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50 Years of European Manichaeism
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- 1. 50 Years of European Manichaeism
- 2. Слайд 2
- 3. First published in the portalsAfroarticles, American Chronicle, andBuzzleon 25th of March 2007
- 4. What European politicians and statesmen,
- 5. Europe experienced in the past
- 6. … - Ottoman Empire (at
- 7. …- Austrian Empire (and its
- 8. None of them attempted a
- 9. … whereby only one culture,
- 10. The European Union comes as the
- 11. … involving Human Rights, protection
- 12. The European lawmakers and statesmen
- 13. … and their adhesion to diverse
- 14. Knowledge, Truth, Search for Truth, Science, Exploration, Discovery, Moral Values accepted as Universal, ….
- 15. …. and other Renaissance world categories are often said to prevail across today's Europe.
- 16. For this reason, any mendacious, duplicitous and irrational policies are rejected and refuted as …Manichaean;
- 17. …the use of this adjectival term
- 18. The Manichaean Doctrine and Expansion
- 19. Based on sources encompassing more than
- 20. … what proved to be
- 21. According to the basics of
- 22. The Good Principle dwells in the
- 23. … (Megethos in Greek, Abba
- 24. … or the Father with
- 25. … probably because * Time,
- 26. Opposed to the Father of
- 27. Manichaeism did not survive down
- 28. … it was superseded respectively
- 29. 3. Monophysitic Christianity (in Eastern Anatolia / Turkey, Syria-Palestine, and Northern Mesopotamia), …
- 30. 4. Nestorian Christianity (Southern Mesopotamia, Persia,
- 31. … and 7. Islam (North Africa, Egypt, Syria-Palestine, Mesopotamia, Persia and Central Asia).
- 32. The last Manichaean temple was
- 33. With the aforementioned in mind
- 34. …. (e.g. the different denominations
- 35. … Manichaeism has been at
- 36. Already the sophisticated attitude of
- 37. b – successfully attributing to
- 38. and then c – systematically
- 39. You do not need to
- 40. However, when duplicity becomes the
- 41. … then there are strong
- 42. The Manichaean Origins of Europe
- 43. In his Ten Commandments, Mani forbade
- 44. Prayer was obligatory four times a
- 45. Prayer, accompanied by twelve prostrations, was
- 46. Manicheans fasted on the
- 47. In addition, a monthly fast occurred
- 48. Manicheans practiced Baptism, Eucharist, and
- 49. On March 20, 242 CE
- 50. he rejected the Old Testament
- 51. the Gospel of Thomas, the Teaching of Addas, andthe Shepherd of Hermas.
- 52. Jesus Christ was to Mani
- 53. Jesus, as narrated by the Christian
- 54. that material Jesus was "the
- 55. … "a devil who was
- 56. Mani used the term "Evangel" (Gospel) for his message.
- 57. In no country did Manichæism
- 58. One of the governors of Alexandria
- 59. In the Eastern Roman Empire, Manichaeism
- 60. The Emperor Justinian himself disputed
- 61. After a certain decline at
- 62. In the Western Roman Empire,
- 63. After the edict of Diocletian against
- 64. It is well known how St.
- 65. The Father of the Catholic
- 66. After he became Christian, St. Augustine
- 67. This – in and by itself – is quite telling!
- 68. St. Augustine engaged in many
- 69. Around 420, Ursus, the imperial prefect,
- 70. When the Vandals conquered Africa,
- 71. Despite all that, at the
- 72. The spread of Manichaeism in
- 73. In the years 384-388, a special
- 74. Supported by a rich man called
- 75. … the Elect should wander about the world, preaching the Manichæan Gospel.
- 76. Around the middle of the 6th
- 77. When the latter were driven
- 78. … and they merged with
- 79. The Manichaean Nature of today’s Europe
- 80. Two diametrically opposed groups of
- 81. We have attested these two
- 82. The Catholic pledge for a
- 83. Associations fight against or in favor
- 84. Sooner or later, Europe – united
- 85. In parallel with this ideological
- 86. even if eliminated at the
- 87. Suffice it that we refer
- 88. … that are made to
- 89. The first chapter of the Berlin
- 90. … all three central achievements
- 91. Peace and prosperity were truly
- 92. In another excerpt, it is noted
- 93. Probably, it is for this
- 94. In another point, the text reads
- 95. This is certainly the reason so
- 96. … the Basks, the Scots, the
- 97. The second chapter of the
- 98. Furthermore, "equal rights and duties
- 99. What is then the reason
- 100. The declaration states that "the focus
- 101. Solidarity is then characterized as a
- 102. That is why 'diversities' like the
- 103. … Brussels – the Manichaean
- 104. In the fourth part of the
- 105. … energy policy and climate protection
- 106. Ending the atrocious genocides carried out
- 107. Obviously not! Brussels proved to
- 108. Finally, a brief excerpt about "securing
- 109. When it comes to justice and
- 110. … and demonstrate to all
- 111. First published in the portalsAfroarticles, American Chronicle, andBuzzleon 25th of March 2007
- 112. Слайд 112
- 113. By Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis50 Years of European Manichaeism
- 114. About Prof. Muhammad Shamsaddin Megalommatis:http://megalommatiscomments.wordpress.com/about/http://www.afroarticles.com/article-dashboard/profile/Muhammad-Shamsaddin-Megalommatis/1680
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First published in the portalsAfroarticles, American Chronicle, andBuzzleon 25th of March 2007
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Слайд 3
First published in the portals
Afroarticles,
American Chronicle, and
Buzzle
on
25th of March 2007
Слайд 4
What European politicians and statesmen, intellectuals and philosophers
have until now ceaselessly tried to exorcise with the most
ardent fervor is exactly what they have inherently and immutably been so far: Manichaean!
Слайд 5
Europe experienced in the past various forms of
union;
- Roman Empire,
- Western Roman Empire,
- Eastern
Roman Empire, - Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation, …
Слайд 6
…
- Ottoman Empire (at its zenith it
included territories belonging to no less than 20 European states
of today),Empire of All the Russias,
Napoleonic France, …
Слайд 7
…
- Austrian Empire (and its offspring, Austria –
Hungary),
- Hitler’s Third Reich, and
- Soviet Union.
Слайд 8
None of them attempted a peaceful expansion, nor
was this possible; all of them were
multi-national,
multi-linguistic,
multi-ethnic,
multicultural, and
multi-religious unions …
Слайд 9
… whereby only
one culture,
one religion and
one language were supposed to be the unifying link;
because
of this, one at a time culture, religion, and language had to prevail detrimentally over all the rest. 
Слайд 10
The European Union comes as the last effort, and
contrarily to the previous ones, it is supposed to be
a peaceful union of countries that accept a certain democratic political system, …
Слайд 11
… involving Human Rights,
protection of the Minorities,
the rule of Law, and
an extremely biased and utterly
disproportionate liberal economic model (Copenhagen criteria).
Слайд 12
The European lawmakers and statesmen underscore every now
and then
the transparence of their policies,
the commitment of
their political parties and groups to Humanism, … 
Слайд 13
… and their adhesion to diverse intellectual and ideological
movements that emanate from the Renaissance world.
Слайд 14
Knowledge,
Truth,
Search for Truth,
Science,
Exploration,
Discovery,
Moral
Values accepted as Universal, ….
Слайд 16
For this reason, any mendacious, duplicitous and irrational policies
are rejected and refuted as …
Manichaean;
Слайд 17
…the use of this adjectival term pertains to the
form - and not the contents - of the Manichaean
Cosmogony that evolved around two supreme powers, allowing considerations of an authentic Dualism.
Слайд 19
Based on sources encompassing more than 10 different languages
(from Latin to Syriac to Sogdian without excluding Coptic, Arabic
and Chinese), we are able today to reconstitute …
Слайд 20
… what proved to be by far the
most elaborate and the most sophisticated system of Cosmogony in
the World History, i.e. that of Mani.
Слайд 21
According to the basics of Manichaean doctrine, before
the existence of Heaven and Earth, there were two Principles,
the Good and the Evil.
Слайд 22
The Good Principle dwells in the realm of Light,
being therefore called the Father of Majesty …
Слайд 23
… (Megethos in Greek, Abba D'rabbutha in Syriac
– a late form of Aramaic language and major vehicle
of Christian Patristic Literature), …
Слайд 24
… or
the Father with the Four Persons
(Tetraprosopon in Greek - as opposed to Tetragrammaton of the
Hebrew God), …
Слайд 25
… probably because
* Time,
* Light,
*
Force, and
* Goodness
were regarded as its essential manifestations.
Слайд 26
Opposed to the Father of Majesty is the
King of Darkness.
He is actually never called God, but
otherwise, he and his kingdom 'down' are exactly parallel and symmetrical to the ruler and the realm of the Light above.
Слайд 27
Manichaeism did not survive down to our times;
although it expanded tremendously from NW Africa and NW Europe
to China, in various parts of the world, …
Слайд 28
… it was superseded respectively by
1. Roman
Catholicism and
2. Eastern Roman Orthodoxy (across the Mediterranean and
Europe), …
Слайд 29
3. Monophysitic Christianity
(in Eastern Anatolia / Turkey, Syria-Palestine,
and Northern Mesopotamia), …
Слайд 30
4. Nestorian Christianity (Southern Mesopotamia, Persia, and India),
5.
Parsism (Persia and India),
6. Buddhism (Tibet and China), …
Слайд 31
… and
7. Islam
(North Africa, Egypt, Syria-Palestine,
Mesopotamia, Persia and Central Asia).
Слайд 32
The last Manichaean temple was still functioning before
150 years in the eastern coastland of China!
Слайд 33
With the aforementioned in mind and after exercising
considerable reflection with respect to the existing similarities between many
elements of the Manichaean dogma and numerous points of the doctrines of the different superseding religions …
Слайд 34
…. (e.g. the different denominations of Christianity, Islam
and Buddhism),
one can easily understand to what extent …
Слайд 35
… Manichaeism has been at the same time
extensively copied,
deliberately misinterpreted,
and
viciously deprecated.
Слайд 36
Already the sophisticated attitude of
a - purposefully
accepting a theoretical element belonging to another religion,
Слайд 37
b – successfully attributing to it another meaning
quite different from what this theoretical element denoted within the
earlier, original, religious environment (or system) where it first belonged,
Слайд 38
and then
c – systematically denigrating the earlier
religious system altogether …
… bears witness of a genuine, formidable
duplicity. 
Слайд 39
You do not need to be Manichaean in
order to be duplicitous,
and no one can demonstrate that
the Manichaean priests, scholars and magistrates were duplicitous. 
Слайд 40
However, when duplicity becomes
the prevailing mindset among
a nation,
the overwhelming attitude among the elite of a
country, and the fundamental trait of the cultural and socio-behavioral system within a realm, …
Слайд 41
… then there are strong chances that the
system in question leans to a latent or concealed dualism.
Of course, there is no need to identify every dualism with Manichaeism, but structural dualism is explicitly dualistic of nature.
Слайд 43
In his Ten Commandments, Mani forbade idolatry, mendacity, avarice,
murder (i.e. every type of killing), fornication, theft, seduction to
deceit, magic, hypocrisy (secret infidelity to Manichæism), and religious indifference (agnosticism or atheism).
Слайд 44
Prayer was obligatory four times a day:
at noon,
late in the afternoon,
after sunset, and
three hours later.
Слайд 45
Prayer, accompanied by twelve prostrations, was made facing the
sun or, in the night, the moon;
it was preceded
by a ceremonial purification with water, therefore clearly pre-modeling Islamic practices.
Слайд 46
Manicheans fasted on the first day of
the week (Sunday) in honor of the sun, and kept
the fast during two days after every new moon.
Слайд 47
In addition, a monthly fast occurred on the eighth
day of each month, and it was observed from sunrise
to sunset.
Слайд 48
Manicheans practiced
Baptism,
Eucharist, and
"Consolation", an imposition
of hands by one of the Manichaean High Priests ('perfects').
Слайд 49
On March 20, 242 CE
(beginning of Sassanid
Era in Iran),
Mani
proclaimed himself
the Paraclete promised by
Jesus; 
Слайд 50
he rejected the Old Testament in its entirety,
but adopted three Christian books later considered by the Official
Roman Church as Apocrypha, namely …
Слайд 53
Jesus, as narrated by the Christian sources, was indeed
a historical figure for Mani,
but
he was entirely and
adamantly repudiated by Mani; 
Слайд 54
that material Jesus
was
"the son of a
poor widow",
"the Jewish Messiah whom the Jews crucified", …
Слайд 58
One of the governors of Alexandria under Constantine was
a Manichæan,
whereas St. Athanasius says that Anthony the Hermit
had forbidden all intercourse with "Manichæans and other heretics". 
Слайд 59
In the Eastern Roman Empire, Manichaeism came to a
zenith around 400 CE, but then rapidly declined.
Around 150
years later, it once more rose into prominence. 
Слайд 60
The Emperor Justinian himself disputed with them;
Barsymes
the Nestorian prefect of Theodora, was an avowed Manichæan too.
Слайд 61
After a certain decline at the moment of
the rise of Islam, Manichaeism flooded the Eastern Roman Empire
again, this time under the name of Paulicians, or Bogomiles (8th – 10th centuries).
Слайд 62
In the Western Roman Empire, the real headquarters
of Manichaeism were located in Proconsular Africa,
where Adimantus had
risen to theoretical and spiritual prominence.
Слайд 63
After the edict of Diocletian against the Manichaeans,
we
hear no more of them until the days of St.
Augustine.
Слайд 64
It is well known
how St. Augustine (383)
found
a home at Rome
in the Manichaean community, which must
have been considerable. 
Слайд 65
The Father of the Catholic Church was Manichaean
before adopting Christianity,
but we have not yet got a
Manichaean account of the extent to which St. Augustine’s ‘Christian' theology was of Manichaean nature and background.
Слайд 66
After he became Christian,
St. Augustine complained that, although
the Manichæans pretended to be Christians,
their feast of the
death of Mani exceeded in solemnity that of the Death and Resurrection of Christ.
Слайд 68
St. Augustine engaged in many debates against Manichaeans,
but this testifies basically to the Manichaean impact on the
– under formation – Christian theology and religion.
Слайд 69
Around 420, Ursus,
the imperial prefect,
arrested
some Manichæans
in Carthage and
made them renounce their faith.
Слайд 70
When the Vandals conquered Africa, the Manichæans thought
of gaining the Arian Christian clergy by secretly entering their
ranks, but Huneric (477-484), King of the Vandals, who accepted Arianism as the correct Christianity, burnt, murdered, and finally dispersed them.
Слайд 71
Despite all that, at the end of the
6th century, Africa was rightly considered as the hotbed of
Manichaeism.The same warning was repeated by Gregory II (701) and, after the Islamic expansion, by Nicholas II (1061).
Слайд 72
The spread of Manichaeism in Spain and Gaul
is covered by obscurity, on account of the uncertainty concerning
the real teaching of Priscillian.
Слайд 73
In the years 384-388,
a special sect of Manichaeans
appeared in Rome;
they were called Martari, or Mat-squatters.
Слайд 74
Supported by a rich man called Constantius,
they tried
to start a sort of
monastic life for the Elect
in contravention of Mani's command that …
Слайд 76
Around the middle of the 6th century,
Manichæism seemed
to have died out in Western Europe,
but in reality
it survived through a number of secret societies down to the times of the Paulicians and Bogomili.
Слайд 77
When the latter were driven out by the
Eastern Roman emperors, they met with groups in the North
of Italy and the South of Francewhereby the quintessence of Manichaean teachings had survived, …
Слайд 78
… and they merged with them, giving successively
birth to
the formidable Cathars,
the Knights Templar,
the Rosicrucian
Order, and the Freemasons.
Слайд 80
Two diametrically opposed groups of power supported for
opposite reasons the rise of the European Union,
and each
of them tried to pull the institutions under formation close to their own ideals and ultimate targets. 
Слайд 81
We have attested these two groups
in frontal
battles about ideas and concepts,
but not in the form
of clashing followers and warring armies. Not thus far!
Слайд 82
The Catholic pledge for a Christian Europe
is
in direct conflict with
the Freemasonic concept of a Secular
(or Laic) Europe; 
Слайд 83
Associations fight against or in favor of abortion, whereas
issues like Euthanasia have risen to points of major discord.
Homosexual marriages and homo-parental legislation have become subjects of fundamental political determination. 
Слайд 84
Sooner or later,
Europe – united or not –
will have to choose between
two diametrically opposed groups that
have shaped its History, leading Europeans to endless battlefields and death.
Слайд 85
In parallel with this ideological confrontation between the
Catholic Church
and
the descendants of European Manichaeism,
another issue
should draw more attention; 
Слайд 86
even if eliminated at the religious level, Manichaean
dualism, as structure of thought, as mindset, and as mental
mechanism, reigns in the sphere of socio-political life, mentality, language, attitude, and behaviour.
Слайд 87
Suffice it that we refer to the highly
symbolic Berlin Declaration, which is expected to be signed in
guise of a 50-year European panegyric, and we are met with an abundance of duplicitous statements …
Слайд 88
… that are made to conceal troublesome realities
and to unveil imaginative considerations and fictional evaluations.
This is
deeply, genuinely and irreversibly Manichaean.
Слайд 89
The first chapter of the Berlin Declaration is expected
to make a tribute to the success stories of EU
integration, citing as "central achievements of European unification" the following: peace, stability, and prosperity;
Слайд 90
… all three central achievements are attributed
to
the internal market and
to the single currency – which
is an aberration.
Слайд 91
Peace and prosperity were truly met in
Bosnia,
Croatia, and
Kosovo in the 1990s.
The bombardments of Belgrade
were geared precisely for this purpose! 
Слайд 92
In another excerpt, it is noted that "accession of
new member states helped
unite the continent and
consolidate democracy and
the rule of law in Europe". 
Слайд 93
Probably, it is for this very reason that
Kosovo,
Transnistria and
the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus
have
not yet been recognized as states! 
Слайд 94
In another point, the text reads as follows:
"The
division of the continent could not have been overcome if
the people in Central and Eastern European had not so yearned for freedom".
Слайд 95
This is certainly the reason so great respect has
been shown by the European Union bureaucrats for the passionate
desire of …
Слайд 96
… the Basks,
the Scots,
the Catalans,
the Corsicans,
the Occitans,
the Britons,
the South Ossetians, and
theAbkhazians for
Freedom.
Слайд 97
The second chapter of the Berlin Declaration focuses
on
"Features of European unification / cooperation"
and singles out
"democracy and the rule of law as the foundations of EU membership";
Слайд 98
Furthermore,
"equal rights and duties for all member
states, as well as transparency and subsidiarity" are described as
the"foundations of the EU".
The aforementioned empty words are referred to as the "Community method"!
Слайд 99
What is then the reason which prohibits the
Brussels bureaucrats from entering into discussions concerning EU membership extension
to Ukraine, Albania, and Bosnia where free elections have already been held?
Слайд 100
The declaration states that
"the focus is on the
human person whose dignity is inviolable, freedom and responsibility".
Слайд 101
Solidarity is then characterized as a "crucial element of
the European way of life",
whereas
diversity is viewed as
"the hallmark of Europe making tolerance and respect essential".
Слайд 102
That is why 'diversities' like
the Macedonian minority in
Bulgaria and
the Turkish minority in Greece (comically and shamelessly
called 'Muslim minority') have been so highly evaluated in …
Слайд 103
… Brussels – the Manichaean capital that tolerates
both,
the anti-Macedonian discriminations perpetrated by the successive governments of
Bulgaria and the anti-Turkish, anti-Albanian and anti-Macedonian racist propaganda of Greece.
Слайд 104
In the fourth part of the fanciful and irrelevant
document,
EU's external and internal priorities are highlighted, and …
Слайд 105
… energy policy and climate protection top the list
as the
"two components of a strategy to counter the
global threats together" whereas EU is asked to play in this regard a
"pioneering role".
Слайд 106
Ending
the atrocious genocides carried out
in Sudan's Darfur
and
in Ethiopia's Ogaden and Oromia
could have never been
a priority for the Human Rights pseudo-Champion Europe;
Слайд 107
Obviously not!
Brussels proved to be
a mere
extension of
the French and the English colonialism,
which is
the reason of all troubles currently attested across Africa.
Слайд 108
Finally,
a brief excerpt about
"securing elementary human and
civil rights for all" across Europe bears witness to
the
viciousness of the European bureaucrats.
Слайд 109
When it comes to justice and home affairs policies,
the mercilessly persecuted inhabitants of Paris suburbs constitute
an excellent
example of European duplicity, …
Слайд 110
… and demonstrate to all
that there lies
the Achilles’ heel
of the ailing
European Manichaeism.
Слайд 111
First published in the portals
Afroarticles,
American Chronicle, and
Buzzle
on
25th of March 2007
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