ISBN: 9004282629 9789004282629

Category: Religion / Philosophy

Page count: 332

In <i>Mani at the Court of the Persian Kings</i> the authors explore evidence arising from their project to edit the Chester Beatty <i>Kephalaia</i> 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. <br><br>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.<br>