Legacies of Ancient Persia

Dr. Jason BeDuhn, a professor of Religious Studies at Northern Arizona University, joins Lexie to discuss the history of Manichaeism, exploring its dualistic cosmology and its connections to various religious traditions, including Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Platonism, the challenges Manichaeism faced, including its eventual decline due to persecution in both the West and East, and archaeological discoveries related to Manichaeism, particularly in Egypt and China. We hope you enjoy this episode, and if you like what you hear, please give our show a 5-star rating, and review us on Apple or Spotify. Don't forget to follow the Pourdavoud Institute on Twitter, Facebook & Instagram or visit our website www.pourdavoud.ucla.edu! Learn more about Dr. BeDuhn: https://directory.nau.edu/?person=jdb8 Check out his publications on Academia: https://nau.academia.edu/JasonBeDuhn Recorded & edited by Lexie Henning, original music by Brent Arehart, and artwork by Hadley Leasman.