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Zoroastrians Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

Boyce, Mary
Heftet / 2000 / Engelsk

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ISBN
9780415239035
Published
2000-12-14
Edition
2. edition
Publisher
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Routledge
Weight
353 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
288

Author
Boyce, Mary

Biographical note

Mary Boyce is Professor Emerita of Iranian Studies at the University of London and is the author of a number of works on Zoroastrianism and Manicheanism.

Zoroastrians Their Religious Beliefs and Practices

Boyce, Mary
Heftet / 2000 / Engelsk
Boyce, Mary
Heftet / 2000 / Engelsk
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<p><strong>'Answers a real need among students of religion ... informative, original and so eminently enjoyable ...'</strong> - <em>- Journal of Asian History</em><br /><br /><strong>'... an excellent series.'</strong> - <em>Isabel Wollaston, Univeristy of Birmingham, Reviews in Religion and Theology</em></p>

This book traces the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day - a span of about 3,500 years. First taught among nomads on the Asian steppes, Zoroastrianism became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and had a remarkable influence on other world faiths: to the east on northern Buddhism, to the west on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. With the conquest of Iran by the Muslim Arabs, Zoroastrianism lost its secular power, but continued to survive as a minority faith. Despite its antiquity, it remains a living religion.
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Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
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Foreword to this edition, Preface, Glossary, Signs and abbreviations 1 The background 2 Zoroaster and his teaching 3 The establishing of Mazda worship 4 The unrecorded centuries 5 Under the Achaemenians 6 Under the Seleucids and Arsacids 7 Under the early Sasanians 8 During the mid Sasanian period 9 Under the later Sasanians 10 Under the Caliphs 11 Under II-Khans, Rajahs and Sultans Contents 12 Under the Safavids and Mughals 13 Under the Qajars and British 14 In the twentieth century
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<p><strong>'Answers a real need among students of religion ... informative, original and so eminently enjoyable ...'</strong> - <em>- Journal of Asian History</em><br /><br /><strong>'... an excellent series.'</strong> - <em>Isabel Wollaston, Univeristy of Birmingham, Reviews in Religion and Theology</em></p>

This book traces the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day - a span of about 3,500 years. First taught among nomads on the Asian steppes, Zoroastrianism became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and had a remarkable influence on other world faiths: to the east on northern Buddhism, to the west on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. With the conquest of Iran by the Muslim Arabs, Zoroastrianism lost its secular power, but continued to survive as a minority faith. Despite its antiquity, it remains a living religion.
Read more
Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Read more
Foreword to this edition, Preface, Glossary, Signs and abbreviations 1 The background 2 Zoroaster and his teaching 3 The establishing of Mazda worship 4 The unrecorded centuries 5 Under the Achaemenians 6 Under the Seleucids and Arsacids 7 Under the early Sasanians 8 During the mid Sasanian period 9 Under the later Sasanians 10 Under the Caliphs 11 Under II-Khans, Rajahs and Sultans Contents 12 Under the Safavids and Mughals 13 Under the Qajars and British 14 In the twentieth century
Read more

Product details

ISBN
9780415239035
Published
2000-12-14
Edition
2. edition
Publisher
Vendor
Routledge
Weight
353 gr
Height
216 mm
Width
138 mm
Age
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
288

Author
Boyce, Mary

Biographical note

Mary Boyce is Professor Emerita of Iranian Studies at the University of London and is the author of a number of works on Zoroastrianism and Manicheanism.

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