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Zoroastrians:

Their Religious Beliefs and Practices
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Routledge Chapman & Hall, 2001 - Religion - 252 pages
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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This book does a great job of covering the history, theology, and changes of the Zoroastrian religion. It was packed with information, but still written well enough to be able to follow and not be ... Read full review

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Zoroastrians in Iran A Parsi (IPA: ), sometimes spelled Parsee, is a member of the close-knit Zoroastrian community based in the Indian subcontinent. ...
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About the author (2001)

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.

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