Many Faced Gods: Triadic (Proto-)Structure and Divine Androgyny in Early Manichaean Cosmogony

• Authors: Timothy Pettipiece
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This paper gathers together evidence that the Manichaean cosmogony was originally based on a trinitarian structure (Father, Mother, Child). This basic triad was subsequently expanded into various hypostases as the Manichaean myth evolved over time and across linguistic contexts.

Keywords

EN

Manichaeism; Trinity; Androgyny; Gender; Cosmogony; Coptic; Syriac

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Open Theology
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 1
• Issue: 1

Dates

received

2015-06-12

accepted

2015-08-05

online

2015-09-21

Contributors

author

Timothy Pettipiece

• University of Ottawa, e-mail: [e-mail]

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Identifiers

DOI

10.1515/opth-2015-0010