| Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism Contributor(s): Boyce, Mary (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0226069303 ISBN-13: 9780226069302 Publisher: University of Chicago Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback Published: October 1990 Annotation: 'Boyce is a, perhaps the, world authority on Zoroastrianism... Prefaced by a 27-page introduction, this anthology contains selections which offer a complete picture of Zoroastrian belief, worship and practice. There are historical texts from the sixth century B.C. onwards, and extracts from modern Zoroastrian writings representing traditionalism, occultism and reformist opinion. Anyone wishing to know more about this 'least well known of the world religions' should sample these selections.' |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Zoroastrianism - Religion | Shintoism - Religion | Reference |
| Dewey: 295 |
| LCCN: 90044072 |
| Series: Textual Sources for the Study of Religio |
| Physical Information: 0.55" H x 6.08" W x 9.09" (0.60 lbs) 176 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Boyce is a, perhaps the, world authority on Zoroastrianism. . . . Prefaced by a 27-page introduction, this anthology contains selections which offer a complete picture of Zoroastrian belief, worship and practice. There are historical texts from the sixth century B.C. onwards, and extracts from modern Zoroastrian writings representing traditionalism, occultism and reformist opinion. Anyone wishing to know more about this 'least well known of the world religions' should sample these selections.--The Methodist Church Wide-ranging. . . . An indispensable one-volume collection of primary materials.--William R. Darrow, Religious Studies Review |