The Spirit of Zoroastrianism
$43.88
- Paperback
280 pages
- Release Date
16 January 2012
Summary
An introduction to the ideas and writings of Zoroastrianism, expertly translated, introduced, and edited by one of the world’s foremost authorities on this religion
Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest religions, though it is not among the best understood. Originating with Iranian tribes living in Central Asia in the second millennium BCE, Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the Iranian empires until Islam superseded it in the seventh century AD. Center…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780300170351 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0300170351 |
| Author: | Prods Oktor Skjærvø |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 280 |
| Release Date: | 16 January 2012 |
| Weight: | 356g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 139mm x 211mm |
| Series: | The Spirit of ... |
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Critics Review
“The work here by Skjærvø is a magnificent display of learning and understanding of the Middle Persian texts… . The author has either significantly improved the reading of the texts or has given complete translations of texts that were in need of a new edition.”–Touraj Daryaee, Journal of the American Oriental Society
Prods Oktor Skjærvø
Prods Oktor Skjærvø has been Aga Khan Professor of Iranian, Harvard University, since 1991. He has taught Old Iranian languages, literature and religion since the early 1970s and is currently preparing a book on Iranian creation myths. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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