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Inter-Religious Conflict in Early Sasanian Iran and the Memory of the Apostle
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 January 2020
The ascendancy of the Mazdayasnian priesthood at the court of the Persian king of kings led ultimately to Mani’s trial, imprisonment and death at Gondeshapur under King Bahram I. This was commemorated by the community as his crucifixion and compared to the sufferings of all previous righteous messengers of God. The inter-religious conflict and the dramatic events of Mani’s last days and martyrdom were uniquely significant for the development of religion in Sasanian Iran. This chapter examines the various available sources, and questions the factual and counter-factual memory of the Apostle preserved into the medieval and modern world.
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