The Zoroastrian Apocalyptic Tradition and the Syriac Tradition: The Figure of Wahrām ī Warzāwand in the Zand ī Wahman Yasn Cover Image

L’apocalyptique zoroastrienne et la tradition syriaque: La figure de Wahrām ī warzāwand dans le Zand ī Wahman yasn
The Zoroastrian Apocalyptic Tradition and the Syriac Tradition: The Figure of Wahrām ī Warzāwand in the Zand ī Wahman Yasn

Author(s): Pablo Ubierna
Subject(s): History, Comparative history, History of ideas, Middle Ages, Theology and Religion
Published by: Herlo Verlag UG
Keywords: Zoroastrian Apocalyptic; Syriac Apocalyptic; Last Emperor; Zand ī Wahman Yasn;

Summary/Abstract: The place of the apocalyptic hero Wahrām ī warzāwand in the Zand ī Wahman yasn have always presented problems concerning its origin and its place in the framework of Zoroastrian tradition. We propose here a link with the figure of the Last Emperor as it is presented in Syriac apocalyptic texts like the Apocalypse of Pseudo-Methodius.

  • Issue Year: 6/2024
  • Issue No: XIII
  • Page Range: 63-91
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: French
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