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Record Nr.

UNINA9910823586303321

Titolo

An introduction to ancient Iranian religion : readings from the Avesta and Achaemenid inscriptions / / translated and edited by William W. Malandra

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis [Minn.], : University of Minnesota Press, c1983

ISBN

0-8166-6356-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Collana

Minnesota publications in the humanities ; ; v. 2

Altri autori (Persone)

MalandraWilliam W

Disciplina

295/.82

Soggetti

Zoroastrianism

Iran Religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation; Contents; Introduction; Reading Selections; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

When Persia fell to Islam in the mid-seventh century, the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism all but disappeared (although it is still practiced by small groups in India and Iran). As one of the dominant religions of antiquity, it influenced the