The Co-formation of the Manichaean and Zoroastrian Religions in Third-Century Iran

The assumption that an already established Zoroastrian religion served as the source for terms, concepts, and themes, which Mani and Manichaeans appropriated and altered, is due for reassessment. Building on the work of P. O. Skjaervø, this study argues that (1) Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism arose...

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Main Author: Jason BeDuhn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CERES / KHK Bochum 2020-01-01
Series:Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
Online Access:https://er.ceres.rub.de/index.php/ER/article/view/8414