[PDF] Zoroastrians eBook

Author : Prods Oktor Skjærvø
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 43,44 MB
Release : 2012-02-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0300170351

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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Central Asia in the second millennium BCE, Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the Iranian empires until Islam superseded it in the seventh century AD. Centered on the worship of Ahura Mazda, the All-knowing Ruler, Zoroastrianism follows the practices and rituals set out by the prophet Zarathustra, according to the indigenous tradition. As one of the world's great religions, Zoroastrianism has a heritage rich in texts and cultic practices. The texts are often markedly difficult to translate, but in this volume, Prods Oktor Skjærvø, professor of ancient Iranian languages and culture at Harvard, provides modern and accurate translations of Zoroastrian texts that have been selected to provide an overview of Zoroastrian beliefs and practices. In a comprehensive introduction to these sacred texts, Skjærvø outlines the history and essence of Zoroastrianism and discusses the major themes of this the first fully representative selection of Zoroastrian texts to be made available in English for over a century.

Author : Solomon Alexander Nigosian
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 39,68 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780773511446

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Zoroastrian history, teachings, scriptures etc.

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Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 47,75 MB
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0190879068

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The Bundahisn, meaning primal or foundational creation, is the central Zoroastrian account of creation, cosmology, and eschatology. Compiled sometime in the ninth century CE, it is one of the most important surviving testaments to Zoroastrian literature in the Middle Persian language and to pre-Islamic Iranian culture. Despite having been composed some two millennia after the Prophet Zoroaster's revelation, it is nonetheless a concise compendium of ancient Zoroastrian knowledge that draws on and reshapes earlier layers of the tradition. Well known in the field of Iranian Studies as an essential primary source for scholars of ancient Iran's history, religions, literatures, and languages, the Bundahisn is also a great work of literature in and of itself, ranking alongside the creation myths of other ancient traditions. The book's thirty-six diverse chapters, which touch on astronomy, eschatology, zoology, medicine, and more, are composed in a variety of styles, registers, and genres, from spare lists and concise commentaries to philosophical discourses and poetic eschatological visions. This new translation, the first in English in nearly a century, highlights the aesthetic quality, literary style, and complexity and raises the profile of pre-Islamic Zoroastrian literature.

Author : Paula Hartz
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 37,45 MB
Release : 2009
Category : Zoroastrianism
ISBN : 1438117809

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Traces the history and beliefs of Zoroastrianism and its followers determination through centuries of persecution and hardship into the present day. The Iranian and Indian Zoroastrian communities in which the religion has thrived without missionary efforts or vast numb numbers of believers is also explored.

Author : Jenny Rose
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 41,99 MB
Release : 2011-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1441113797

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Insightful guide to the history, development and beliefs of this ancient religion, and its continuation as a lived religion today.

Author : Solomon Alexander Nigosian
Publisher : McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 44,70 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Zoroastrianism
ISBN : 0773511334

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A survey of Zoroastrianism's role in the development of the world's religions. Explores Zoroaster's life and work, describes the sacred writings and religious documents of the faith, and analyzes the basic Zoroastrian beliefs and their influence on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Author : Michael Stausberg
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 766 pages
File Size : 48,76 MB
Release : 2018-08-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9047412508

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Rituals play a prominent role in Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest religious traditions of mankind. In this book, scholars from a broad range of disciplines make the first ever collective effort to discuss Zoroastrian rituals in different historical contexts and geographical settings.

Author : John Waterhouse
Publisher : Book Tree
Page : 137 pages
File Size : 16,52 MB
Release : 2006-11
Category : Judaism
ISBN : 1585092819

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This obscure and ancient religion is receiving more and more attention in modern times due to its claimed influence upon Christianity. This author, however, focuses upon the relationship between Zoroastrianism and Judaism, & sets out to prove that Christianity received influence from Zoroastrianism, but that it was transmitted through Judaism.