Manichaeism
African & Afro-Diasporic Historical religion / cult
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Neutral catalog summary
About this record
Manichaeism is cataloged as a Historical religion / cult within African & Afro-Diasporic. Its public geographic context is “Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned” and its period or origin is “3rd–14th centuries, with later traces.” It is associated with the parent tradition “late antique Iranian-founded world religion.”
This summary is assembled only from the record fields shown below. It does not add ritual instructions, doctrinal claims or inferred geography.
Record fields
- Alternate / historical names
- Manichaean Dual-Light Tradition; Manichaean religion
- Parent tradition
- late antique Iranian-founded world religion
- Public geographic context
- Historical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
- Period / origin
- 3rd–14th centuries, with later traces
- Living / historical status
- historical/extinct as an organized religion
- Access / protocol
- Scholarly / historical only
- Evidence status
- Directly cited
Geography
CandidateHistorical or contested polity; no modern country assigned
Historical or contested context in the source record is not converted into a modern political claim.
Public geographic context is limited to country level or broader. A documented site may still be named as the record’s public identity, but no subnational location field or coordinates are published.
Where to read more
A citation identifies a source to consult; it does not establish every claim in this record.
Related Atlas entries
Stable attribution
Cite this record
Manichaeism. Atlas of Religious and Esoteric Lineages, record 0117. https://esotericlineages.com/entry/0117
Created and maintained by Ayara and Kyle Jonathan B@KJB_and_AYARA · https://x.com/KJB_and_AYARA