Abstract:
The aim of this research is to study the knowledge of Christian world from
Mani and his religion. Manichaeism has been one of the most important
issues of writing refutation amongst Christian discoursers and those
refutations had been the sources for modern studies about Manichaeism for
years. This issue not only rises from the lack of primary sources but also had
a discursive side. From the primary Christian discoursers’ point of view,
Manichaeism have “Other” function, the “Other” which should be boycotted
in order to determine the border between the Christianity and non-
Christianity. This tradition of making other had influenced the modern
Manichaeism studies and the relation of Manichaeism with Christianity,
Iranian thought and even Gnosis had been interpreted under this influence
for many years. Discovery and publication of Manichaeism primary sources
had disproved old speculations. New evidences show that Manichaeism
contrary to what had been introduced before had alliance with Christianity.
In fact, Mani maintained an authentic narration of Christianity and it eminent
that Manichaeism emerged in the period that there is no ecclesiastical
official narration of Christianity that had presented by Christian discoursers
yet. This study show that Manichaeism as a new religion, had root in
Christian tradition and contrary to conventional conceptions, it can not be
assigned as an Iranian religion.
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Keywords: Decorative Ornaments and Designs, Vakil Bathhouse of Shiraz, Zan Era, Karim Khan Zand, Iranian-Islamic Culture.
com) Received: 2014/09/01 Accepted: 2015/02/01 Critical Review on Presentment of Ibn Muqaffa in the Nationalistic Historiography during Pahlavid Era Zohair Siamian Gorji*, Farzad Heidari Nassab ** Each historical narration and text is a social construction, which denotes the cultural position of its historian.
Keywords: Ibn Muqaffa, Pahlavid Era Historiography, Romantic Nationalism, Cultural Originalism, Islamic Iran History, Discursive Semanalysis.
This article shows that the concept of Freedom in constitutional era had remarkable background in Iran and Islam and Iranian intellectuals tried to present a definition correspond with Iranian society through familiar capacities and belongings.
Recognition of the Iranian identity position in the thought of Ibn Balkhi during Seljuq era and its influence of ideal identity in his attitude in narration of events and writing of Farsnameh, is the subject of this research.
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