Manichaean art
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manichaean-art-194-16038747
title:
Manichaean art
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Manichaeism has a rich tradition of visual art, starting with Mani himself writing the Book of Pictures. One of Mani's primary beliefs was that the arts were of the same esteem as the divine spirit, believing that the creation of art was comparable to god's creation of living forms, and therefore the experience of art was more of a divine act than any other in the material world. Throughout the history of Manichaeism, didactic books of paintings were used to illustrate the religion's teachings a
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Visual art forms associated with Manichaeism
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaean_art
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2024-02-08T19:57:17Z
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