The discovery of genuine Manichaean texts from sites like Turfan and Tunhuang since the beginning of the 20th century has greatly increased knowledge of the teaching of Manichaeism and of its geographical spread in pre-Islamic times. This volume amalgamates recent studies of the subject, and includes many Chinese texts on Manichaeism in their original scripts and in translation. It includes a substanial article on the history of the discovery of the texts from Central Asia, as well as other artciles focusing on some of these texts and on the history of adaptation and survival of the sect in China proper. This volume also contains a working catalogue of all Manichaen texts (in Western as well as oriental languages) published up to 1997.