Zoroastrians

Zoroastrians

Einband:
Fester Einband
EAN:
9780415239028
Untertitel:
Their Religious Beliefs and Practices
Genre:
Religion & Theologie
Autor:
Mary Boyce
Herausgeber:
Taylor and Francis
Auflage:
2. Auflage
Anzahl Seiten:
278
Erscheinungsdatum:
14.12.2000
ISBN:
978-0-415-23902-8

'Answers a real need among students of religion ... informative, original and so eminently enjoyable ...' - - Journal of Asian History

'... an excellent series.' - Isabel Wollaston, Univeristy of Birmingham, Reviews in Religion and Theology

Autorentext
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.

Klappentext
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.


Zusammenfassung
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.


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