Manichaeanism

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Manichaeanism is a syncretistic religious belief established in the Third Century by Mani. [1]

Manichaeans were divided into two orders, the elect and the auditors. Although they faded out in Europe before the medieval era, their movement gave rise to the Cathars and Albigensians

Notes

  1. ↑ The religion combined elements of Christianity, Gnosticism, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Taoism.