early domination Sasanian in the region of Fars and were revered deities Ahuramazdah Anahita. The king Sapur I will put the goal of creating a state religion that would deliver Iranian neo-nationalism. He found the answer in Manichaeism, which aroused the hatred of the priestly class mazdaica and was destroyed with the death of the emperor. Mani, noble man, professed to be sent from God, like Zoroaster, Jesus and Buddha. He draws inspiration from the Iranian tradition, Babylonian, Buddhist and Christian. According to his religion, the world is formed by the struggle between good and evil, light and darkness. In humans, the soul and the body represent the light and the body: the Manichean morality is revolves around the liberation of the soul from the body. When all light and all the souls held captive will be freed and go up to the sun, the sky and the earth (matter) will collapse and separate, while the kingdom of light will last forever. The faithful are split between elected and auditors. The first are identified in the clergy who is bound to celibacy, they must abstain from meat and avoid the greed and lies. The latter have the right to marry, can work, must be kept pure and not aspire to wealth. Bloody sacrifices are not allowed nor divine images, but prayer and fasting. The Manichean practice baptism, communion and receive absolution before his death. Manichaeism was influenced Gnostic, as demonstrated an aversion to Judaism is considered the religion of darkness. The songs, inspired by the Babylonian exile, are set forth by Zoroaster, are taken from the Christian dogma of the trinity and some parts of the Gospel, the names of angels were Syrians. Sapur I see the weakness of traditional religions and Iranian attempts to oppose the rise of Christianity and Buddhism, Kushan kingdom that became the state religion, this new cult, hopefully becoming the state religion. The mazdeismo is threatened within and close out the other monotheistic religions. On the death of Sapur I spread violent persecution against all religions, particularly against Manichaeism. Mani was brought to trial and sentenced to execution. His faithful left Iran and went to Central Asia, Syria and Egypt, where he spread his religion. It enjoyed some success in China (where it spread Christianity nestroriano), Mongolia and North Africa, where it was fought by S. Augustine. From there it spread Manichaeism in southern France, creating the silk purist of the Cathars, who in 1200 was fought bitterly by the Catholics who massacred all the converts. With the Emperor Narsete manichiesmo experienced a new period of success, as he was placed in opposition to Christianity that was spreading in Mesopotamia, Zoroastrianism is not until the final annihilation in Iran, becoming the state religion.
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