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The Young Augustine's Knowledge of Manichaeism: An Analysis of the Confessiones and Some Other Relevant Texts

In: Vigiliae Christianae
Author:
Johannes van Oort Faculty of Theology & Faculty of Religious Studies, University of Nijmegen / Faculty of Theology, University of Pretoria;, Email: j.van.oort@planet.nl

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Online Publication Date:
01 Jan 2008
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Abstract

Mainly on the basis of an analysis of the relevant passages in the Confessiones, this article argues: 1. that already the young Augustine, during his years as a Manichaean Hearer, acquired a thorough knowledge of Manichaeism; 2. that he obtained this thorough knowledge by his own reading and studying of Mani's and other Manichaean works. Moreover, it is argued that, in all likelihood, Augustine's Confessiones testify to the existence in the Latin West of Mani's so-called Image, the painted picture book illustrating his Gnostic doctrine.

Title:
The Young Augustine's Knowledge of Manichaeism: An Analysis of the Confessiones and Some Other Relevant Texts
Article Type:
Research Article
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1163/157007208X316910
Language:
English
Pages:
441–466
Keywords:
AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO; MANICHAEISM; MANICHAEAN WRITINGS; MANI; CONFESSIONES; GNOSTICISM; ROMAN AFRICA
In:
Vigiliae Christianae
In:
Volume 62: Issue 5
Publisher:
Brill
E-ISSN:
1570-0720
Print ISSN:
0042-6032
Subjects:
Early Church & Patristics, Biblical Studies, Church History, History, Ancient History, Classical Studies, Religion in Antiquity, Religious Studies, Biblical Theology, Theology and World Christianity

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