Legendary patterns in late antique biography: the parallel lives of Ardashir I and Constantine the Great

"A new appraisal of the reception and role of Constantine the Great and Ardashir I (the founder of the Sasanian Empire c. 224-651), in their respective cultural spheres. Concentrating on marked parallels in the legendary material attached to both men, it argues that the memories of both were re...

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1. Verfasser: O'Farrell, Matthew (VerfasserIn)
Format: Abschlussarbeit Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston Brill [2023]
Schriftenreihe:Iran studies volume 23
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Zusammenfassung:"A new appraisal of the reception and role of Constantine the Great and Ardashir I (the founder of the Sasanian Empire c. 224-651), in their respective cultural spheres. Concentrating on marked parallels in the legendary material attached to both men, it argues that the memories of both were reshaped by processes referencing the same deep literary heritage. What is more, as "founders" of imperial systems that identified with a particular religious community, the literature that developed around these late antique figures applied these ancient tropes in a startlingly parallel direction. This parallel offers a new angle on the Kārnāmag tradition, an originally Middle Persian biographical tradition of Ardashir I"--
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (VII, 268 Seiten)
ISBN:9789004523777
DOI:10.1163/9789004523777

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