God, memory and beauty: A Manichaean analysis of Augustine’s <i>Confessions</i>, Book X

The article first sketches some main trends in the recent study of Augustine’s Confessions as a work aimed at Manichaean readers. It then detects and analyses the Manichaean-inspired parts in Book X of the Confessions. Augustine’s famous theory of memory seems to be directly inspired by Manichaean c...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Johannes van Oort
Format: Article
Language:Afrikaans
Published: AOSIS 2013-04-01
Series:HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Subjects:
God
Online Access:https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/1922