Mahaniyya

الماهانية

The Mahaniyya — Marcionites who held Christ mediates the two principles 1

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The Mahaniyya are a sect of the Marqiyuniyya. They agree with them in all matters except marriage and slaughter, according to Ibn al-Nadim. They claim that the mediator between light and darkness is Christ. 2

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  1. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim
  2. al-Fihrist of Ibn al-Nadim, p.475
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