AUX FRONTIÈRES DE L'IRANITÉ: «NĀSRĀYĒ» ET «KRĪSTYONĒ» DES INSCRIPTIONS DU MOBAD KIRDĪR: ENQUÊTE LITTÉRAIRE ET HISTORIQUE

Authors: Jullien, Christelle; Jullien, Florence

Source: Numen, Volume 49, Number 3, 2002 , pp. 282-335(54)

Publisher: BRILL

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Abstract:

The identification of the nāsrāyē and the krīstyonē in the mobad Kirdīr's inscriptions is still disputed. In this contribution the authors make a systematic examination of the Syriac and Mazdaean sources. Each term, situated in its context, can be understood in its literary and historical environment. The consideration of a geostrategic polarity Irān/Anirān enables us to understand these two designations by means of a re-evaluation of the relationship between Christians and Mazdaeans. Political motives, and their conjoined religious implications, explain the Sasanid authorities' use of these two terms to designate Christians.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156852702320263945

Publication date: 2002-07-01