Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness
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Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness is a dualistic religious worldview that contrasts a transcendent realm of divine light with a lower material realm of darkness, shaping Mandaean beliefs, rituals, and concepts of salvation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19071550 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness Context triple: [Masbuta, hasTheologicalBasis, Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness]
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Manichaean cosmology
Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
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Manichaean Elect
The Manichaean Elect were an ascetic elite within Manichaeism who strictly observed rigorous spiritual disciplines and were believed to play a key role in liberating divine light from the material world.
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C.
Abrahamic cosmology
Abrahamic cosmology is the religious worldview found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that explains the creation, structure, and purpose of the universe under a single, all-powerful God.
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Manichaean Hearers
Manichaean Hearers were lay followers of the Manichaean religion who supported the ascetic Elect through material aid and observance of a less rigorous religious discipline.
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E.
Charon’s Cosmology
Charon’s Cosmology is a 1977 poetry collection by Charles Simic that blends surreal imagery, dark humor, and metaphysical reflection on death and the underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness Target entity description: Mandaean cosmology of light and darkness is a dualistic religious worldview that contrasts a transcendent realm of divine light with a lower material realm of darkness, shaping Mandaean beliefs, rituals, and concepts of salvation.
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A.
Manichaean cosmology
Manichaean cosmology is the dualistic religious worldview of Manichaeism, depicting an eternal struggle between the spiritual realm of light and the material realm of darkness.
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B.
Manichaean Elect
The Manichaean Elect were an ascetic elite within Manichaeism who strictly observed rigorous spiritual disciplines and were believed to play a key role in liberating divine light from the material world.
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C.
Abrahamic cosmology
Abrahamic cosmology is the religious worldview found in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam that explains the creation, structure, and purpose of the universe under a single, all-powerful God.
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D.
Manichaean Hearers
Manichaean Hearers were lay followers of the Manichaean religion who supported the ascetic Elect through material aid and observance of a less rigorous religious discipline.
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E.
Charon’s Cosmology
Charon’s Cosmology is a 1977 poetry collection by Charles Simic that blends surreal imagery, dark humor, and metaphysical reflection on death and the underworld.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
masbuta