Book Details

Mani, the Angel and the Column of Glory: An Anthology of Manichean Texts

Edited by Andrew Welburn

Publication Date:	01 Oct 1998
Availability:	Out of print

Manicheism, based on the teachings and revelations of the third-century Persian mystic, Mani, was for over 1000 years one of the major religions, rivalling Christianity, Islam and Buddhism. Its widespread influence is found in Eastern and Western thought alike, from Tibetan Buddhism to the young Augustine of Hippo.

Twentieth-century archaeology has restored to us a number of their books, often of great artistic beauty, in which the Manicheans embodied their knowledge. This book brings together some of the fragmented texts with a commentary that chronicles the new light now being thrown on the relationship between Mani's 'religion of light' and Christianity.

Reviews

'The book contains some wonderful passages with an informative commentary showing up the relationship between Christianity and Mani's "religion of light".'
-- Network, April 1999

About the Author(s)

Andrew Welburn taught at the University of London, has been a Fellow of the Warburg Institute and taught at New College, Oxford, until 2005. He is author of several books on the Romantic tradition, and also of The Beginnings of Christianity, and Gnosis: The Mysteries and Christianity.

Of Further Interest

Available by Andrew Welburn:
Gnosis, the Mysteries and Christianity: An Anthology of Essene, Gnostic and Christian Writings
The Mysteries: Rudolf Steiner's Writings on Spiritual Initiation
Rudolf Steiner's Philosophy
The Beginnings of Christianity: Essene Mystery, Gnostic Revelation and the Christian Vision
The Myth of the Nativity: The Virgin Birth Re-examined