This assumed liberty, however is, as we apprehend, of the very essence of Rationalism; and it may be called the Manichaeism of interpretation. From Wordnik.com. [Reason and Faith; Their Claims and Conflicts From The Edinburgh Review, October 1849, Volume 90, No. CLXXXII. (Pages 293-356)] Reference
The self-righteous delusion of innocence encouraged a kind of Manichaeism dividing the world between good (us) and evil (our critics). From Wordnik.com. [Adventus] Reference
Am I catching a whiff of Manichaeism from your words?. From Wordnik.com. [Clarification] Reference
Anyone who knows Tolkien knows LOTR is pure Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Review of the New Star Trek Movie:] Reference
In Iran, Iraq, and Central Asia, it spread to Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [The Kalachakra Presentation of the Prophets of the Non-Indic Invaders (Full Analysis)] Reference
He was first attracted to the austere life of Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
He also took an interest in the teachings of Mani, the founder of Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [b. Ardashir I to Shapur II] Reference
He uses fear, populism, demagogy and Manichaeism to manipulate his population. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » American Press Fearmonger Against Mexico’s Progressive Candidate] Reference
Furthermore, the Uighur nobility itself was not exclusively committed to Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 9 The Religious Conversions of the Uighurs] Reference
This form of Christianity, however, like Manichaeism, was still basically a Sogdian faith. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 9 The Religious Conversions of the Uighurs] Reference
Périgord, Aquitaine — all these movements being more or less associated with Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [LOVE] Reference
It can be argued that the White-Clad One is Mani, the third-century CE founder of Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [A Buddhist View of Islam] Reference
With its fundamental principle of conflict between good and evil, Manichaeism at first seemed to. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-08-24] Reference
Mani (216277), the founder of Manichaeism, was born in Babylonia of an Arsacid priestly family. From Wordnik.com. [F. The Neo-Persian Empire of the Sassanians, 223-651 C.E] Reference
This is indicated by the fact that Bogu Qaghan had to force his people into accepting Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 9 The Religious Conversions of the Uighurs] Reference
Thus the orthodox poet Ibn-Dawoud denounced the great mystic Al-Hallaj, accusing him of Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [LOVE] Reference
People are dying in this swamp of deregulation and dire enthusiasm for economic (and socio-political) Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [Beau Friedlander: In Memoriam: Send Donations To The Basic Rights Of All Americans] Reference
Of, relating to, or characteristic of Manichaeism or its adherents; more generally of or relating to dualism, dualistic. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-07-01] Reference
All the Rhenish, Flemish, Italian, and then Spanish mystics submitted to the secret influ - ence of religious Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [LOVE] Reference
Unfortunately, this approach is doomed because there are real distinctions between Manichaeism, Jansenism and scrupulosity. From Wordnik.com. [The Loss of Shame] Reference
It is evident that the Catharist doctrine was derived from Manichaeism, which on its side greatly influenced the Sufi mystics. From Wordnik.com. [LOVE] Reference
In 732, however, Xuanzong had banned any Han Chinese from following Manichaeism and had restricted it to the foreign community. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 9 The Religious Conversions of the Uighurs] Reference
Eight years later, he had deported all foreign Buddhist monks, yet still tolerated aliens in Tang China who professed Manichaeism. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 9 The Religious Conversions of the Uighurs] Reference
This was the political and economic context, then, within which the Orkhon Uighurs changed religions from Manichaeism to Buddhism. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 12 The Establishment of Buddhist Kingdoms by the Uighurs] Reference
Thus, Buddhism was undoubtedly stronger along the eastern portion of the Silk Route than Manichaeism or Nestorian Christianity was. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 12 The Establishment of Buddhist Kingdoms by the Uighurs] Reference
Manichaeism had many forms, blending with Zoroastrianism, Christianity, or Buddhism to resonate with people from different cultures. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 10 Islamic Sectarian Disputes and the Declaration of Jihads] Reference
They repeat the critique of the Tang Chinese Emperor Xuanzong that Manichaeism is a shallow imitation of Buddhism and is based on a lie. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Early Period of Buddhism and Bon in Tibet ��� 2 From Emperor Tri Songdetsen to the Eleventh-Century Revival of Buddhism] Reference
The reason given was that Manichaeism was a shallow imitation of Buddhism and was being spread as an imposter faith on the basis of a lie. From Wordnik.com. [The Historical Interaction between the Buddhist and Islamic Cultures before the Mongol Empire ��� 6 Further Umayyad Expansion in West Turkistan] Reference
Tsou Yen's philosophy seemed to allow them to calculate when this new order would start; later secret societies contained ideas from Iranian Mazdaism, Manichaeism and. From Wordnik.com. [A History of China] Reference
Manichaeism and inside baseball -- convertible notes! portfolio theory! you're evil! no, you're evil!. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed] Reference
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