Mani and Augustine

Johannes van Oort, em. professor Utrecht University and Radboud University Nijmegen, is a research professor at the University of Pretoria. He published over 25 books and numerous articles, mainly on Augustine and Manichaeism, incl. Augustine and Manichaean Christianity (Brill, 2013).

"… the present collection of essays and reviews serves as a welcome and valuable tool for research (and might also help to have a first introduction to the two areas masterfully combined with each other by van Oort). This piece of first-class investigations is nicely produced, well edited and its essays are – partly – updated or at least slightly modified. All in all, the volume will serve as a significant reference point for everyone who is seriously interested in Mani, Manichaeism and Augustine" - Thomas J. Kraus, University of Zurich, in: ARYS 19 (2021) 567-570 "the volume consistently and convincingly presents key issues [...] the most comprehensive volume dedicated to Augustine and Manichaeism to date.[...] those who appreciate the work of an established expert in Latin Manichaeism can enjoy the profound and detailed studies offered in Mani and Augustine [...] To aid the reader's navigation extensive indices added .... [which] cannot be praised too highly." - Aäron Vanspauwen, in: Augustiniana71 (2022)"Die nun erschienene Sammlung gruppiert zu den zwei Bereichen „Manichaeism“ und „Augustine and Manichaeism“ stellt ein wertvolles Instrument für die einschlägige Forschung bereit. [...] Der renommierte Verfasser und der nicht minder renommierte Verlag Brill haben dafür gesorgt, dass der neue Sammelband sorgfältig verfasst, lektoriert und erschlossen – wir finden ausführliche Verzeichnisse und Register – sowie hochwertig produziert und gebunden wurde: zu Freude und Gewinn für jeden Lesenden und zu Nutzen und Zierde einer jeden geisteswissenschaftlichen Bibliothek." - Christof Müller, Würzburg [full review]"El reconocido investigador Johannes van Oort vuelca en el presente volumen de la serie Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies sus años de erudición en el área de los estudios agustinianos, así como de la cristiandad gnóstica, particularmente maniquea. Esta compilación revisada y actualizada de sus artículos constituye un aporte fundamental para los estudios sobre maniqueísmo, así como profundiza las consecuencias que para los estudios agustinianos …" - Franco Nervi, University of Buenos Aires, in: Patristica et Mediævalia 42 (2021)

• List of AbbreviationsIntroductionPart 1 Mani and Manichaeism1 Mani and Manichaeism2 The Paraclete Mani as the Apostle of Jesus Christ and the Origins of a New Christian Church3 Jewish Elements in the Cologne Mani Codex4 The Platonist Philosopher Alexander of Lycopolis on Manichaeism5 Human Semen Eucharist among the Manichaeans? The Testimony of Augustine Reconsidered in Context6 Another Case of Human Semen Eucharist among the Manichaeans? Notes on the ‘Ceremony of the Fig’ in Cyril of Jerusalem’s Catechesis VI7 Manichaean Imagery of Christ as God’s Right Hand8 Manichaean Eschatology9 On the Huguenot Isaac de Beausobre (1659–1738), Founding Father of Manichaean Studies: A WürdigungPart 2 Augustine and Manichaeism10 Augustine and Manichaeism: An Introductory Overview11 Manichaean Christians in Augustine’s Life and Work12 Augustine and the Manichaeans: Their Church, Books, and Impact13 Heeding and Hiding Their Particular Knowledge? An Analysis of Augustine’s Dispute with Fortunatus14 Augustine’s Praise (or: On the First Sentences of the Confessions)15 Young Augustine’s Knowledge of Manichaeism: An Analysis of the Confessions and Some Other Relevant Texts16 Augustine’s Criticism of Manichaeism: The Case of Confessions 3,10 and Its Implications17 ‘Misisti manum tuam ex alto’: Manichaean Imagery of Christ as God’s Hand in Augustine’s Confessions?18 God, Memory and Beauty: A ‘Manichaean’ Analysis of Augustine’s Confessions, Book 10,1–3819 Sin and Concupiscence in Augustine’s Confessions: An Analytical Overview of the Relevant Texts and Some Conclusions20 Secundini Manichaei Epistula: Roman Manichaean ‘Biblical’ Argument in the Age of Augustine21 Manichaeism in Augustine’s Sermons: The Case of sermo 18222 Reminiscenses of Manichaeism in Augustine’s City of God23 Mani and Manichaeism in Augustine’s De haeresibus: An Analysis of haer. 46,124 Was Julian Right? A Re-evaluation of Augustine’s and Mani’s Doctrines of Sexual Concupiscence and the Transmission of Sin25 Augustine on Sexual Concupiscence and Original Sin26 Manichaean Women in Augustine’s Life and Works27 Manichaean Women in a Pseudo-Augustinian Testimony: An Analysis of the North African Testimonium de Manichaeis sectatoribusPart 3 Mani, Manichaeism and Augustine in ReviewsA Reviews on ‘Mani and Manichaeism’28 New Directions in Manichaean Research: An Introduction to Manichaica Selecta29 Studia Manichaica30 Manichaeism in the Later Roman Empire and Medieval China31 The Argumentation in the Greek-Christian Antimanichaica32 Fragments of Mani’s Šābuhragān33 Jewish Lore in Manichaean Cosmogony34 The Manichaean ‘Psalms of the Wanderers’35 Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East36 The Speech of the Living Soul37 Uygur Manichaean Texts and Sogdian Texts from Turfan38 Mani’s Psalms39 Christian and Manichaean Remains from Quanzhou40 The Role of Women in Manichaeism41 The Manichaean Codices of Medinet MadiB Reviews on ‘Augustine and Manichaeism’42 Augustine’s Manichaean Dilemma in Context43 Once Again: Augustine’s Manichaean Dilemma44 De moribus ecclesiae catholicae et de moribus Manichaeorum45 De utilitate credendi46 De Genesi contra ManichaeosIndices