An example of this religion's poetry can be found in the works of the Mar Ammo.
An example of this religion's poetry can be found in the works of the Mar Ammo. Members of this religion were classified into two groups: the auditors and the elect. This religion celebrated a festival called the Bema, during which a pulpit was built and decorated with rich cloth. Illustrations of this religion's concepts could be found in a picture book called the Arzhang. The sayings of this religion's founder were collected in a text called the Kephalaia of the Teacher. This religion uses the term "abortions" to describe fallen angels, leading to the common misunderstanding that its creation myth involves raining fetuses. The founder of this faith was persecuted and flayed alive by King Bahram after having been tolerated by Shapur I. For 10 points, name this religion once followed and later denounced by St. Augustine, which focused on the struggle between good and evil. 
An example of this religion's poetry can be found in the works of the Mar Ammo.
Manichaeanism