The Wiley Blackwell companion to Zoroastrianism /

This is the first ever comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions Evenly divided into five thematic sections beginning with an introduction to Zoroaster/Zarathustra and concluding with the intersections of Zoroastrianism and other religions Reflects t...

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Other Authors: Stausberg, Michael (Editor), Vevaina, Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2015.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:This is the first ever comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions Evenly divided into five thematic sections beginning with an introduction to Zoroaster/Zarathustra and concluding with the intersections of Zoroastrianism and other religions Reflects the global nature of Zoroastrian studies with contributions from 34 international authorities from 10 countries Presents Zoroastrianism as a cluster of dynamic historical and contextualized phenomena, reflecting the current trend to move away from textual essentialism in the study of religion.
Physical Description:1 online resource
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
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