Manichaeans
lFollowers of
Persian Manes
lCombined old
Babylonian religion, Neoplatonism, Zoroastrianism, and heretical
Christianity
lDualistic,
“light against darkness”
lProphetic
succession: Adam, Noah, Buddha, Zoroaster, Jesus, and the
Paraclete
lRigidly
ascetic; could not own property or marry
lAugustine was
a follower for 9 years before becoming a Christian