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Summary: A little dated but still a great book.
Review: Obviously, this book is a little old being originally published in the eighty's. However, it is still a great read and one of the best books on the subject. Best of all it is short and easy to read so if you want just a cursory overview of dualism this is where to start. If you want to learn more after reading this one, I suggest Yuri Stoyanov's The Other God. Stoyanov's work is longer and much more difficult to read but it has been recently revised in 2001 and is a more complete look at dualism not only Christian but also Zoroastrianism and other similar belief system
Rating:
Summary: A little dated but still a great book.
Review: Obviously, this book is a little old being originally published in the eighty's. However, it is still a great read and one of the best books on the subject. Best of all it is short and easy to read so if you want just a cursory overview of dualism this is where to start. If you want to learn more after reading this one, I suggest Yuri Stoyanov's The Other God. Stoyanov's work is longer and much more difficult to read but it has been recently revised in 2001 and is a more complete look at dualism not only Christian but also Zoroastrianism and other similar belief system
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Summary: The classic
Review: This is still the go-to book for a broad view of how the heresy of spirit/matter dualism spread from its pre-Christian origins in Persia, through various pseudo-Christian manifestations, moving westward over the centuries until it reached its much-hyped popular guise as Catharism. This is a world-hating ideology that does not deserve the good press it gets merely for having been persecuted by the Catholic Church. Runciman, as an Anglican, does not carry water for the Catholic Church, but he is realistic about the nature and implications of dualist-gnosticism.
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