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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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e 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. 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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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview 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 \u0026amp; Iran Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAims and Scope xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Transcriptions xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Scholarship on Zoroastrianism 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg and Yuhan Sohrab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinshaw Vevaina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Zarathustra Revisited 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Geographical Perspectives 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrantz Grenet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Linguistic Perspectives 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmut Hintze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Interpretations of Zarathustra and the \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea The \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelmut Humbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb The \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es, Said to Be of Zarathustra 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Kellens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec Dimensions of the \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es as Poetry 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Schwartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed The \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es as Myth and Ritual 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProds Oktor Skjarvo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Zarathustra: Post-Gathic Trajectories 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Periods, Regions, and Contexts 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Religion and Politics in Pre‐Islamic Iran 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert de Jong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Zoroastrianism under Islamic Rule 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTouraj Daryaee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Armenian and Georgian Zoroastrianism 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert de Jong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Zoroastrianism in Central Asia 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrantz Grenet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Zoroastrianism in the Far East 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakeshi Aoki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Parsis 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. 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Cereti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Gender 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Law in Pre‐Modern Zoroastrianism 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Macuch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Law and Modern Zoroastrians 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitra Sharafi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Practices and Sites 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Ethics 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlberto Cantera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Prayer 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiroze M. Kotwal and Philip G. Kreyenbroek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Purity and Pollution \/ The Body 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan V. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Rituals 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg and Ramiyar P. Karanjia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Festivals and the Calendar 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Religious Sites and Physical Structures 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamsheed K. Choksy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Intersections 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Early India and Iran 409\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProds Oktor Skjarvo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Judaism 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYaakov Elman and Shai Secunda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Classical World 437\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin L. West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 From Miθra to Roman Mithras 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard L. 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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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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 \u0026amp; 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 2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements 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","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771609973079,"sku":"9781848850873","price":110.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"the-teachings-of-zoroaster-and-the-philosophy-of-the-parsi-religion-9781909735132","title":"The Teachings of Zoroaster, and the philosophy of the Parsi religion","description":"","brand":"Aziloth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771810939223,"sku":"9781909735132","price":10.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"sasanian-persia-9780755618408","title":"Sasanian Persia","description":"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  List of Plates Map of the Sasanian Empire Sasanian Family Tree Prolegomena   1. 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