A State of Mixture: Christians, Zoroastrians, and Iranian Political Culture in Late Antiquity Volume 56

by Richard E. Payne

Book Overview

Christian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system, known as the Iranian Empire, that integrated culturally and geographically disparate territories from Arabia to Afghanistan into its institutions and networks. Whereas previous studies have regarded Christians as marginal, insular, and often persecuted participants in this empire, Richard Payne demonstrates their integration into elite networks, adoption of Iranian...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520286197
• ISBN13: 9780520286191
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"