Women in Western and Eastern Manichaeism : selected papers from the International Conference Les Femmes dans le manichéisme occidental et oriental held in Paris, University of Paris Sorbonne, 27-28 June 2014 / edited by Madeleine Scopello.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Scopello, Madeleine, editor.

Conference Name:

Femmes dans le manichéisme occidental et oriental (Conference) (2014 : Université de Paris), author.

Series:

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; v.101.

Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, 0929-2470 ; volume 101

Language:

English

French

Subjects (All):

Women--Religious aspects--Manichaeism--Congresses.

Women.

Women and religion--Congresses.

Women and religion.

Women--Religious aspects--Manichaeism.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

XV, 202 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

Language Note:

English and French.

Summary:

"The exceptional place women held in Manichaeism, in everyday life or myth, is the object of this book. Relying on firsthand Manichaean texts in several languages and on polemical sources, as well as on iconography, the various papers analyze aspects of women's social engagement by spreading Mani's doctrine, working to support the community, or corresponding with other Manichaean groups. Topics such as women's relation to the body and elect or hearer status are also investigated. The major role played by female entities in the myth is enlightened through occidental and oriental texts and paintings discovered in Central Asia and China"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

L'usage manichéen du terme Enthymèsis dans le Kephalia coptes de Berlin / Jean-Daniel Dubois

The Manichaean women in the Greek and Coptic letters from Kellis / Majella Franzmann

The figure of the Virgin of Light in the new Chinese Manichaia / Gábor Kósa.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9789004472211

9004472215

OCLC:

1300756396