Mani at the court of the Persian kings : studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex

Author(s)

• Gardner, Iain
• BeDuhn, Jason David
• Dilley, Paul

Bibliographic Information

Mani at the court of the Persian kings : studies on the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex

by Iain Gardner, Jason BeDuhn, Paul Dilley

（Nag Hammadi and Manichaean studies, v. 87）

Brill, c2015

• : hardback

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

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 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.

Table of Contents

Iain Gardner, An Introduction to the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Codex PART A: Studies on the Manichaean Kephalaia Paul Dilley, Mani's Wisdom at the Court of the Persian Kings: The Genre and Context of the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Jason David BeDuhn, Parallels between Coptic and Iranian Kephalaia: Goundesh and the King of Touran Iain Gardner, The Final Ten Chapters PART B: New Sources from the Chester Beatty Codex Paul Dilley, Also Schrieb Zarathustra? Mani as Interpreter of the 'Law of Zarades' Jason David BeDuhn, Iranian Epic in the Chester Beatty Kephalaia Iain Gardner, Mani's Last Days. Map and Table of Place Names PART C: Manichaeism and the History of Religions Paul Dilley, 'Hell Exists, and We have Seen the Place Where It Is': Rapture and Religious Competition in Sasanian Iran Jason David BeDuhn, Mani and the Crystallization of the Concept of 'Religion' in Third Century Iran

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BB17492873
• ISBN:
  • 9789004234703
• LCCN: 2014032759
• Country Code: ne
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Leiden
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 320 p.
• Size: 25 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : BT1410
  • DC23 : 299/.932
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Mani, active 3rd century
  • LCSH : Kephalaia
  • LCSH : Manichaeism
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA24803400