The Other God: Dualist Religions From Antiquity... 【SAFE】

: The narrative explores how late antiquity movements, such as the Gnostics and Manichaeans , viewed the physical world as a misguided or malicious creation by a "demiurge," separate from the true, hidden God of spirit.

: Stoyanov begins by analyzing the transition from the balanced Egyptian cosmology of Horus and Seth to the radical revelations of Zoroaster , where the good creator Ahura Mazda is opposed by the evil Angra Mainyu. The Other God: Dualist Religions From Antiquity...

The book challenges the standard monotheistic narrative by examining how various cultures identified an "Other God"—a deity or principle associated with darkness, matter, or the underworld—as a fundamental architect of the human experience. : The narrative explores how late antiquity movements,

: Stoyanov blends religious history with political and cultural developments, illustrating how shifting imperial borders in Persia, Byzantium, and the Roman Empire allowed these ideas to diffuse and survive despite intense persecution. Critical Reception : Stoyanov blends religious history with political and