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: The narrative explores how late antiquity movements, such as the Gnostics and Manichaeans , viewed the physical world as a misguided or malicious creation by a "demiurge," separate from the true, hidden God of spirit.
: A significant portion of the work focuses on the "Great Heresy" of medieval Europe—the Bogomils in the Balkans and the Cathars in the Languedoc—who were perceived as heirs to these ancient dualist traditions.
: Stoyanov begins by analyzing the transition from the balanced Egyptian cosmology of Horus and Seth to the radical revelations of Zoroaster , where the good creator Ahura Mazda is opposed by the evil Angra Mainyu.
Yuri Stoyanov’s is a comprehensive scholarly exploration of religious dualism—the belief that the cosmos is a battleground between co-equal forces of good and evil. Expanding on his earlier work, The Hidden Tradition in Europe , this 476-page volume traces the lineage of this "heretical" tradition across five millennia, from ancient Egypt to the tragic fall of the Cathars in medieval France. Core Themes and Scope
: The narrative explores how late antiquity movements, such as the Gnostics and Manichaeans , viewed the physical world as a misguided or malicious creation by a "demiurge," separate from the true, hidden God of spirit.
: A significant portion of the work focuses on the "Great Heresy" of medieval Europe—the Bogomils in the Balkans and the Cathars in the Languedoc—who were perceived as heirs to these ancient dualist traditions.
: Stoyanov begins by analyzing the transition from the balanced Egyptian cosmology of Horus and Seth to the radical revelations of Zoroaster , where the good creator Ahura Mazda is opposed by the evil Angra Mainyu.
Yuri Stoyanov’s is a comprehensive scholarly exploration of religious dualism—the belief that the cosmos is a battleground between co-equal forces of good and evil. Expanding on his earlier work, The Hidden Tradition in Europe , this 476-page volume traces the lineage of this "heretical" tradition across five millennia, from ancient Egypt to the tragic fall of the Cathars in medieval France. Core Themes and Scope
