The 'anti-Manichaean' passage in Confessions 3 and its 'Manichaean audience'

This article is an analysis of Confessions 3.6.10 to 3.10.18 to support an argument that many strategies in Augustine's masterpiece are eminently suited to communicate with a Manichaean audience and designed to convince such an audience of the errors of Manichaeism. The passage in question is genera...

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Auteur:Annemaré Kotzé
Gepubliceerd in: S.n., s.l., 2008
Volume:62
Pagina's:187-200
Taal:Engels
Tijdschrift:Vigiliae Christianae
Nummer:2
Formaat:Article
Onderwerp:- Biografie > Relaties en Bronnen > Manicheïsme. Neo-manicheïsme > Manicheïsme gerelateerd aan Augustinus > [Anti-manichéisme]
- Werken > Confessiones > Conf. III > Conf. III, 10-18
- Werken > Confessiones > Thema's > [Critique du manichéisme]
- Werken > Confessiones > Thema's > [Destinataire]
- Werken > Confessiones > Thema's > [Manichéisme]
Status:Active
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Samenvatting:This article is an analysis of Confessions 3.6.10 to 3.10.18 to support an argument that many strategies in Augustine's masterpiece are eminently suited to communicate with a Manichaean audience and designed to convince such an audience of the errors of Manichaeism. The passage in question is generally described as strongly anti-Manichaean, but I argue that the argumentative and emotional tone of the passage combined with the amount of space spent on a few core aspects of Manichaeism make the passage an effective protreptic directed at a specific category of 'Manichaean' readers.

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