Eastern Gnosticism took a somewhat different course. Under the influence of traditional Iranian religion, the semi-Gnostic Manichaeism developed an absolute cosmic dualism between soul and matter.
Eastern Gnosticism took a somewhat different course. Under the influence of traditional Iranian religion, the semi-Gnostic Manichaeism developed an absolute cosmic dualism between soul and matter.
东方的诺斯替派有些不同的实践。在伊朗传统宗教的影响下，半诺斯替主义的摩尼教发展了一种绝对的宇宙二元论，是灵魂与物质。