Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology
The idea of Iran as a religious, cultural, and ethnic reality goes back as far as the end of the 6th century B.C.E. As a political idea, we first catch sight of it in the twenties of the 3rd century C.E. as an essential feature of Sasanian propaganda. Although, up until the end of the Parthian perio...
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | fas |
| Published: |
Shahid Beheshti University
2019-11-01
|
| Series: | رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | https://piaj.sbu.ac.ir/article_99861_2b92a41aca633e8392a97cbd2d7a3c68.pdf |
| Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|
| _version_ | 1849763141098930176 |
|---|---|
| author | Mostafa Ensafi Shoja Ahmadvand, |
| author_facet | Mostafa Ensafi Shoja Ahmadvand, |
| author_sort | Mostafa Ensafi |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | The idea of Iran as a religious, cultural, and ethnic reality goes back as far as the end of the 6th century B.C.E. As a political idea, we first catch sight of it in the twenties of the 3rd century C.E. as an essential feature of Sasanian propaganda. Although, up until the end of the Parthian period, Iranian identity had an ethnic, linguistic, and religious value, it did not yet have a political import. The idea of an “Iranian” empire or kingdom is a purely Sasanian one. Third-century Iran was shaken by a conflict between universalism and nationalism that was most clearly manifest in the religious and cultural sphere. The outcome of this conflict is well known: the traditionalistic and nationalistic impulses gained the upper hand, and Manichean universalism succumbed to the nationalism of the Zoroastrian Magi. Iranian identity, which up to that point had been essentially of a cultural and religious nature, assumed a definite political value, placing Persia and the Persians at the center of the Ērān-šahr, in other words, at the center of a state based on the twin powers of throne and altar and sustained by an antiquarian and archaizing ideology. |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj-art-ba640bc0819f4416a8afcfaff00f4f54 |
| institution | DOAJ |
| issn | 1735-739X 2645-4386 |
| language | fas |
| publishDate | 2019-11-01 |
| publisher | Shahid Beheshti University |
| record_format | Article |
| series | رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی |
| spelling | doaj-art-ba640bc0819f4416a8afcfaff00f4f542025-08-20T03:05:30ZfasShahid Beheshti Universityرهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی1735-739X2645-43862019-11-01111345710.29252/piaj.2019.9986199861Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political TheologyMostafa Ensafi0Shoja Ahmadvand,1Allameh Tabatabayi UniversityAllameh Tabatabayi UniversityThe idea of Iran as a religious, cultural, and ethnic reality goes back as far as the end of the 6th century B.C.E. As a political idea, we first catch sight of it in the twenties of the 3rd century C.E. as an essential feature of Sasanian propaganda. Although, up until the end of the Parthian period, Iranian identity had an ethnic, linguistic, and religious value, it did not yet have a political import. The idea of an “Iranian” empire or kingdom is a purely Sasanian one. Third-century Iran was shaken by a conflict between universalism and nationalism that was most clearly manifest in the religious and cultural sphere. The outcome of this conflict is well known: the traditionalistic and nationalistic impulses gained the upper hand, and Manichean universalism succumbed to the nationalism of the Zoroastrian Magi. Iranian identity, which up to that point had been essentially of a cultural and religious nature, assumed a definite political value, placing Persia and the Persians at the center of the Ērān-šahr, in other words, at the center of a state based on the twin powers of throne and altar and sustained by an antiquarian and archaizing ideology.https://piaj.sbu.ac.ir/article_99861_2b92a41aca633e8392a97cbd2d7a3c68.pdfpolitical thoughtsasanianzoroastrianismpolitical theologyhegemony |
| spellingShingle | Mostafa Ensafi Shoja Ahmadvand, Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی political thought sasanian zoroastrianism political theology hegemony |
| title | Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology |
| title_full | Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology |
| title_fullStr | Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology |
| title_full_unstemmed | Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology |
| title_short | Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology |
| title_sort | religion and government in sasanian era introduction to zarathustra s political theology |
| topic | political thought sasanian zoroastrianism political theology hegemony |
| url | https://piaj.sbu.ac.ir/article_99861_2b92a41aca633e8392a97cbd2d7a3c68.pdf |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT mostafaensafi religionandgovernmentinsasanianeraintroductiontozarathustraspoliticaltheology AT shojaahmadvand religionandgovernmentinsasanianeraintroductiontozarathustraspoliticaltheology |