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

  • Timothy Pettipiece
From the journal Open Theology

Abstract

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.



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Received: 2015-6-12
Accepted: 2015-8-5
Published Online: 2015-9-21

©2015 Timothy Pettipiece

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