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Mani at the Court of the Persian Kings: Studies on the Chester Beatty "Kephalaia" Codex

By Iain Gardner , Jason D. BeDuhn , Paul Dilley

Book information

Publisher
Brill Academic Publishers
Year
2015
ISBN
9004234705, 9789004234703
ISSN
0929-2470
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3024142 bytes)
Series
Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 87
Pages
x+320\331
Topic
Religion Orthodoxy
Orientation
yes
Paginated
yes
Scanned
portrait
Time added
2016-04-24 11:53:54
Религиоведение;Религиоведение христианства;История

Description

In 'Mani at the Court of the Persian Kings' the authors explore evidence arising from their project to edit the Chester Beatty Kephalaia codex. This text presents Mani at the heart of Sasanian Iran in dialogue with its sages and nobles, acting as a cultural mediator between East and West and interpreter of Christian, Iranian, and Indian traditions. Nine chapters study Mani's appropriation of the 'law of Zarades' and of Iranian epic; suggest a new understanding of his last days; and analyse his formative role in the history of late antique religions. These interdisciplinary studies advance research in several fields and will be of interest to scholars of Manichaeism, Sasanian Iran, and the development of religions in late antiquity.

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