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' Lieu's presentation of the subject is largely narrative, well-told and often entertaining in the best sense, at the same time compiling a huge amount of information and displaying an impressive knowledge of literature on Manichaeism or written by the mnichaeans.'<br>Werner Sundermann, Bulletin of the SOAS, 1995.<br>'.. .a considerable success, evidencing Lieu's learning and firm grasp of often higly technical and diverse material.'<br>Iain Gardner, Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society.<br>' Un double index onomastique et des textes citis complhtent agriablement cet instrument de travail; il montre combien le chantier des itudes manichiennes est l'heure actuelle en plein essor.'<br>Jean-Daniel Dubois, Archives de Sciences Sociales des Religions, 1994.<br>' This collection of studies will be of indispensable value to all Manichaeologists and, not less, to the many other students of religion in Antiquity and in the Byzantine.'<br>J. van Oort, Vigiliae Christianae, 1998.<br>' rend compte de la puissance du manichiisme en tant que religion missionnaire'<br>Madeleine Scopello, Bulletin Critique, AnTard, 1999.<br>

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Samuel N. C. Lieu is Professor of Ancient History and Co-Director of the Ancient History Documentary Research Centre at Macquarie University, Sydney (Australia). He is also Associate Editor of the UNESCO-sponsored Corpus Fontium Manichaeorum project. The second volume of his collected essays, Manichaeism in Central Asia and China, is also published by (Brill,1998).

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