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1882
Volume 6, Issue 1
  • ISSN: 1155-3316
  • E-ISSN: 2034-6468

Abstract

Abstract

The key to understand Mani's life as counted in Acta Archelai ch. 62-66, is to be found in ch. 61. Here the authot, talking in the literary fiction through bishop Archelaos, defines his party (the Great Church) and, implicitely, the opposing one (heresy), by using heresiological tools. A map of heretic is so layed out in the polemical speech of Archelaos. Mani's life, as counted by the heresiologist, contains truths and untruths. By relieving each element of its polemical coating, we obtain a quite reliable picture of the main facts of Mani's life as well as informations on his missionary work.

Abstract

La clef de l'interprétation de la vie de Mani (Acta Archelai ch. 62-66) est fournie par la mise au point qui la précède (ch. 61). Maniant des outils hérésiologiques, l'auteur, qui dans la fiction littéraire s'exprime par la voix de l'évêque Archélaus, définit son camp (la Grande Église) et implicitement, le camp adverse (l'hérésie). Une carte de l'hérétique, visant ici Mani, est tracée dans le discours polémique d'Archélaus. La vie de Mani que l'hérésiologue met en scène, contient des vérités et des contre-vérités. En débarrassant chaque élément de sa gangue polémique, on obtient une image assez fidèle des chaînons essentiels de la vie de Mani ainsi que des renseignements sur sa mission.

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