Mani the Anchorite, Mani the Apostle: The Cologne Mani Codex and Syrian Asceticism

Mani the Anchorite, Mani the Apostle: The Cologne Mani Codex and Syrian AsceticismVigiliae ChristianaeSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference PortalThe National Endowment for the HumanitiesThe International Balzan Prize FoundationDavid A. Michelsoncbsc_adminRecord added to Zotero bycbsc_adminSyriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portalhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/YU6G2H7M/tei

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CREATED: This bibl record was autogenerated from a Zotero record.Jae HeeHanMani the Anchorite, Mani the Apostle: The Cologne Mani Codex and Syrian Asceticismhttp://syriaca.org/cbss/YU6G2H7Mhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/a_comprehensive_bibliography_on_syriac_studies/items/YU6G2H7Mhttps://www.zotero.org/groups/4861694/items/YU6G2H7MVigiliae Christianae77:1202347-68The Apostle of Jesus Christ, Mani, declares himself to be a “solitary one” (<i>monērēs</i>) no less than three times in the Cologne Mani Codex (CMC). Through a literary analysis that contextualizes the CMC both with contemporary Syrian depictions of anchoritic ascetics, on the one hand, and the hairy mountaineering anchorite (CMC 126.4-129.17) with Mani, on the other hand, this article argues that the redactor of the CMC sought to portray Mani as an anchoritic ascetic. Mani’s declaration to be a <i>monērēs </i>is therefore not incidental, but an essential marker of his identity, even as he sets out into the world as the Apostle of Jesus Christ. Han, Jae Hee. “Mani the Anchorite, Mani the Apostle: The Cologne Mani Codex and Syrian Asceticism.” Vigiliae Christianae 77:1 (2023): 47–68. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/15700720-bja10052. Jae Hee Han, Mani the Anchorite, Mani the Apostle: The Cologne Mani Codex and Syrian Asceticism, Vigiliae Christianae 77:1 (2023): 47–68, https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1163/15700720-bja10052.