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An introduction to ancient Iranian religion : readings from the Avesta and Achaemenid inscriptions / translated and edited by William W. Malandra.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Minnesota publications in the humanities ; v. 2.
- Minnesota publications in the humanities ; v. 2
- Standardized Title:
- Avesta. English. Selections.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Zoroastrianism.
- Iran--Religion.
- Iran.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (209 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis [Minn.] : University of Minnesota Press, c1983.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Preface; Abbreviations and Symbols; Key to Transliteration and Pronunciation; Contents; Introduction; Reading Selections; Notes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 189-191) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0-8166-6356-4
- OCLC:
- 476162209
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