Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran

This paper analyzes the symbolic role played by the debate about Zoroastrian funerary practices in Christian Martyrologies of the Sasanian Empire. In recent studies, the references to the exposure of corpses have been interpreted as a reflection of a wider theological debate about creation and man’s...

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Autor principal: Francisco, Héctor R.
Formato: Artículo revista
Lenguaje:Español
Publicado: Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2012
Materias:
Christianity
cult of the martyrs
Sasanian Empire
cristianismo
culto de los mártires
imperio sasánida
Acceso en línea:https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/22700
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spelling I10-R307-article-227002021-06-01T21:54:39Z Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran Notas sobre el culto de los santos en el Irán preislámico Francisco, Héctor R. Christianity cult of the martyrs Sasanian Empire cristianismo culto de los mártires imperio sasánida This paper analyzes the symbolic role played by the debate about Zoroastrian funerary practices in Christian Martyrologies of the Sasanian Empire. In recent studies, the references to the exposure of corpses have been interpreted as a reflection of a wider theological debate about creation and man’s role in it. However, the many contradictions and inconsistencies of the available evidence reveal a complex relationship between the theological literature and the narrative record. In sum, the hagiography built such conflicts as a way of establishing interfaith barriers in several contexts which, in practice, were dominated by ambiguity. Este trabajo se propone analizar el papel simbólico jugado por el debate en torno a las prácticas funerarias zoroastrianas en la literatura martirológica cristiana del Irán sasánida. Las referencias a la exposición de cadáveres han sido interpretadas como el reflejo de un debate teológico más amplio en el que se enfrentaban dos concepciones antagónicas de la creación y del papel del hombre en ella. Sin embargo, un relevamiento de los testimonios disponibles permite encontrar numerosas contradicciones y desplazamientos que revelan una relación mucho más compleja y fluida entre el registro teológico y el narrativo. En suma, la hagiografía construyó dichos conflictos como manera de establecer barreras interconfesionales en diversos contextos polémicos que, en la práctica, estaban dominados por la ambigüedad. Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti 2012-12-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion application/pdf https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/22700 10.52885/2683-9164.v0.n12.22700 Anuario del Centro de Estudios Históricos Profesor Carlos S. A. Segreti; Núm. 12 (2012); 45-61 2683-9164 1666-6836 10.52885/2683-9164.v0.n12 spa https://revistas.unc.edu.ar/index.php/anuarioceh/article/view/22700/22318 Derechos de autor 2012 Héctor R. Francisco
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cult of the martyrs
Sasanian Empire
cristianismo
culto de los mártires
imperio sasánida
spellingShingle Christianity
cult of the martyrs
Sasanian Empire
cristianismo
culto de los mártires
imperio sasánida
Francisco, Héctor R.
Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran
topic_facet Christianity
cult of the martyrs
Sasanian Empire
cristianismo
culto de los mártires
imperio sasánida
author Francisco, Héctor R.
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title Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran
title_short Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran
title_full Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran
title_fullStr Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran
title_full_unstemmed Notes on the cult of saints in pre-Islamic Iran
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description This paper analyzes the symbolic role played by the debate about Zoroastrian funerary practices in Christian Martyrologies of the Sasanian Empire. In recent studies, the references to the exposure of corpses have been interpreted as a reflection of a wider theological debate about creation and man’s role in it. However, the many contradictions and inconsistencies of the available evidence reveal a complex relationship between the theological literature and the narrative record. In sum, the hagiography built such conflicts as a way of establishing interfaith barriers in several contexts which, in practice, were dominated by ambiguity.
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