Studies in Manichaean literature and art

This volume consists of two sections, written by the two authors.The first section contains a study by Manfred Heuser on 'The Manichaean Myth According to Coptic Sources'. This is the first systematic presentation of the basic myth as reflected in Coptic material.The second part is a collection of essays on Manichaeism by Hans-Joachim Klimkeit. The essays are concerned, inter alia, with Manichaean art and symbolism, including newly found examples of Manichaean art from Central Asia.