THE PAULICIAN CHURCH AND ITS RELATION TO EARLY CHRISTIAN HERETICS
Abstract
The History of Religions shows us that all the religions and the belief systems of the world
have seperated into various groups and sects. Moreover, sametimes these groups or sects
carry the characters which were not aimed by its establishers or prominent leaders. Both
the basic structure of religious system and exterior factors are activ in this phenomen. The
fact that Christianity has divided into much more sects in comparison to Islam and Judaism
can be explained with the opennes of its basic concepts too many speculations. aeginning
from its first century with the Jeadership of St. Paul, Christiariity splitted very fastly in Roman
Empire but from the other side targeted by various'interpretations of it adherents. The
Paulidans are one of the most effective and important heresies of Church History. The aim
of this article ls to investigate the theloglcal roots of Paulidan Heresy which caused many
religious and political turbulances in Eastern provinces of Bzyantine Empire and managed to
draw the attentlons of rellgious and political powers within the light of existlng sources and
researchs.
Keywords
References
- Nina G.Garsoian, 'Paulicians' Dictionary of the Midelle Age s IX., s. 468; Ahmet Gökbel,
- Inanc Tarihi Açısından Sivas, Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2004, s. 65
- Milan Laos, Düalist Heresy in the Middle Ages, Prague, s. 32; Paul J. Alexander,
- "Religious Persecution and Resistance in the Byzaptine Empire of the Eight end Ninth
- Centurie: Methods and Justifications", Religious and Political History and Thought in
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- s. 239
- C. A. Scott, "Paıılicians", Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, IX.,1980, Edinburg., s.
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
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Journal Section
Research Article
Authors
Sakin Özışık
This is me
Publication Date
December 15, 2010
Submission Date
October 15, 2010
Acceptance Date
November 15, 2010
Published in Issue
Year 2010 Volume: 14 Number: 2