Manichaeism, a 3rd-century Iranian religion once spread across Asia and the Mediterranean, is experiencing renewed scholarly and cultural attention. Contemporary thinkers are invoking the ancient dualism of good versus evil to critique modern political polarization and ideological thinking.
·Scholars critique contemporary discourse as exhibiting new Manichaeism—a return to stark good-versus-evil binaries in politics and culture wars
·Academic work documents how Manichaeism reached medieval China and influenced Eastern religious thought
·The ancient religion's framework of cosmic dualism is being examined as a metaphor for modern political and religious division
·New translations and scholarly tracts on Manichaeism are being published, reviving interest in the historical religion
·The sect left traces in forgotten coastal communities across China despite centuries of suppression
drawn from The Greenwich Sentinel, Catholic Stand, Спілка православних журналістів, RADII · updated 352d ago