The End of Time and the ‘Laws of Zoroaster’

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dc.contributor.author	Panaino Antonio
dc.title	The End of Time and the ‘Laws of Zoroaster’. A Zoroastrian Doctrine in the Manichaean Reception
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dc.description.abstract	Zoroastrian theology clearly insisted on the assumption that historical time was limited and that in its borders ‘evil’ should be destroyed. Practically, ‘time’ and ‘space’ were a sort of weapon used by Ohrmazd in order to entrap Ahreman and his demonic army. In this spatio-temporal framework, the end of historical time involved also the end of Ahreman himself, so that one of the actions enacted by the ‘Antagonist Spirit’ would be that of trying to delay and stop its regular course. Recent studies on the Manichaean Coptic Kephalaia of Dublin confirm the importance of this Mazdean doctrine and present a direct witness of this theological dogma, which was presented in a way conveniently fitting for the Gnostic religion professed by Mani.
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dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing
dc.issued	2017-06-15
dc.dateAccepted	2017-05-09
dc.dateSubmitted	2017-04-21
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dc.identifier.doi	10.14277/6969-167-6/SR-9-3
dc.identifier.issn	2610-993X
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9123
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-168-3
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-167-6
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dc.subject	Manichaean Coptic Kephalaia
dc.subject	Manichaean Coptic Kephalaia
dc.subject	Manichaeism
dc.subject	Manichaeism
dc.subject	Zoroastrianism
dc.subject	Zoroastrianism

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The End of Time and the ‘Laws of Zoroaster’

A Zoroastrian Doctrine in the Manichaean Reception

Antonio Panaino Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, Italia

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Zoroastrian theology clearly insisted on the assumption that historical time was limited and that in its borders ‘evil’ should be destroyed. Practically, ‘time’ and ‘space’ were a sort of weapon used by Ohrmazd in order to entrap Ahreman and his demonic army. In this spatio-temporal framework, the end of historical time involved also the end of Ahreman himself, so that one of the actions enacted by the ‘Antagonist Spirit’ would be that of trying to delay and stop its regular course. Recent studies on the Manichaean Coptic Kephalaia of Dublin confirm the importance of this Mazdean doctrine and present a direct witness of this theological dogma, which was presented in a way conveniently fitting for the Gnostic religion professed by Mani.

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May 9, 2017

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Keywords: Manichaean Coptic Kephalaia • Manichaeism • Zoroastrianism

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