Mani's Pictures: The Didactic Images of the Manichaeans from Sasanian Mesopotamia to Uygur Central Asia and Tang-Ming China (Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies)

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Product Description This study explores the artistic culture of religious instruction and the canonical art of the Manichaeans. Based on textual and artistic evidence, it identifies fragments form 10th-century editions of Mani's Book of Pictures and its adaptations to other art objects. Review ' A major achievement, both by the author and the publisher.' Johannes van Oort, Vigiliae Christianae 71 (2017) "This volume presents so many visual images that it is without a doubt a feast for the eyes. However, it is much more than that. It is high-level discussion of the origin, development, and function of didactic art within Manicheism. It will also prove to be a fundamental reference work that will facilitate further research into a previously understudied aspect of Manichaeism." - Paul Foster, University of Edinburgh, in: The Expository Times 128/1 About the Author Zsuzsanna Gulácsi, Ph.D. (1998, Indiana University) is a Professor of Asian Religious Art at Northern Arizona University and the author of Mediaeval Manichaean Book Art (Brill, 2005), Manichaean Art in Berlin Collections (Brepols 2001), and dozens of articles on Manichaean art.