New Research and Sources for the Life of Mani
Iain Gardner, Professor of the History of Religions at the University of Sydney
This presentation will outline recent trajectories in research on the Life of Mani. Evidence from in-process work on new sources will be presented, with particular reference to the editing of surviving remnants from Mani’s letters. Copies of these compositions were revered, collected, translated into many languages and circulated throughout the Manichaean communities, and they provide a remarkable insight into the life of the apostle and his immediate circle.
Citation
Gardner, Iain. "New Research and Sources for the Life of Mani," Pourdavoud Center Workshop - Current Trends in Manichaeism Studies. March 2, 2021
About the Speaker
Iain Gardner
University of Sydney
Emeritus Professor Iain Gardner was trained in early Christian literature and the history of religions at the University of Manchester, undertaking research work on ancient manuscripts in Berlin and Vienna, and had extensive experience teaching in both Britain and Western Australia before coming to the University of Sydney. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Humanities and a Coptic and Manichaean studies specialist who has edited many original documents from late antiquity. His recent study of historiography, The Founder of Manichaeism, was published by Cambridge University Press in 2020.