TY - BOOK ID - 7262716 TI - A state of mixture PY - 2015 VL - 56 SN - 9780520286191 9780520961531 0520286197 9780520292451 0520961536 0520292456 PB - Oakland, California DB - UniCat KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Christianity and politics KW - Christians KW - Zoroastrianism KW - History KW - Social conditions KW - Relations KW - Christianity KW - Iran KW - Civilization KW - 281 <55> KW - 295.4 KW - Religious adherents KW - Mazdaism KW - Mazdeism KW - Religions KW - Mithraism KW - Church and politics KW - Politics and Christianity KW - Politics and the church KW - Political science KW - Zoroastrianism. KW - Christianity. KW - Oosters christendom--Iran KW - Zoroastrisme. Mazdaisme. Zend-Avesta. Zarathoestra KW - Political aspects KW - 295.4 Zoroastrisme. Mazdaisme. Zend-Avesta. Zarathoestra KW - Relations&delete& KW - Christianity and other religions - Zoroastrianism KW - Christianity and politics - Iran - History - To 1500 KW - Christians - Iran - Social conditions KW - Zoroastrianism - Relations - Christianity KW - Martyres Persae KW - Abdas, Haso, Isaac et soc, mm. in Perside KW - Acepsimas, Ioseph et Aeithalas mm. in Perside KW - Adurhormizd praefectus m. in Perside KW - Anahid v. m. in Perside KW - Eustathius de Mcxeta, m. in Iberia KW - Heliodorus, Dosas, Mareabes, Abdiesus et soc. mm. in Perside KW - Iacobus notarius m. in Perside KW - Iazdbozid seu Isbozetes m. in Persia KW - Iazdin solidarius in Perside KW - Martyres Beth-Seleucienses KW - Miles, Aborsam et Sinoi mm. in Perside KW - Narses m. Seleuciae KW - Perozes m. in Perside KW - Pethion m. in Perside KW - Phusik m. Ledan KW - Sira m. in Perside KW - Symeon Bar-Sabbae, Abdhaicla, Hananias et soc. mm. Seleuciae et Ctesiphonte KW - Iran - Civilization - To 640 KW - ancient middle eastern religions. KW - ancient persia. KW - ancient political systems. KW - ancient religions. KW - christian inclusion in late antiquity. KW - christian law. KW - christianity and politics. KW - christianity. KW - christians in iran. KW - comparative religion. KW - early iranian civilization. KW - history of religion in iran. KW - iranian political practice. KW - monotheistic religions. KW - religion in the mediterranean. KW - religion in the near east. KW - religion. KW - religions of persia. KW - zoroastrian empire. KW - zoroastrianism. UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:7262716 AB - 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 political practices and imaginaries, and participation in imperial institutions. The rise of Christianity in Iran depended on the Zoroastrian theory and practice of hierarchical, differentiated inclusion, according to which Christians, Jews, and others occupied legitimate places in Iranian political culture in positions subordinate to the imperial religion. Christians, for their part, positioned themselves in a political culture not of their own making, with recourse to their own ideological and institutional resources, ranging from the writing of saints' lives to the judicial arbitration of bishops. In placing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, A State of Mixture helps explain the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries. ER -