A01=Mary Boyce
Achaemenid dynasty studies
ancient Persia religious history
Author_Mary Boyce
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Category=QRRF
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Iranian empires religion
post-Islamic Iranian faiths
Sasanian cultural history
Zoroaster teachings analysis
Zoroastrian historical development
Product details
- ISBN 9780415239035
- Weight: 353g
- Dimensions: 138 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 14 Dec 2000
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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This book traces the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day - a span of about 3,500 years. First taught among nomads on the Asian steppes, Zoroastrianism became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and had a remarkable influence on other world faiths: to the east on northern Buddhism, to the west on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. With the conquest of Iran by the Muslim Arabs, Zoroastrianism lost its secular power, but continued to survive as a minority faith. Despite its antiquity, it remains a living religion.
Mary Boyce is Professor Emerita of Iranian Studies at the University of London and is the author of a number of works on Zoroastrianism and Manicheanism.
