Round 9: Tossup 10

Zsuzsanna Gulácsi (“ZHOO-zhan-nah goo-LAH-chee”) is a specialist in Asian art of this religion. The three manuscripts in the Mogao (“MO-gao”) Caves (-5[1])of this religion’s texts include the Xiabuzan (“SHYAH-boo-dzan”), or “hymnscroll.” A syncretic form of this religion that survived in rural Fujian (10[2])at sites like (10[1])Cao’an (“tsow-ahn”) is sometimes called “mingjiao.” (10[1])F. W. K. (10[1])Müller deciphered (10[1])a Central Asian script that he named for this religion that was discovered in manuscripts from Turfan. The Xuastvanift (“khwah-tvah-neeft”) is an Old Uyghur manuscript of a prayer in this official religion of the Uyghur Khaganate. (-5[2])This was the [emphasize] first religion whose followers were called “zandik” (“ZAHN-deek”) by Zoroastrians to denote heresy. Despite remaining Zoroastrian, Shapur I tolerated this religion in the Sassanid Empire (-5[1])and kept its founder as a member of his court. (10[1])For 10 points, Augustine of Hippo initially followed, but later argued against, what dualist Iranian religion? ■END■ (10[3]0[1])

ANSWER: Manichaeism (“man-ih-KEE-ism”) [or word forms like Manichaean; accept Monijiao (“mwo-nee-jyow”); accept Ā’īn-i Mānī; accept Mingjiao until read; reject “Mandaeism” or “Mandaean”]
<DM, World History> | Packet A - Brown A, Wisconsin A, Purdue, Maryland B
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