A History of Zoroastrianism: Volume 1, The Early Period (Handbook of Oriental Studies/Handbuch Der Orientalistik) - Hardcover

Boyce, Mary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004104747 ISBN 13: 9789004104747

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 1996

Synopsis

The first of four volumes in which Boyce (Iranian studies, U. of London) traces the history of the religion down to the end of the Parthian period. Here she deals with the pagan background of the Persians, the life of Zoroaster and the founding of the faith around 1000 BC, its essential beliefs and observances, and the prehistoric period of the faith, drawing mainly from the Avesta, the foundation text. First published in 1975, and previous corrected in 1989; as in that correction, updated references and corrections are signaled by asterices in the text Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Review

'...the first important original interpretation of early Iranian religion to have appeared in English.'
J.C. Wright, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1977.
'...will be invaluable to all Iranianists and other scholars interested in the developments of human thought and religious ideology.'
Mansour Shaki, Archiv Orientúlnľ , 1978.
'...will be welcomed by many who have long awaited a modern study of this kind...'
G. Morrison, Society for Old Testament Study Booklist, 1977.

Edition details

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9004104747
• ISBN 13: 9789004104747
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 368