'Religion' in Late Antique Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism: Developing a Term in Counterpoint
This article evaluates the development of a generic term for ‘religion’ in late antique Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism. It examines linguistic indications of the use of dēn/δēn as a generic term in the Manichaean Middle Iranian corpora, i.e. Middle Persian, Parthian, and Sogdian, as well as in the c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Ruhr-Universität Bochum
[2020]
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Entangled Religions
Year: 2020, Volume: 11, Issue: 2 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Late Antiquity
/ Manichaeism
/ Zoroastrianism
/ Middle Persian language
/ Parthian
/ Sogdian language
/ Religion
/ Concept of
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| RelBib Classification: | BC Ancient Orient; religion BF Gnosticism |
| Further subjects: | B
Manichaeism
B generic concept of religion B daēnā / dēn B early Islamic period B Zoroastrianism B Sasanian period |
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