Mani at the court of the Persian kings : studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex /
Gardner, Iain.
Mani at the court of the Persian kings : studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex / by Iain Gardner, Jason BeDuhn, Paul Dilley. - 1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; v. 87 . - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 87. Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-307) and index.
Front Matter / An Introduction to the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex / Mani’s Wisdom at the Court of the Persian Kings: The Genre and Context of the Chester Beatty Kephalaia / Parallels between Coptic and Iranian Kephalaia: Goundesh and the King of Touran / The Final Ten Chapters / Also Schrieb Zarathustra? Mani As Interpreter of the ‘Law of Zarades’ / Iranian Epic in the Chester Beatty Kephalaia / Mani’s Last Days / ‘Hell Exists, and We Have Seen the Place Where It Is’: Rapture and Religious Competition in Sasanian Iran / Mani and the Crystallization of the Concept of ‘Religion’ in Third Century Iran / Works Cited / Index / Iain Gardner , Jason BeDuhn and Paul Dilley -- Iain Gardner -- Paul Dilley -- Jason BeDuhn -- Iain Gardner -- Paul Dilley -- Jason BeDuhn -- Iain Gardner -- Paul Dilley -- Jason BeDuhn -- Iain Gardner , Jason BeDuhn and Paul Dilley -- Iain Gardner , Jason BeDuhn and Paul Dilley.
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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 new 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.
9789004282629
10.1163/9789004282629 DOI
2014032759
Mani, active 3rd century.
Mani, active 3rd century.
Kephalaia.
Kephalaia.
Manichaeism.
Manichaeism.
History.
BT1410 / .G37 2015
299/.932
Mani at the court of the Persian kings : studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex / by Iain Gardner, Jason BeDuhn, Paul Dilley. - 1 online resource (viii, 320 pages) - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies ; v. 87 . - Nag Hammadi and Manichaean Studies 87. Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2015, ISBN: 9789004287389. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-307) and index.
Front Matter / An Introduction to the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex / Mani’s Wisdom at the Court of the Persian Kings: The Genre and Context of the Chester Beatty Kephalaia / Parallels between Coptic and Iranian Kephalaia: Goundesh and the King of Touran / The Final Ten Chapters / Also Schrieb Zarathustra? Mani As Interpreter of the ‘Law of Zarades’ / Iranian Epic in the Chester Beatty Kephalaia / Mani’s Last Days / ‘Hell Exists, and We Have Seen the Place Where It Is’: Rapture and Religious Competition in Sasanian Iran / Mani and the Crystallization of the Concept of ‘Religion’ in Third Century Iran / Works Cited / Index / Iain Gardner , Jason BeDuhn and Paul Dilley -- Iain Gardner -- Paul Dilley -- Jason BeDuhn -- Iain Gardner -- Paul Dilley -- Jason BeDuhn -- Iain Gardner -- Paul Dilley -- Jason BeDuhn -- Iain Gardner , Jason BeDuhn and Paul Dilley -- Iain Gardner , Jason BeDuhn and Paul Dilley.
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
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 new 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.
9789004282629
10.1163/9789004282629 DOI
2014032759
Mani, active 3rd century.
Mani, active 3rd century.
Kephalaia.
Kephalaia.
Manichaeism.
Manichaeism.
History.
BT1410 / .G37 2015
299/.932