Manichaean exonyms and autonyms (including Augustine’s writings)
HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
| Field | Value | |
| Title | Manichaean exonyms and autonyms (including Augustine’s writings) | |
| Creator | Pedersen, Nils A. | |
| Description | Did the Western Manichaeans call themselves ‘Manichaean’ and ‘Christian’? A survey of the evidence, primarily Latin and Coptic, seems to show that the noun and adjective uses of ‘Manichaean’ were very rarely used and only in communication with non-Manichaeans. The use of ‘Christian’ is central in the Latin texts, which, however, is not written for internal use, but with a view to outsiders. The Coptic texts, on the other hand, are written for an internal audience; the word ‘Christian’ is only found twice and in fragmentary contexts, but it is suggested that some texts advocate a Christian self-understanding (Mani’s Epistles, the Psalm-Book) whilst others (the Kephalaia) are striving to establish an independent identity. Hence, the Christian self-understanding may reflect both the earliest Manichaeism and its later Western form whilst the attempt to be independent may be a secondary development. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2013-04-10 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/hts.v69i1.1358 | |
| Source | HTS Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies; Vol 69, No 1 (2013); 7 pages 2072-8050 0259-9422 | |
| Language | eng | |
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