Author

Publication

2001-02-05 - Routledge

Language

English

Word Count

70,000 words, Guess

Page Count

280 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivezoroastriansthei00boyc
  • ISBN-100415239036
  • ISBN-139780415239035
  • Goodreads309777
  • Better World Books9780415239035
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCBL1525
  • DDC295/.09

Description

This book, now re-issued with a new introduction by Mary Boyce, is the first attempt to trace 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. With the conquest of Iran by the Muslim Arabs, Zoroastrianism lost its secular power but continues to survive as a minority faith.

First Sentence

Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed credal religions, and it has probably had more influence on mankind, directly and indirectly, than any other single faith.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices (Library of Religious Beliefs & Practices)Routledge2001-02-05

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