Persian Gnosticism

Persian Gnosticism is a general term for various religious movements in Persia.

Movements covered by this term are, amongst others:

• Mandaeism, a blanket term for the modern monotheistic religion of the Mandaeans with a strongly dualistic worldview, practiced primarily in southern Iraq and the Iranian province of Khuzestan
• Manichaeism, one of the major ancient religions of Iranian origin from the 3rd to 7th century