Part I, 1. Psalmengruppe 1‎

‎, Brepols, 2022 Hardback, 292 pages, Size:210 x 297 mm, Illustrations:6 b/w, 4 tables b/w., Language(s):German, Coptic. ISBN 9782503597881.‎

‎Summary Im 3. Jh. n. Chr. wurde vom Perser Mani eine neue Religion gegr ndet, die alle bisherigen Religionen und Erkenntnisse umfassen sollte. In der Sp tantike avancierte sie zu einem ernsthaften Konkurrenten des Christentums und wurde mit Edikten, intellektuellen Auseinandersetzungen, aber auch B cherverbrennungen bek mpft. Da der Manich ismus die Zeiten nicht berdauerte und die direkte berlieferung abriss, war es eine Sensation als 1929 in Medinet Madi ( gypten) ein Fund der bis dato ltesten Originalschriften in koptischer bersetzung gemacht wurde. Das manich ische Psalmenbuch der Chester Beatty Library geh rt zu den sieben Codices des Fundes, der sich zum gr ten Teil in einem sehr schlechten Zustand befand. Mit der Restaurierung in Berlin begann eine rege Editionst tigkeit, die durch den 2. Weltkrieg unterbrochen wurde. Vom Psalmenbuch wurde die besser erhaltene zweite H lfte (PsB II) 1938 von C.R.C. Allberry publiziert. Der bis auf einige Einzelpsalmen noch unpublizierte vordere Teil des Buches (PsB I) befand sich in einem sehr viel schlechteren Erhaltungszustand und umfasste urspr nglich 396 Seiten. In dieser ersten Ausgabe werden 122 Seiten mit koptischem Text und deutscher bersetzung dem Leser zug nglich gemacht. Die poetisch anspruchsvollen Lieder bieten einen originalen Einblick in die manich ische Religion. Neben einer Psalmgruppe, die die ltesten Sonnenhymnen des Manich ismus bewahrte, geben einige Psalmen in 22 Strophen den Inhalt vom Lebendigem Evangelium des Religionsgr nders Mani wieder.‎

‎baptistes du Codex manich en de Cologne sont-ils des elkasa tes ?‎

‎, Brepols, 2020 Paperback, 400 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:3 tables b/w., Languages: French, Greek, Hebrew. ISBN 9782503589244.‎

‎Summary L'importance et l'originalit de cette monographie r sident dans l'analyse d'un document manich en de premi re main, Sur la naissance de son corps (Codex manich en de Cologne), qui raconte, en adoptant le registre du merveilleux, l'enfance et l'adolescence de Mani (216/7-276/7) dans une communaut baptiste de la basse M sopotamie. Il est question ici de la partie centrale de ce texte (79, 13-107, 23), conserv dans un codex grec de poche , datant probablement du IVe si cle : les expos s, mis sous l'autorit de trois traditionnistes manich ens (Bara es, Zach as et Timoth e), des divergences et des conflits entre les responsables de la communaut et le jeune Mani, qui ont abouti la tenue d'un synode o a t d cid e sa mise au ban. Abandonnant ce groupe, Mani d bute la diffusion de sa nouvelle religion . Cet ouvrage ajoute une pi ce importante et novatrice l' tude de l'elkasa sme, du manich isme et du mand isme, mettant en lumi re des connections et des relations entre ces mouvements. Il montre que l'origine elkasa te et donc jud enne de Mani est fond e. TABLE OF CONTENTS Pr face de Paul-Hubert Poirier, Membre de l'Institut Avant-propos Chapitre I. Introduction Chapitre II. Le baptisme Chapitre III. Le manich isme Chapitre IV. tude litt raire et historique des diverses notices relatives aux baptistes dans la Vita Mani : CMC 79, 13-107, 23 Chapitre V. L'elkasa sme et le manich isme Chapitre VI. Le mand isme et l'elkasa sme Chapitre VII. Conclusion : Les baptistes de la Vita Mani sont-ils des elkasa tes ? Chapitre VIII. Excursus : Les origines ethnico-religieuses de Mani et de sa famille : de la tradition l'histoire Bibliographie Index‎

‎Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum, Dictionary of Manichaean Texts. Vol.3: Texts from Central Asia and China, Part 2: Dictionary of Manichaean Sogdian and Bactrian‎

‎Turnhout, Brepols 2012 xxxviii + 276pp., 31cm., publisher's hardcover, 1st edition, stamp on title page, text is clean and bright (looks unread), good condition, weight: 1.5kg., X114456‎

‎Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum, Dictionary of Manichaean Texts. Vol.3: Texts from Central Asia and China, Part 2: Dictionary of Manichaean Sogdian and Bactrian‎

‎Turnhout, Brepols 2022 xlvi + 323pp., 31cm., publisher's hardcover, 2nd revised and enlarged edition, ex-libr. Copy (stamp on title page & label at last blanco endpaper), text is clean and bright (looks unread), good condition, weight: 1.8kg., X114457‎

‎Constructions of Gender in Late Antique Manichaean Cosmological Narrative‎

‎, Brepols, 2019 Paperback, 324 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Languages: English, Latin. ISBN 9782503586663.‎

‎Summary Manichaeism emerged from Sasanian Persia in the third century CE and flourished in Persia, the Roman Empire, Central Asia and beyond until succumbing to persecution from rival faiths in the eighth to ninth century. Its founder, Mani, claimed to be the final embodiment of a series of prophets sent over time to expound divine wisdom. This monograph explores the constructions of gender embedded in Mani's colourful dualist cosmological narrative, in which a series of gendered divinities are in conflict with the demonic beings of the Kingdom of Darkness. The Jewish and Gnostic roots of Mani's literary constructions of gender are examined in parallel with Sasanian societal expectations. Reconstructions of gender in subsequent Manichaean literature reflect the changing circumstances of the Manichaean community. As the first major study of gender in Manichaean literature, this monograph draws upon established approaches to the study of gender in late antique religious literature, to present a portrait of a historically maligned and persecuted religious community. TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction: This discusses the history of gender studies and its application to religious studies; a summary of previous literature relating to gender in Manichaeism; a brief life of Mani and its relation to his canon of texts. It outlines the contents of the following chapters. 2. The Manichaean Father: exploration and identification of gendered attributes associated with masculinity with reference to Connell's model of hegemonic masculinity. The Manichaean Father is considered as embodiment of desirable masculine traits and the appropriate exercise of masculine rulership and authority. 3. The Chief Archon: This chapter examines the construction of gender implicit in the characterization of the chief archon. Mani's writings characterize the chief archon in polar opposition to the Manichaean Father as exemplum of masculine rulership which embodies lust for power and territory. Mani characterizes the chief archon as a dangerous outsider who seeks to invade. This is expressed through the trope of the cannibal. The chief archon's acts of cannibalism mark him as alien, uncivilized and savage. Manichaean texts written after Mani's death reflect the persecution of the Manichaean community. The characterization of the chief archon develops to reveal a tyrannous ruler who incites fear and terror in his own subjects. 4. The First Man: This chapter considers the apparent paradox of the two competing constructions of masculinity evident in the characterization of the Manichaean First Man, who plays a central role in Manichaean cosmological drama. His characterization as both valiant warrior and suffering victim in defeat is explored in the context of the changing circumstances of the Manichaean community facing persecution. Parallel models of endurance as a worthy expression of masculinity in Jewish, Judaeo-Christian and early Christian literature are discussed. 5. The Mother of Life: This chapter explores the gendered characterization of the Manichaean Mother of Life in Manichaean literature. As mother of the First Man, the Mother of Life embodies positive motherhood, demonstrating nurturing characteristics. Her role in the mythological drama is considered as an expression of the Jewish/Judaeo-Christian literary Wisdom figure (Sophia, Hokmah). The Mother of Life shares and extends imagery attached to Hokmah to encompass wisdom as a weapon. The Mother of Life is also characterized as a model of feminine imprecation to masculine authority through the valorization of her prayer to the Manichaean Father on behalf of the beleaguered First Man. This is discussed in relation to the veneration of Hannah's prayer (1 Sam.) in rabbinic literature. 6. The Manichaean Demoness Az and the yetzer hara: This chapter explores parallels between the feminine-gendered demon Az and the evolving Jewish concept of the "evil inclination" (the yetzer hara) as expressions of the human propensity to sin. As mother of Adam and Eve and mother of the demons, the maternal style of the demoness Az polarizes the motherhood of the Mother of Life. 7. The Maiden of Light: This chapter explores the characterization of the Maiden of Light and her epithets of purity and wisdom in the context of the seductive display of her image to the archons in Manichaean mythology. This act is considered in the context of the model used by feminist biblical scholars of the male as owner of the gaze and the female as object of male gaze. The chapter argues that the characterization of the Maiden of Light should be considered in relation to the biblical characterizations of Susanna, Judith and Esther. These reveal the female as both victim and manipulator of male gaze. These texts reveal that the seeking of male gaze is extolled in cases of communal threat when authorized by masculine authority. It is argued that the seductive display of the Maiden of Light allows doubt concerning the exploitation of females within the Mnichaean community. 8. Conclusions: The conclusion draws together the research findings of the previous chapters. Polarized positions within and across constructions of gender are considered.‎

‎Manichaeism: Encounters with Death. Studies in the Parabolic, Material and Spiritual Body‎

‎, Brepols, 2025 Paperback, 342 pages, Size:156 x 234 mm, Illustrations:4 tables b/w., 1 maps b/w, Language: English. *new ISBN 9782503614267.‎

‎Summary Born in Persian Mesopotamia in the year 232 CE, the self-proclaimed prophet Mani promulgated a dualist faith that rapidly spread throughout the Roman Empire, Central Asia and China. This monograph comprises a series of studies of the Manichaean conceptualization of death and the afterlife in the context of Manichaean soteriology, eschatology and anthropology. Material, documentary and liturgical evidence is analysed to enrich knowledge of Manichaean funeral ritual and mourning practice. The book explores the thematic symbolism of the corpse in Manichaean parabolic literature, offering fresh interpretations and exploring the influence of Buddhist teachings on the impermanence of the body, karma and metempsychosis. TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter 1: The Journey of the Soul Chapter 2: The Hour of Need Chapter 3: The Care of the Dead Chapter 4: The Death of Mani Chapter 5: The Parable of the Drunk Man and the Corpse Chapter 6: The Parable of the Monk and the Virgin Chapter 7: The Parable of the Corpse and the Treasure Chapter 8: Manichaean Doctrine, Karma and Metempsychosis‎

‎Manichaica selecta - studies presented to professor Julien Ries on the occasion of his seventieth birthday‎

‎Louvain, 1991 li + 402pp.+ portrait of Ries, with bibliography of J.Ries, in the series "Manichaean Studies" volume 1, 24cm., softcover, fine condition, X56461‎

‎Studies on the inner Asian languages, vol.XII‎

‎s.l., The Society of Central Eurasian Studies 1997 124pp. + 11 plates out-of-text, 21cm., signed with dedication by one of the co-authors (Moriyasu), softcover, very good condition, [contains 6 contributions of which 2 in English and 4 in Chinese, among others: He Xingliang, "A study of the Qazakh-Chaghatai Document of Qing Dynasty's Minister in Charge of Investigating and Delimiting the Sino-Russian Boundary", pp.1-34 (in Chinese) & T. Moriyasu "A Manichaean Runic Manuscript with Miniature (Kao.0107) Housed in the British Library", pp.41-72 (in Chinese)], X74864‎

‎Beiträge zur Sektengeschichte des Mittelalters. Erster Teil: Geschichte der gnostisch-manichäischen Sekten im früheren Mittelalter. Zweiter Teil: Dokumente vornehmlich zur Geschichte der Valdesier und Katharer [complete in 2 vols.]‎

‎Darmstadt, Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft 1968 complete in 2 vols.: vii,259 + ix,736pp., 22cm., cloth, few stamps, VG‎

‎Iranian manichaean Turfan texts in publications since 1934. Photo edition‎

‎London, School of Oriental and African Studies 2000 59pp. + 188 plates, 33cm., in the series "Corpus inscriptionum iranicarum. Supplementary series" vol.4, hardback (cloth), very good condition, ISBN 0 7286 0315 2, X76036‎