The Garden of Light is linked to this question
Prompt: What are the main aspects of Mani’s religious message, as depicted in the novel The Gardens of Light? Which of these elements are comparable (whether by similarity or by opposition) to elements of other cultures of the Middle East that we have studied together (for example these are some of the book we read in class (Gospel of Matthew 1:1-25, Gospel of John 1:1-18, 1 Kings 8:22-61, Mircea Eliade, The Sacred and the Profane, 20-65, Genesis 22, Midrash Rabbah (Jewish commentary) on Genesis 22, Origen of Alexandria (Christian writer), Homilies on Genesis and Exodus, VIII, Eric Auerbach (twentieth-century literary critic), Mimesis, Ch. 1 (= “Odysseus’ Scar”), pp. 7-18 only [section marked with arrows] Origen of Alexandria (Christian writer), Homilies on Genesis and Exodus VIII, Eric Auerbach (twentieth-century literary critic), Mimesis, Ch. 1 (= “Odysseus’ Scar”), pp. 7-18 only [section marked with arrows] or that you know about? What do you think led to the success of Mani’s preaching?
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