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Manichaeism teaches a ''cosmic dualism'': that the good and evil powers are equally present through all the [[eon]]s of creation, including the [[Universe|physical creation]]. Moreover the world (heaven and earth) was created by a being from the kingdom of light, the living spirit. In each [[eon]], light and darkness struggle with one another to extract and purify the light. On earth it is the Manichaean priests (the ''electi'' "Elect"), who have the task of distilling light by consuming ritual meals. The light in plants and flowers is distilled by digestion. This form of cosmic dualism can be called ‘horizontal dualism’ <ref>van Schaik</ref>.
Manichaeism teaches a ''cosmic dualism'': that the good and evil powers are equally present through all the [[eon]]s of creation, including the [[Universe|physical creation]]. Moreover the world (heaven and earth) was created by a being from the kingdom of light, the living spirit. In each [[eon]], light and darkness struggle with one another to extract and purify the light. On earth it is the Manichaean priests (the ''electi'' "Elect"), who have the task of distilling light by consuming ritual meals. The light in plants and flowers is distilled by digestion. This form of cosmic dualism can be called ‘horizontal dualism’ <ref>van Schaik</ref>.
From the Manichaean texts it appears that the good God has foreseen the entire development of the world. He permits wickedness, so that at the end of time the light may shine out with a ‘higher’ quality in a New Jerusalem. This is an ''[[Eschatology|eschatological]] dualism''. There is an evolutionary perspective in Manichaeanism: everything will be better.
From the Manichaean texts it appears that the good God has foreseen the entire development of the world. He permits [[Seven Deadly Sins|wickedness]], so that at the end of time the light may shine out with a ‘higher’ quality in a New Jerusalem. This is an ''[[Eschatology|eschatological]] dualism''. There is an evolutionary perspective in Manichaeanism: everything will be better.
400 - 5th century
400 - 5th century