Mani at the court of the Persian kings [electronic resource] : studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex / by Iain Gardner, Jason BeDuhn, Paul Dilley.
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TextSeries: Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies: 87.Publisher: Leiden : Brill, [2015]Description: 1 online resource (viii, 320 p.)ISBN: 9789004282629 ((electronic book))Subject(s): Mani, active 3rd century | Mani, active 3rd century | Kephalaia | Kephalaia | Manichaeism | ManichaeismGenre/Form: History.DDC classification: 299/.932 LOC classification: BT1410 | .G37 2015Online resources: Click here to access online | Item type | Current location | Call number | URL | Status | Notes | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 277-307) and index.
An introduction to the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex -- Iain Gardner -- Mani's wisdom at the court of the Persian kings: the genre and context of the Chester Beatty Kephalaia -- Paul Dilley -- Parallels between Coptic and Iranian Kephalaia: Goundesh and the King of Touran / Jason David Beduhn -- The final ten chapters / Iain Gardner -- Also schrieb Zarathustra? Mani as interpreter of the 'law of zarades' / Paul Dilley -- Iranian epic in the Chester Beatty Kephalaia / Jason David Beduhn -- Mani's last days / Iain Gardner -- 'Hell exists, and we have seen the place where it is': rapture and religious competition in Sasanian Iran / Paul Dilley -- Mani and the crystallization of the concept of 'religion' in third century Iran / Jason David Beduhn.
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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 the antique religions"-- Back cover.