Elements of the hierarchical Structure and Socio-economic Situation of the Manichean Monasteries in Central Asia in the Light of Analysis of the Selected Documents from Turfan

Roman Szmurło

Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie , Poland


Abstract

Le fonti manichee scoperte nel XX secolo nellEgitto (Medinet Madi, Kellis) trasmettono te informazioni suita vita ascetica dei manichei, che si svituppava in forma monastica. Piu tardi te comunita ascetiche manichee fiorirono speciatmente in Turchestan e Cina. Ne danno testimonianza due scritti. I documenti descrivono gti etementi detta struttura gerarchica e it modo in quate funzionavano te communita manichee net Regno degti Ujguri. Le communita facevano una parte importante netta struttura detto stato. Si puó anche accorgere t'evotuzione detta osservanza dei comandamenti monastici.

Keywords:

manichaeism, Asia, Turfan, monastery, economical situation, hierarchy, monasticism

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Published
2004-07-15


Szmurło, R. (2004). Elementy struktury hierarchicznej oraz warunków społeczno-ekonomicznych klasztorów manichejskich w Azji centralnej w świetle analizy wybranych dokumentów z Turfan. Vox Patrum, 46, 589–595. https://doi.org/10.31743/vp.6862

Roman Szmurło 
Uniwersytet Kardynała Stefana Wyszyńskiego w Warszawie



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