Comparison on belief in God in dualist religions (Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism, Manichaeism)

This thesis study focuses on the dualistic god understanding of Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism and Manichaeism within the framework of the concept of dualism. Dualism is the division of existence into opposite directions in terms of nature and quantity, or, in the context of religion, the understanding that accepts the existence of two independent eternal gods in the universe. Unlike the monist and polytheistic view, dualism refers to the existence of an absolute, unchanging and incompatible dualism between god, man, nature, matter and spirit at all times. Our research consists of four parts. In the first three chapters, deep analyzes of the theological structure in the Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism and Manichaeism religions are given. Later, the creation, salvation and eschatological ideas of these religions, together with the gods of good Ahura Mazda, Malka d Nhura, Zurvan, and the evil gods Angra Mainyu, Malka d Hşuka and Arkon, in the Dualist religions were discussed in detail by using the relevant sources. In the fourth part of the thesis, similar and different aspects of dualist religions' conception of god are presented comparatively. In addition, the interrelated aspects of the concepts that are used in dualist theologies are mentioned frequently and the rate of influence of Zoroastrianism, Mandaeism and Manichaeism at the point of dualism is revealed.