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Title:

ZOROASTRIANS
THEIR RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES

By:

Mary Boyce

Format:

Paperback

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ISBN 10:

0415239036

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9780415239035

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Publisher:

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD

Pub. date:

14 December, 2000

Edition:

2nd Revised edition

Series:

The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices

Pages:

288

Description:

Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

Synopsis:

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.

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Routledge

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