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Prods Oktor Skjærvø an Introduction to Manicheism Prods Oktor Skjærvø An Introduction to Manicheism Early Iranian Civilizations 103 = DivSchool 3580, 2006 Fall term Copyright © 2006 by Prods Oktor Skjærvø Please do not cite without the author’s permission. 2 September 22, 2006 BIBLIOGRAPHY Manicheism and Gnosticism • J. P. Asmussen, Manichaean Literature, Persian Heritage Series 22, Delmar, New York, 1975. • I. Gardner and S. N.C. Lieu, eds., Manichaean texts from the Roman Empire, Cambridge and New York, 2004. • K. L. King, What is Gnosticism?, Cambridge, Mass., 2003. • S. N. C. Lieu, Manichaeism in the Later Roman Empire and Medieval China. A Historical Survey, Manchester, 1985. • S. N. C. Lieu, Manichaeism in Mesopotamia and the Roman East, Leiden, 1994. • S. N. C. Lieu, Manichaeism in Central Asia and China, Leiden, etc., 1998. H.-C. Puech, Le manichéisme, son fondateur, sa doctrine, Paris, 1949. • K. Rudolph, Gnosis. The Nature and History of Gnosticism, tr. and ed. R. M. 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