Zoroastrianism Books
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Sasanian Persia
Book SynopsisTouraj Daryaee is Maseeh Chair in Persian Studies & Culture and the Director of the Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies at the University of California, Irvine. He works on the history of ancient and early medieval Iran and is the editor of the International Journal of Ancient Iranian Studies.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of Plates Map of the Sasanian Empire Sasanian Family Tree Prolegomena 1. The Political History of Iran and an-Iran 2. The Society of Iranshahr 3. Religions of the Empire: Zoroastrians, Manichaeans, Jews and Christians 4. Languages and Textual Remains of the Citizens 5. The Economy and Administration of Iranshahr Notes Bibliography Index
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Collective Ink Sacred Gathas of Zarathushtra & the Old Avestan
Book SynopsisZarathushtra's Gathas & the Old Avestan canon are the central texts of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest continuously practiced religions in the world that has had a vast influence on the development of many other religions, philosophies, global ethics and more. Composed more than 3000 years ago, they remain surprisingly evergreen in their relevance. With this new and innovative translation, Pablo Vazquez, a Zoroastrian scholar and convert, sheds new light on these sacred texts of eternal wisdom in a way that makes them accessible to a modern audience.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Zoroastrianism
Book SynopsisJenny Rose is Associate Professor of Religion at Claremont Graduate University and Visiting Associate Professor of Religion at Stanford University. She is the author of The Image of Zoroaster: The Persian Mage Through European Eyes (2000).Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Zoroastrianism: An Introduction List of Abbreviations Maps I: Zoroastrians Present and Past II: The Ancient Persians: Truth-Tellers and Paradise-Builders III: A Zoroastrian Presence from Seleucia to Sistan: The Parthian Period IV: Eranshahr: The Sasanian Center of the World V: The Zoroastrians of Central Asia VI: Gabr-Mahalle: Zoroastrians in Islamic Iran VII: Parsipanu: Zoroastrians in India VIII: Zoroastrians Present: Revisited IX: Zarathushtra Present and Past Appendix 1: Textual Timeline Appendix 2: The Five Gathas Appendix 3: Outline of the Yasna Appendix 4: A Selective Historical Timeline Glossary of Names and Terms Notes Select Resources Index
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Inner Traditions Bear and Company Original Magic: The Rituals and Initiations of
Book SynopsisA complete guide to the theory, practice, and history of Mazdan magic, the first organized system of magic • Provides a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation centered on exercises keyed to the sacred Zoroastrian calendar • Details advanced magical rituals and practices based on archaic Persian formulas, including fire rituals and divine invocations Stephen Flowers explores the history, theory, practice, rituals, and initiations of the Mazdan magical system practiced by the Magi of ancient Persia, who were so skilled and famed for their effectiveness that their name came to mean what we today call “magic.” The author explains how the religious branch of the Mazdan magical system, founded by the Prophet Zarathustra, is known in the West under the name Zoroastrianism. The author reveals how all other known systems of magic have borrowed from this tradition, providing the clues that enabled him to reformulate the original Mazdan system. He reviews what the Greeks, Romans, Hebrews, Christians, and Chinese said about the Iranian-Persian tradition of the Mazdans and their invention of a magical technology. He explains how the ultimate aim of the original form of magic was not only individual wisdom, self-development, and empowerment, but also the overall betterment of the world. The author details a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation based on a series of graded exercises keyed to the sacred Zoroastrian calendar. Providing a manual for the original magical system used by the members of the Great Fellowship, this book guides you toward the comprehensive practice of the Mazdan philosophy, the ultimate outcome of which is ushta: Happiness.Trade Review“A superbly written and detailed book providing an excellent practical guide and framework for modern practice. The book is divided into four distinctive and easy-to-follow sections, covering history, theory, initiation, and practices of the Persian Magi, making it a highly recommended read. The Bible tells the story of the three Persian Magi following a star and bringing gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh for the baby Jesus, but who were they, and what made them ‘wise men’? Stephen Flowers, Ph.D., explains the history of the Persian Magi and provides ample examples of the sources of their wisdom.” * Payam Nabarz, author of The Mysteries of Mithras and Stellar Magic *“Since the very word ‘magic’ comes from ancient Persia, it is remarkable how much that tradition has been ignored by modern magicians and pagans. In this book, Stephen Flowers, Ph.D., fills that gap, using both his academic prowess and his magical experience to provide a workable system of magical initiation and training based on both the original sources and what can be reconstructed from modern Iranian practice. The result is a system that will bring about deep spiritual change in its practitioners.” * Ceisiwr Serith, author of The Pagan Family and Deep Ancestors *“Unlike works on esoteric praxis that seek to cultivate an air of mystification, Stephen Flowers’s Original Magic allows the ancient and genuine tradition of Mazdan spirituality to reveal itself in radiant clarity. The result is a challenging but thoroughly workable curriculum for self-initiation into one of our oldest living religious and philosophical currents. Although it shares Indo-European roots with the more familiar pagan traditions of the West, the flame that fuels the Mazdan way has never been stifled or snuffed out by the vicissitudes of history. And in stark contrast to systems of sorcery based in a cynical paradigm, Original Magic offers more than just a path toward wisdom and betterment for the individual--its goal is a truly enlightened world.” * Michael Moynihan, Ph.D., coeditor of the journal TYR: Myth--Culture--Tradition *“Stephen Flowers changed magical research and practice by bringing scholarship and actual practice into a complementary whole. Original Magic will be a game-changer in the esoteric and scholarly worlds. It returns magic to its roots and restores the original symbol of the mind as a flame. It is a most powerful work.” * Don Webb, coauthor of SET: The Outsider and author of Overthrowing the Old Gods *“The foremost authority of rune magi is Stephen Flowers, both as a practitioner and as scholar. As in all of Flowers's books, Original Magic contains both pioneering perspectives as well as roots in historical sources and solid academic research.” * Professor Thomas Karlsson, Ph.D., author of Uthark: Nightside of the Runes *Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Abbreviations Preface Introduction The Time Has Come to Lift the Ban A Note on the Languages and Texts of the Mazdan Tradition1 Iranian Magic as the Ancients Saw It 2 The History of Iranian Magic 3 Theories of Mazdan Magic 4 Initiation into Magic 5 Rituals of Mazdan Magic Appendix A A Brief History of Eranshahr Appendix B Guide to Pronunciation of Avestan Appendix C The Analysis of Three Major Avestan Manthras Appendix D The One Hundred and One Names of God Appendix E Basic Mazdan Astrological Lore Appendix F Resources Glossary Notes Bibliography and Reading List Index
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University of Texas Press Witches Whores and Sorcerers
Book Synopsis Early Iranians believed evil had to have a source outside of God, which led to the concept of an entity as powerful and utterly evil as God is potent and good. These two forces, good and evil, which have always vied for superiority, needed helpers in this struggle. According to the Zoroastrians, every entity had to take sides, from the cosmic level to the microcosmic self. One of the results of this battle was that certain humans were thought to side with evil. Who were these allies of that great Evil Spirit? Women were inordinately singled out. Male healers were forbidden to deal with female health disorders because of the fear of the polluting power of feminine blood. Female healers, midwives, and shamans were among those who were accused of collaborating with the Evil Spirit, because they healed women. Men who worked to prepare the dead were also suspected of secret evil. Evil even showed up as animals such as frogs, snakes, and bugs of all sorts, which scuttled to the cTrade ReviewMendoza Forrest's study is a comprehensive contribution to the study of the concept of evil in early Iran and a pioneering work. It succeeds to combine its thematic structure without losing sight of historical developments through referring to the earliest compositions and then following them up with appropriate later compositions. * Journal of American Academy of Religion *Table of Contents The Avesta and Its Translation by Prods Oktor Skjærvø Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Study of an Ancient Tradition 2. The Iranians and Their Literature 3. Magic and the Magi 4. General Concepts of Evil in the Avesta 5. "Naturally" Occurring Evils 6. Sorcerers, Witches, Whores, and Menstruating Women 7. The Evil Eye, Corpse-Abusing Criminals, Demon Worshippers, and Friends 8. Exorcistic and Apotropaic Rituals 9. Structure of Avestan Incantations 10. Uses for Avestan Incantations 11. Exorcisms 12. Conclusion Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Verses
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Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales) Zoroastrians Their Religious Beliefs and Practices The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
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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University of California Press A State of Mixture Christians Zoroastrians and
Book SynopsisPlacing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, this book explains the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries.Trade Review"An expertly conceived and beautifully written counterpoint to earlier studies of Christian history in the Sasanian Empire... In his meticulous reading of East Syriac sources and the Middle Persian literatures and histories that underlie them, Payne has substantially contributed to a new body of scholarly studies that is quickly revising our understanding of the place of Christianity in the Sasanian period." Marginalia "Overall, A State of Mixture is an important contribution to the religious situation in the Sasaniden Kingdom and the structural development of the relations between Christians and Zoroastrians prior to Islamic expansion; this research merits close attention." PlekosTable of ContentsA Note on Names, Translations, and Transliterations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Myth of Zoroastrian Intolerance: Violence and the Terms of Christian Inclusion 2. Belonging to a Land: Christians and Zoroastrians in the Iranian Highlands 3. Christian Law Making and Iranian Political Practice: The Reforms of Mar Aba 4. Creating a Christian Aristocracy: Hagiography and Empire in Northern Mesopotamia 5. The Christian Symbolics of Power in a Zoroastrian Empire Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press A State of Mixture Christians Zoroastrians and
Book SynopsisChristian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system, known as the Iranian Empire. In placing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, this book helps explain the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries.Trade Review"An expertly conceived and beautifully written counterpoint to earlier studies of Christian history in the Sasanian Empire... In his meticulous reading of East Syriac sources and the Middle Persian literatures and histories that underlie them, Payne has substantially contributed to a new body of scholarly studies that is quickly revising our understanding of the place of Christianity in the Sasanian period." Marginalia "Overall, A State of Mixture is an important contribution to the religious situation in the Sasaniden Kingdom and the structural development of the relations between Christians and Zoroastrians prior to Islamic expansion; this research merits close attention." PlekosTable of ContentsA Note on Names, Translations, and Transliterations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Myth of Zoroastrian Intolerance: Violence and the Terms of Christian Inclusion 2. Belonging to a Land: Christians and Zoroastrians in the Iranian Highlands 3. Christian Law Making and Iranian Political Practice: The Reforms of Mar Aba 4. Creating a Christian Aristocracy: Hagiography and Empire in Northern Mesopotamia 5. The Christian Symbolics of Power in a Zoroastrian Empire Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Harvard University Press Cyrus the Great
Book SynopsisCyrus the Great re-contextualizes Cyrus's epoch in light of recent scholarship. Themes include: Mesopotamian antecedents of his religious policy, the idiosyncratic genesis of Persian imperial art; Babylonian exile and the Bible; Hellenistic and Arsacid genealogical constructs; and his enigmatic evanescence in Sasanian and Muslim traditions.
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American Oriental Society Form and Meaning of Yasna 33
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LEGARE STREET PR The ZendAvesta and Solar Religions
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Book SynopsisPresents the comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions. This book 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.Trade ReviewReview copy sent on 03.6.15 to Relgionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift Review copy sent on 20.5.15 to Reference Reviews Review copy sent on 20.4.15 to Digital Archive of Brief notes & Iran ReviewTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xi Aims and Scope xiii A Note on Transcriptions xix Abbreviations xxiii Introduction: Scholarship on Zoroastrianism 1Michael Stausberg and Yuhan Sohrab‐Dinshaw Vevaina Part I Zarathustra Revisited 19 1 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Geographical Perspectives 21Frantz Grenet 2 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Linguistic Perspectives 31Almut Hintze 3 Interpretations of Zarathustra and the Gāthās 39 a The Gāthās 39Helmut Humbach b The Gāthās, Said to Be of Zarathustra 44Jean Kellens c Dimensions of the Gāthās as Poetry 51Martin Schwartz d The Gāthās as Myth and Ritual 59Prods Oktor Skjarvo 4 Zarathustra: Post-Gathic Trajectories 69Michael Stausberg Part II Periods, Regions, and Contexts 83 5 Religion and Politics in Pre‐Islamic Iran 85Albert de Jong 6 Zoroastrianism under Islamic Rule 103Touraj Daryaee 7 Armenian and Georgian Zoroastrianism 119Albert de Jong 8 Zoroastrianism in Central Asia 129Frantz Grenet 9 Zoroastrianism in the Far East 147Takeshi Aoki 10 The Parsis 157John R. Hinnells 11 Zoroastrians in Modern Iran 173Michael Stausberg 12 The Zoroastrian Diaspora 191John R. Hinnells Part III Structures, Discourses, and Dimensions 209 13 Theologies and Hermeneutics 211Yuhan Sohrab‐Dinshaw Vevaina 14 Cosmologies and Astrology 235Antonio Panaino 15 Myths, Legends, Eschatologies 259Carlo G. Cereti 16 Gender 273Jenny Rose 17 Law in Pre‐Modern Zoroastrianism 289Maria Macuch 18 Law and Modern Zoroastrians 299Mitra Sharafi Part IV Practices and Sites 313 19 Ethics 315Alberto Cantera 20 Prayer 333Firoze M. Kotwal and Philip G. Kreyenbroek 21 Purity and Pollution / The Body 345Alan V. Williams 22 Rituals 363Michael Stausberg and Ramiyar P. Karanjia 23 Festivals and the Calendar 379Jenny Rose 24 Religious Sites and Physical Structures 393Jamsheed K. Choksy Part V Intersections 407 25 Early India and Iran 409Prods Oktor Skjarvo 26 Judaism 423Yaakov Elman and Shai Secunda 27 The Classical World 437Martin L. West 28 From Miθra to Roman Mithras 451Richard L. Gordon 29 Christianity 457Marco Frenschkowski 30 Manichaeism in Iran 477Manfred Hutter 31 Islam 491Shaul Shaked 32 The Yezidi and Yarsan Traditions 499Philip G. Kreyenbroek 33 The Bahā’ī Faith 505Moojan Momen Part VI Primary Sources 517 34 Primary Sources: Avestan and Pahlavi 519Miguel Ángel Andrés‐Toledo 35 Primary Sources: New Persian 529Daniel J. Sheffield 36 Primary Sources: Gujarati 543Daniel J. Sheffield Bibliography 555 Index of People, Places, and Topics 629 Index Locorum 655
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Edinburgh University Press Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History
Book SynopsisExamines debates about the inclusion or exclusion of Zoroastrians in Islamic society circa 600-1000 C.E.
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University of Texas Press Exile and the Nation
Book SynopsisHonorable Mention, Hamid Naficy Iranian Studies Book Award from the Association of Iranian Studies In the aftermath of the seventh-century Islamic conquest of Iran, Zoroastrians departed for India. Known as the Parsis, they slowly lost contact with their ancestral land until the nineteenth century, when steam-powered sea travel, the increased circulation of Zoroastrian-themed books, and the philanthropic efforts of Parsi benefactors sparked a new era of interaction between the two groups. Tracing the cultural and intellectual exchange between Iranian nationalists and the Parsi community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Exile and the Nation shows how this interchange led to the collective reimagining of Parsi and Iranian national identity—and the influence of antiquity on modern Iranian nationalism, which previously rested solely on European forms of thought. Iranian nationalism, Afshin Marashi argues, was also the byproduct of theTrade ReviewA groundbreaking book...There is little doubt that Exile and the Nation will become foundational reading for any student of Iranian modernity and nationalism, as it provides the most comprehensive picture of both the history of Zoroastrian revival as a branch of Iranian nationalism but also a complete historiographical account that explains the turbulent political history of modern Iran. * Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies *[Exile and the Nation] succeeds in reconceptualizing Iranian modernity, and Iranian nationalism especially, in light of the Parsi-Iranian encounter. Through the stories of the book’s five protagonists, Exile and the Nation shows how Parsis played pivotal roles in the development of the ideologies that defined twentieth-century Iran. At the same time, Marashi’s book expertly weaves together disparate subfields within Iranian studies—namely, classical Zoroastrianism, colonialism, and Sufism—that are rarely in conversation. As such, scholars in the field will doubtlessly find Exile and the Nation enlightening and instructive. * Iranian Studies *The perspective in [Exile and the Nation] is truly transnational, and its approach offers methodological as well as substantive inspiration for future studies…an intellectually provocative and engaging read. * TRAFO—Blog for Transregional Research *[A] well-written, clearly argued study...Exile and the Nation is transnational history at its best; it demonstrates how those who helped revived the ancient ties between Iran and India, and then molded them to fit modern nationalism, were inspired by ideas that ostensibly came from the East but were leavened with German as much as British romantic elements. It is especially good at showing the insurmountable dilemma they faced: how to jump across centuries to Iran’s pre-Islamic, Zoroastrian past for inspiration, without disregarding let alone eliminating the country’s rich Islamic heritage. * Middle East Journal *[Marashi's] engaging biographies of two Zoroastrians (one Parsi, one Iranian), two poets (one an Iranian translator of Zoroastrian texts, one a Bengali Nobel laureate), and an Iranian journalist with pro-Nazi sympathies contextualize the development of Iranian nationalism between the Constitutional Revolution and the 1930s, highlighting the significance of Parsi Zoroastrians to the related restoration of 'Iranian authenticity.' * Journal of Asian Studies *An exciting new book...Exile and the Nation is a richly textured study of some of the main threads that make up Iranian national culture. It makes a number of important interventions…[Marashi's] book should be in the hands of every Iranian interested in the history of ideas and the trajectories of Iranian national identities. * Peyk Magazine *In showing how new scholarly methods, mass audience books, and an alternative national identity were imported from Bombay, then adapted to Iran’s contrasting sociopolitical context in unforeseen ways, Exile and the Nation is as important a contribution to colonial Indian history as it is to understanding the origins of the modern Middle East. * Los Angeles Review of Books *[Exile and the Nation] is an extremely well-researched and well-written work that addresses a topic that has yet to be adequately addressed…There is also a welcomed element of storytelling to the book not often found in scholarly, historical works...it is in both the richness of the biographical details Marashi provides and his versatile and nuanced account of the intellectual and political developments, that the depth of Marashi's research and writing skills most shine...this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of modern Iran, a better understanding of nationalism in a phenomenological sense, or a well-grounded, historically based story related in a highly entertaining and informative way. * Mashriq & Mahjar *Table of Contents Note on Transliteration and Dates Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. To Bombay and Back: Arbab Kaykhosrow Shahrokh and the Reinvention of Iranian Zoroastrianism Chapter 2. Patron and Patriot: Dinshah J. Irani, Parsi Philanthropy, and the Revival of Indo-Iranian Culture Chapter 3. Imagining Hafez: Rabindranath Tagore in Iran, 1932 Chapter 4. Ebrahim Purdavud and His Interlocutors: Parsi Patronage and the Making of the Vernacular Avesta Chapter 5. Sword of Freedom: Abdulrahman Saif Azad and Interwar Iranian Nationalism Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Book Tree,US Zoroastrianism
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in German in 2005, offers a compact, concise and accessible survey of Zoroastrianism. This tiny religious community traces its root to Zarathustra who lived some 2,500-3,500 years ago. Chapters address Zarathustra and the origins of the religion, religious concepts and narratives, ethics and gender, priesthoods and rituals, transitions and festivals. A postscript by Anders Hultgard, one of the leading experts on this field, discusses the influences of Zoroastrianism on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Table of Contents1. First Encounters2. Every Beginning is Zarathustra3. Religious Concepts, Models and Narratives4. Ethics, Purity and Gender5. Priesthood, Rituals and Ritual Infrastructures6. Transitions and Festivals7. Zoroastrian Influences on Judaism, Christianity and IslamPostscript by Anders Hultgard
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Zoroastrianism: An Introduction
Book SynopsisZoroastrianism is one of the world's great ancient religions. In present-day Iran, significant communities of Zoroastrians (who take their name from the founder of the faith, the remarkable religious reformer Zoroaster) still practise the rituals and teach the moral precepts that once undergirded the officially state-sanctioned faith of the mighty Sasanian empire. Beyond Iran, the Zoroastrian disapora is significant especially in India, where the Gujurati-speaking community of exiles from post-Sasanian Iran call themselves 'Parsis'. But there are also significant Zoroastrian communities to be found elsewhere, such as in the USA, Britain and Canada, where western cultural contexts have shaped the religion in intriguing ways and directions. This new, thorough and wide-ranging introduction will appeal to anyone interested in discovering more about the faith that bequeathed the contrasting words 'Magi' and 'magic', and whose adherents still live according to the code of 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.' The central Zoroastrian concept that human beings are continually faced with a choice between the path of 'good' and 'evil', represented by the contrasting figures of Ahura Mazda and Ahriman, inspired thinkers as diverse as Voltaire, Mozart and Nietzsche. Jenny Rose shows why Zoroastrianism remains one of the world's most inspiring and perennially fascinating systems of ethics and belief.Trade Review'Jenny Rose's lively and engaging account comprises a very readable, well informed survey of Zoroastrianism and its history. The book is a pleasure to read throughout, and the author's writing style is markedly beautiful, placing her very much within Mary Boyce's literary tradition. Rose has read widely round the subject, engaging with important primary and secondary sources and rendering her thorough treatment of Zoroastrianism fully up-to-date. I particularly welcomed her valuable discussion of Zoroastrianism in Central Asia. All in all, the book is a fine example of considered synthesis and compression. This is a book one wants to read from beginning to end without putting it down. It will find a warm welcome from students of the subject and their teachers.' - Almut Hintze, Zartoshty Professor of Zoroastrianism, SOAS, University of London; 'It is a tall order to explain and summarize well such a polyglot scriptural and religious tradition as Zoroastrianism, with its 3000 years of history extending across so much of Asia and on into the global diaspora. But Jenny Rose's excellent and highly informative book is a most impressive response to the challenge. Rose adopts a refreshingly new approach that is both matter of fact in style and thoughtfully conceived, as well as being derived from the best new scholarly work of recent decades.' - Alan Williams, Professor of Iranian Studies & Comparative Religion, University of Manchester; 'I.B.Tauris' recent An Introduction series to the major world religions and belief systems are among the most useful and well written for students up to undergraduate level.' - The Bookseller, 18 March 2011Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Zoroastrianism: An Introduction List of Abbreviations Maps I: Zoroastrians Present and Past II: The Ancient Persians: Truth-Tellers and Paradise-Builders III: A Zoroastrian Presence from Seleucia to Sistan: The Parthian Period IV: Eranshahr: The Sasanian Center of the World V: The Zoroastrians of Central Asia VI: Gabr-Mahalle: Zoroastrians in Islamic Iran VII: Parsipanu: Zoroastrians in India VIII: Zoroastrians Present: Revisited IX: Zarathushtra Present and Past Appendix 1: Textual Timeline Appendix 2: The Five Gathas Appendix 3: Outline of the Yasna Appendix 4: A Selective Historical Timeline Glossary of Names and Terms Notes Select Resources Index
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Liverpool University Press Zoroastrianism: An Introduction to an Ancient
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Dadestan I Denig: Pt. 1
Book SynopsisThe Palhavi book entitled Dadestan i Denig or "Religious Judgements" was composed in the ninth century A.C. by the high priest Manuscihr (the brother of Zadspram, whose "Anthology" has already been published in this series as Cahier 13). Cast in the traditional form of questions and answers, the Dadestan i Denig discusses a great variety of religious, social and legal topics, illuminating many aspects of Zoroastrian tradition and life during the early Islamic period. The first forty chapters of this important Pahlavi text are presented here for the first time in a modern edition and translation.
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Peeters Herbedestan and Nerangestan Vol. III:
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Vers une édition de la liturgie longue
Book SynopsisLa liturgie longue est la cérémonie la plus importante de la tradition sacerdotale zoroastrienne. La plupart des textes avestiques qu'on connaît ont été composés pour être récités dans cette liturgie. Elle a acquis la forme, dans laquelle elle est célébrée encore aujourd'hui, vraisemblablement déjà à l'époque achéménide. Comme chaque cérémonie vivante et avec une longue histoire, elle a connu un bon nombre de variantes synchroniques et diachroniques. Néanmoins, les éditions actuelles du texte avestique récité dans cette liturgie ne tiennent compte de son caractère rituel, ni des variantes synchroniques, ni de l'évolution de la liturgie et de la façon de réciter le récitatif. Dans ce livre, on a essayé de montrer les découvertes les plus récentes qui invalident la méthodologie des éditions actuelles et de proposer quelques alternatives afin de susciter la discussion. The long liturgy is the most important ceremony in Zoroastrian priestly tradition. Most extant Avestan texts have been composed for their performance within this liturgy. It is highly likely that it acquired its current form, in which it is still celebrated, during the Achaemenid period or even earlier. Like any living ceremony with a long history, it has several synchronic and diachronic variations. Nevertheless, current editions of the Avestan text recited in the liturgy do not take into account its ritual nature, synchronic variations or its evolution over time, or even the changes in the way the text itself is recited. The aim of this book is to report on the recent discoveries that raise doubts over the methodology used in current editions, and propose certain alternatives in order to further the debate.
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Cosmogonie et eschatologie: Articulations
Book SynopsisLe volume réunit sept études portant sur deux thèmes majeurs: la cosmogonie et l'eschatologie zoroastriennes. L'historiographie critique et l'enquête philologique de la littérature exégétique en moyen-perse sont les méthodes par lesquelles l'auteur met en avant la manière dont ces deux anciens concepts, spécifiques aussi à la théologie chrétienne, sont livrés à l'histoire des religions. Un des enjeux du livre est d'identifier et d'illustrer les mécanismes spécifiques du système religieux zoroastrien, à savoir, en particulier, la symétrie entre le commencement et la fin du monde. Les Addenda réunissent une série de documents inédits importants pour l'histoire des études zoroastriennes en France. The book includes seven studies that use historiographical and philological methods to explore the historical and religious aspects of Zoroastrian cosmogony and eschatology. It undertakes a close reading of Middle Persian literature to identify and illustrate specific aspects of this religious system, such as the symmetry between the beginning and the end of the world. The author reads the historiography of Iranian studies, paying special attention to the French scholarship on this topic, in order to show how the modern history of religions transformed Christian theological concepts in its analysis of the Zoroastrian religion. The Addenda include several unpublished documents, relevant for the history of Zoroastrian studies in France.
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Cinq cours sur les Yasts de l'Avesta
Book SynopsisCe volume comporte 'cinq cours' consacrés aux Yasts que Jean Kellens a tenus au Collège de France. Ils se distribuent en deux ensembles qui correspondent chacun à une époque particulière. Les trois premiers se sont succédés de 1997 à 2000: «De la naissance des montagnes à la fin du temps: le Yast 19» et les deux «Promenade dans les Yasts à la lumière de travaux récents», qui paraissent ici sous les titres «La maintenance du monde» et «Le catalogue des sacrifiants». Les deux derniers titres, «La notion d'âme préexistante» et «Le panthéon mazdéen», écrits dans les années 2008-2011, sont les témoins d'une réflexion plus récente. S'y ajoutent trois autres contributions qui complètent ou expliquent plus en détails certaines réflexions exprimées dans les 'cinq cours': «Caractères différentiels du Mihr Yast», «Les saisons des rivières» et «Les Fravasi». This volume includes "five courses" devoted to the Yasts, that Jean Kellens held at the Collège de France. They are divided into two series, each corresponding to a special period. The first three took place between 1997 and 2000: De la naissance des montagnes à la fin du temps: le Yast 19 and the two Promenade dans les Yasts à la lumière de travaux récents, who appear here under the new titles La maintenance du monde and Le catalogue des sacrifiants. The two last titles, La notion d'âme préexistante et Le panthéon mazdéen, written in the years 2008-2011, represent a more recent reflection. Three other contributions have been added, which complete or explain in details some reflections of the "five courses": Caractères différentiels du Mihr Yast, Les saisons des rivières and Les Fravasi.
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Harrassowitz Die Endzeitvorstellungen Der Zoroastrier in
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Harrassowitz The Transmission of the Avesta
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Harrassowitz Teachers and Teachings in the Good Religion:
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Harrassowitz Raumkonzeptionen Im Fruheren Zoroastrismus:
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Harrassowitz Penitential Sections of the Xorde Avesta
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Harrassowitz The Zoroastrian Law to Expel the Demons: Widewdad
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Harrassowitz Die Sprache Der Bilder: Eine Studie Zur
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Harrassowitz Voices from Zoroastrian Iran: Oral Texts and
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Harrassowitz Lives of Sogdians in Medieval China
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Harrassowitz Voices from Zoroastrian Iran: Oral Texts and
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Harrassowitz The Reward of the Righteous: Festschrift in
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Harrassowitz Verlag An N Introduction to Young Avestan
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Harrassowitz The 'Sudgar Nask' of 'Denkard' Book 9: Text,
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Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht GmbH & Co KG Relational Religion: Fires as Confidants in Parsi
Book SynopsisHakon Naasen Tandberg explores how, when, and why humans relate to the non-human world. Based on two ethnographic fieldworks among the Parsis in Mumbai, the research focuses on the role of temple fires in the lives of present-day Parsi Zoroastrians in India as an empirical case. Through four ethnographic portraits, the reader will get a deeper look into the lives of four Parsi individuals, and how their individual biographies, personalities, and interhuman relationships, along with religious identities and roles, shape -- and to a certain extent are shaped by -- their personal relationships with non-human entities. The book combines affordance theory, exchange theory, and social support to analyse such relationships, and offers suggestive evidence that relationships with non-human entities -- in this case the Zoroastrian temple fires -- can be experienced as no less real, important, or meaningful than those with other human beings. The book also provides evidence not only that non-human entities such as the temple fires must be considered relational entities analogous to humans, but also that the kind of support provided by the fires and their availability in providing it is experienced as comparable -- and in some cases, superior -- to support received from human peers. The findings demonstrate that future approaches to religion as a social phenomenon will benefit from moving beyond mere interaction to exploring how and when engagement with religious entities can lead to long-term and emotionally satisfying personal relationships, thus paving the way for a more nuanced and relevant theory of religion as something interwoven into people's everyday lives.
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Universitatsverlag Winter The Gathas of Zarathushtra and the Other Old Avestan Texts, Part II: Commentary
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Der Yasna Haptanhaiti
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Der Sasanidische Archetypus: Untersuchungen Zu
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag Zendavesta or the Religious Books of the
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Verlag Aamyad Yast
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Dr Ludwig Reichert Zarathushtra Entre l'Inde Et l'Iran: Etudes
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Museum Tusculanum Press Studies in Zoroastrian Family Law: A Comparative
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