Jason David BeDuhn is an associate professor of religion at Northern Arizona University. He is the author of articles on Manichaeism and early Christianity, and he has coedited, with Paul Mirecki, two volumes of Manichaean studies: Emerging from Darkness: Studies in the Recovery of Manichaean Sources and The Light and the Darkness: Studies in Manichaeism and Its World.
The work marks an entirely bold and novel approach to the study of
Manichaeism.
—History of Religions
[This book] is a well-crafted work whose theoretical and practical
interests can affect not only the way that scholars look at
Manichaeism but also the way that they do religious studies as a
whole. . . . [A] fascinating and important work.
—Horace Jeffery Hodgegs, Journal of the American Academy of
Religion
Clearly written, and featuring a useful bibliography along with a
central section of black-and-white plates. A solid work of
scholarship which will be essential to further study in the areas
he has marked out and which ought to interest scholars in many
other fields of religious studies.
—Wendy Love Anderson, Journal of Religion
BeDuhn has done a great service here by reinterpreting the primary
source material with a view to establishing the actual day-to-day
religious practices of the Manichaeans. . . A most valuable work,
sure to be consulted by specialists and students alike.
—Choice
Scintillating work . . . BeDuhn's interpretation of much of the
evidence is penetrating and evocative.
—Samuel N. C. Lieu, Catholic Historical Review
A significant study on the rationale of Manichaeism.
—Desmond Durkin-Meisterernst, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society
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