The Manichaeans of the Roman East: Manichaeism in Greek anti-Manichaica & Roman Imperial Legislation

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Copyright
Contents
Acknowledgements
List of Tables
List of Abbreviations and Translations
		Primary Sources (Ancient Texts)
		Secondary Sources (Journals, Encyclopedias, Series, etc.)
		A Note on Translations and Editions of Primary Sources and Referencing System
Introduction
	1	Introduction
	2	The History of the Study of Manichaeism
	3	Greek Anti-Manichaica (Christian and Pagan) in Manichaean Studies
	4	Significance, Purpose, Aim, Focus of the Study
	5	Methodological Considerations
	6	Outline of the Structure and Research Questions
Chapter 1 An Introductory Presentation of Selected Sources of Greek Anti-Manichaica
	1	Introduction
	2	Acta Archelai (AA) and its Echoes in Subsequent Literature
	3	Abjuration Formulas (AFs): The Seven Chapters (SC)
	4	Later Echoes of the Acta Archelai and the Abjuration Formulas
	5	Alexander of Lycopolis’ Contra Manichaei opiniones disputatio
	6	Titus of Bostra’s Contra Manichaeos
Chapter 2 The Arrival and Spread of Manichaeism in the Roman East
	1	Introduction
	2	The First Reports about Mani and Manichaean Missionaries
	3	The Manichaean Books in Greek Anti-Manichaica
	4	The Manichaean Hierarchy
	5	First Manichaean Missionaries in Greek Anti-Manichaica
	6	The Ways of Diffusion
	7	Manichaean Missionary Methods and Strategies
	8	Conclusions
Chapter 3 The Manichaeans in Roman Imperial Legislation
	1	Introduction
	2	Time-Space Mapping of the Manichaean ‘Sect’ in Roman Territory
	3	The Profile (Crime) of Manichaeans in the Eyes of the Law
	4	Effects of the Implementation – or Not – of the Law on the Everyday Life of the Manichaeans
	5	Conclusions
Chapter 4 Classifying Manichaeism
	1	Introduction
	2	Manichaean Religious Profile According to the Christian Authors
	3	Manichaean Religious Profile According to the Pagan Authors
	4	Conclusions
Chapter 5 Manichaean Beliefs and Practices
	1	Introduction
	2	Manichaean Beliefs and their Implications in Religious Everyday Life
	3	Manichaean Beliefs and Their Implication in Everyday Social Life
	4	Conclusions
Chapter 6 Manichaeism in Society
	1	Introduction
	2	Manichaeism as an Appealing Model: To Whom and Why
	3	Appeal to and Relationship with Other (Extreme) Ascetic Groups
	4	Socially Alarming Dimensions of Manichaean Attractiveness and Ways to Deal with Them
	5	Political Reflections on the Anti-Manichaean Discourse
	6	Conclusions
Chapter 7 Manichaean Communities, Churches, and Individuals
	1	Introduction
	2	Manichaean Communities and Churches in Named Cities
	3	‘Manichaean’ Individuals: Real or Imagined?
	4	Conclusions
Chapter 8 The Dissolution of Manichaeism in the Roman East
	1	Introduction
	2	Persecutions, Executions, and Conversions
	3	Manichaean Views on Martyrdom (According to Anti-Manichaean Authors)
	4	Manichaean Views on Martyrdom (According to Manichaean Sources)
	5	On the Converted Manichaeans: Sincere and False Conversions
	6	Crypto-Manichaeism Was an Old Story
	7	The Hypothesis of Entryism
	8	Manichaean Features Supporting the Hypothesis of Entryism
	9	Comparative Evidence Supporting the Hypothesis of Entryism
	10	Conclusions
Conclusions
	1	Introduction
	2	Real and Imagined Manichaeans
	3	The Question of the Silence of the Sources
	4	Why Were Manichaeans Persecuted to Such an Intense Degree?
	5	Manichaean Group Identity and Its Transformation Over Time
Bibliography
Index of Ancient Authors and Sources
Index of Modern Authors
Index of Names and Subjects