04 二 JACKSON AVW (1938) The fresh new identification of Mani, this new founder out-of Manichaeism
Regardless of if establish it is as if he had been missing, and even though alive it’s because if he was indeed deceased
Diary of one's American China Area 58: 235-40. Heading representations of Mani otherwise Manes, c. 216-276 Ce, try talked about, having believe of the heritage listed by al-Nadim (creating c. 987 Le) you to definitely Mani try lame in both base or perhaps in their proper feet. That customs might be supported by retranslation from an expression into the the new Pahlavi Denkart (step three.2 hundred, 1-13) (discover Dinkard, above), applying the label 'broken' or 'crippled' so you can Mani (select lower than, al-Nadim, Fihrist, pp. 773, 794).
Al-JAHIZ (Abu Othman Amr container Bahr). Al-Barsan wal-Argan wal-Umyan wal-Hawlan [The brand new Lepers, the Lame, the new Blind, and Squinting], ed. Abdel-Salam Haroun (1998). Cairo. Al-Jahiz (776-868) is actually a respected, important and rather unsightly writer with 'goggle eyes' (jahiz), from the Basra (today in Iraq), whose performs has been much cited across the Arab world.