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Chapter 4 - Mani’s Death

Inter-Religious Conflict in Early Sasanian Iran and the Memory of the Apostle

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 January 2020

Iain Gardner
Foreword by
Jason BeDuhn
Iain Gardner
Affiliation:
University of Sydney
Jason BeDuhn
Affiliation:
Northern Arizona University
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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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ManiManichaeismmartyrdomcrucifixionpassion narrativeGondeshapurKing Bahram IMazdayasnianliturgyapologetic
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The Founder of Manichaeism
Rethinking the Life of Mani
 , pp. 59 - 82
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Mani’s Death
  • Iain Gardner, University of Sydney
  • Foreword by Jason BeDuhn, Northern Arizona University
  • Book: The Founder of Manichaeism
  • Online publication: 16 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614962.004
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  • Mani’s Death
  • Iain Gardner, University of Sydney
  • Foreword by Jason BeDuhn, Northern Arizona University
  • Book: The Founder of Manichaeism
  • Online publication: 16 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614962.004
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  • Mani’s Death
  • Iain Gardner, University of Sydney
  • Foreword by Jason BeDuhn, Northern Arizona University
  • Book: The Founder of Manichaeism
  • Online publication: 16 January 2020
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108614962.004
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