Pedersen, Nils A.2013-06-142013-06-142013-04-10Pedersen, N.A., 2013, ‘Manichaean exonyms and autonyms (including Augustine’s writings)’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 69(1), Art. #1358, 7 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/hts.v69i1.13580259-9422 (print)2072-8050 (online)10.4102/hts.v69i1.1358http://hdl.handle.net/2263/21642Contribution to ‘Augustine and Manichaean Christianity’, the First South African Symposium on Augustine of Hippo, University of Pretoria, 24−26 April 2012. Dr Nils Pedersen is participating as research fellow of Prof. Dr Hans van Oort, Professor Extraordinarius in the Department of Church History and Polity of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.Scan this QR code with your smart phone or mobile device to read online.Did the Western Manichaeans call themselves ‘Manichaean’ and ‘Christian’? A survey of the evidence, primarily Latin and Coptic, seems to show that the noun and adjective uses of ‘Manichaean’ were very rarely used and only in communication with non-Manichaeans. The use of ‘Christian’ is central in the Latin texts, which, however, is not written for internal use, but with a view to outsiders. The Coptic texts, on the other hand, are written for an internal audience; the word ‘Christian’ is only found twice and in fragmentary contexts, but it is suggested that some texts advocate a Christian self-understanding (Mani’s Epistles, the Psalm- Book) whilst others (the Kephalaia) are striving to establish an independent identity. Hence, the Christian self-understanding may reflect both the earliest Manichaeism and its later Western form whilst the attempt to be independent may be a secondary development.en© 2013. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS OpenJournals. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.Augustine’s writingsManichaean exonymsManichaean autonymsManichaean eschatologyArticle