| Portion of title |
Transversal studies on the reigns of Yazdgird I and Wahram V |
| Series |
Late antique history and religion ;
Late antique history and religion ; 26.
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| Contents |
Introduction. In the mirror of the discourse -- Les relations romano-perses sous Yazdgird Ier et Wahrām V / Geoffrey Greatex et George Amanatidis-Saadé -- Yazdgird I, Wahrām V, and the end of greater Armenia : a note on the Armenian sources / Giusta Traina -- Entre tradition et innovation : témoignages matériels de l'époque de Yazdgird Ier et de Wahrām V / Rika Gyselen -- The two kings of Ērānšahr : Yazdgird I 'The Sinner' and Wahrām V 'The Onager' in the Xwadāy-nāmag tradition / Touraj Daryaee -- The Jews of Babylonia during the reigns of Kings Yazdgird I and Wahrām V / Geoffrey Herman -- A tale of two Isaacs : Christians and the crown in the fifth century Ērānšahr / Scott McDonough -- Les affaires de pyrées sous Yazdgird I : motif hagiographique et modèles littéraires / Christelle Jullien -- Le synode de 410, avant et après / Marie-Joseph Pierre et Chiemi Nakano -- Rewriting history : Yazdgird I, Wahrām V and the Chronicle of Seert / Philip Wood. |
| Abstract |
"What images of Yazdgird I (399-420) and Wahram V (420-438) have been transmitted in the sources from and outside the Persian empire? Those nearly forty years saw a rich and complex relationship develop between Persia and its neighbours, paving the way for the Sasanians to extend their influence beyond the borders. At the beginning of the fifth century, while exchanges and relations of subordination were being reconfigured in the Middle East, the religious communities of the Sasanian empire (Babylonian Jewry, diverse Christian communities, Manichaeans, etc.) created the conditions for a new relationship with power. These two great sovereigns were emblematic and inspired contrasting portrayals - either controversial or idealised - that integrate narrative models sometimes borrowed from other cultures. A major aim of this book is to bring together the up-to-date knowledge about this topic through a comprehensive enquiry and comparison of contemporaneous and later materials."-- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-216) and indexes. |
| Language | Contributions in English and French. |
| ISBN | 9789042949683 |
| ISBN | 9042949686 |
