Zoroastrianism - An Introduction

Informationen zum Autor Jenny 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). Klappentext Jenny Rose shows why Zoroastrianism remains one of the world's most inspiring and perennially fascinating systems of ethics and belief. Jenny Rose shows why Zoroastrianism remains one of the world's most inspiring and perennially fascinating systems of ethics and belief. Zusammenfassung Jenny Rose shows why Zoroastrianism remains one of the world's most inspiring and perennially fascinating systems of ethics and belief. Inhaltsverzeichnis AcknowledgementsZoroastrianism: An IntroductionList of AbbreviationsMapsI: Zoroastrians Present and PastII: The Ancient Persians: Truth-Tellers and Paradise-BuildersIII: A Zoroastrian Presence from Seleucia to Sistan: The Parthian PeriodIV: Eranshahr: The Sasanian Center of the WorldV: The Zoroastrians of Central AsiaVI: Gabr-Mahalle: Zoroastrians in Islamic IranVII: Parsipanu: Zoroastrians in IndiaVIII: Zoroastrians Present: RevisitedIX: Zarathushtra Present and PastAppendix 1: Textual TimelineAppendix 2: The Five GathasAppendix 3: Outline of the YasnaAppendix 4: A Selective Historical TimelineGlossary of Names and TermsNotesSelect ResourcesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Rose, Jenny Rose
• Publisher: Tauris, I.B.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.01.2011
• EAN: 9781848850873
• ISBN: 978-1-84885-087-3
• No. of pages: 328
• Series: I.B. Tauris Introductions to Religion; Introductions to Religion; I.B.Tauris Introductions to Religion; Introductions to Religion; I.B.Tauris Introductions to Religion; I.B.Tauris Introductions to Re
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works