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July 21st, 2012, 08:55 AM
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#1 | | Archivist
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 140 | Religions among common people in Sasanian Persia?
Which religions did the common people of Sasanian Persia follow and which gods did they believe in?
And in which different areas?
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July 21st, 2012, 09:02 AM
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#2 | | Man in the Box ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
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Zoroastrianism was the 'Imperial cult'. There were Jewish, Christian, and I believe Buddhist minorities.
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July 21st, 2012, 03:36 PM
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#3 | | Megas Domestikos
Joined: Dec 2009 From: Canada Posts: 2,477 |
The Islamicist Hugh Kennedy actually believes that Sassanian Iraq had a Christian majority. I have yet to check out his supporting literature behind this statement, but it's intriguing nonetheless.
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July 22nd, 2012, 09:45 AM
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#4 | | Archivist
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Manichaeism was another important religion founded in Sassanid Persia, though Zoroastrian persecutions at the end of 3rd century seemed to have done a good job of stamping it out.
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July 22nd, 2012, 10:10 AM
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#5 | | Man in the Box ¤ Blog of the Year ¤
Joined: Oct 2009 From: Baltimorean-in-exile Posts: 16,662 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirialax  The Islamicist Hugh Kennedy actually believes that Sassanian Iraq had a Christian majority. I have yet to check out his supporting literature behind this statement, but it's intriguing nonetheless. | Let us know when you do, that does sound very interesting.
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July 22nd, 2012, 11:27 AM
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#6 | | Historian
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Buddhism would have been popular in the eastern provinces (Afghanistan + Western Pakistan) and Hindus would exist there as well.
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July 22nd, 2012, 06:57 PM
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#7 | | Historian
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They believed in a more fundamental, conservative Zoroastrianism than the Archimedeans. But a later, heretical branch of Zoroastrianism, the Zurvanism, arose in this period.
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December 12th, 2012, 02:53 AM
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#8 | | Archivist
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 140 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirialax The Islamicist Hugh Kennedy actually believes that Sassanian Iraq had a Christian majority. I have yet to check out his supporting literature behind this statement, but it's intriguing nonetheless. | Kirialax: did you find anything on this?
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December 12th, 2012, 05:56 AM
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#9 | | Megas Domestikos
Joined: Dec 2009 From: Canada Posts: 2,477 | Quote:
Originally Posted by AndreasK Kirialax: did you find anything on this? |
The Great Arab Conquests, p. 100. I haven't gone into his references because I haven't had the time yet.
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December 12th, 2012, 06:38 AM
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#10 | | Archivist
Joined: Oct 2011 Posts: 140 | Quote:
Originally Posted by Kirialax
The Great Arab Conquests, p. 100. I haven't gone into his references because I haven't had the time yet.
| Ok thanks for feedback anyway. Will be interesting to see whether it makes sense. Quite an intriguing situation, if it were true, don't you think?
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