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Book SynopsisThis collection of papers reflects the interests and influence of Samuel N. C. Lieu on scholars and students during his academic career. It demonstrates not only the importance of his work on Manichaeism, but his broader intellectual contribution to early Christian, Roman, Byzantine, and comparative historical studies. His impact on Manichaean studies has been unparalleled resulting in several prestigious book series devoted to the linguistic and historical study of Mani and his religion. It is largely thanks to his enterprise that scholars now have access to an extensive library of texts and images unavailable to earlier researchers. The volume honours the life and work of a remarkable scholar of international renown.
Table of ContentsForeword List of Figures and Tables Contributors Publications of Samuel N.C. Lieu Tabula Gratulatoria 1 Nārāyaṇa Buddha: Adaptation of Manichaean Prophetology in South, Central, and East Asia Jason BeDuhn 2 Sacred Space: The Orkhon Valley and the Empires of the Steppe Craig Benjamin 3 The Nag Hammadi Codices and Monasticism Malcolm Choat 4 Non-Zoroastrians in Zoroastrian Law: The Sasanian Law Book in Comparison to Later Pahlavi Texts Iris Colditz 5 An Uncivilized Empire: Xuanzang on Persia Max Deeg 6 Another Coptic Manichaean Psalm to Jesus (Nº 242) Jean-Daniel Dubois 7 Rome’s Eastern Trade and Imperialism from Augustus to the Severans Peter M. Edwell 8 A Stranger Twice Over: Manichaean Ideology and Mission Majella Franzmann 9 The Construction of an Iranian Lineage for Manichaeism Iain Gardner 10 Procopius and the Kings of Persia Geoffrey Greatrex 11 The Footprint of Mani’s Book of Pictures in Late Antique Sources: An Assessment of Social and Geographical Data about Teachings with Images among the Manichaeans During the 3rd and 4th Centuries Zsuzsanna Gulácsi 12 Debating with the Jews at Turfan Erica C.D. Hunter 13 Between Marcion and Mani: Open Questions for a Continuing Conversation Judith M. Lieu 14 Chinese and Western Resources for a Global Ethic Torbjörn Lodén 15 Mani Eats Greek Bread: The Sitz im Leben of the Cologne Mani-Codex Paul McKechnie 16 Xuanzong’s Edict of 732 on Manichaeism Gunner Mikkelsen 17 Historical Fiction in Syriac and the Clash of Religions and Cultures in the Late Antique Near East Fergus Millar† 18 More Fruits and Trees in Manichaean Sogdian Enrico Morano 19 What’s in a Name? Papyrus Evidence for Christian Female Onomastic Practice in Egypt during the Period of Christianisation to the Early Byzantine Period Alanna Nobbs 20 What Did Augustine See? Augustine and Mani’s Picture Book Johannes van Oort 21 Pierre Gilles’ Constantinople: A 16th-Century Frenchman in the City of Suleyman the Magnificent Ken Parry 22 First Man and Third Messenger in Manichaean Mythology Nils Arne Pedersen 23 The Manichaean Contour Letters Christiane Reck 24 Following the Persians: Alexander the Great, His Mints at Tarsus and Babylon, and the Minting Practices of Persian and Greek Satraps Kenneth A. Sheedy 25 The Rediscovery of Sogdian Nicholas Sims-Williams 26 Traces of Christianity in the Land of the Tangut from the 8th to the 14th Century Li Tang 27 Did Christianity (or St. Thomas) Come to 1st-Century China? Glen L. Thompson 28 “Vous avez eu le courage de dire ce que pensent les meilleurs turquisants”: la correspondance Antoine Meillet / Willy Bang [Kaup] Aloïs van Tongerloo† and Herman Seldeslachts 29 On the Manichaean Preacher Hulu Fashi of the Tang Dynasty Wang Yuanyuan and Lin Wushu 30 Christians in the Service of the Tang Emperor Suzong (756–762): A Curious Poem by Li Bo David Wilmshurst 31 Sogdian Christians in China, Turfan and Sogdiana Yutaka Yoshida 32 Notes on a Turkic Manichaean Benediction Hymn Peter Zieme Index of Places Index of Names
