| The Zoroastrian Flame: Exploring Religion, History and Tradition Contributor(s): Stewart, Sarah (Editor), Williams, Alan (Editor), Hintze, Almut (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1784536334 ISBN-13: 9781784536336 Publisher: I. B. Tauris & Company OUR PRICE: $173.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: May 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Zoroastrianism - History | Asia - General - Art | Asian - General |
| Dewey: 295 |
| LCCN: 2018379803 |
| Series: Library of Modern Religion |
| Physical Information: 1.5" H x 6.2" W x 9.3" (2.07 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: For many centuries, from the birth of the religion late in the second millennium BC to its influence on the Achaemenids and later adoption in the third century AD as the state religion of the Sasanian Empire, it enjoyed imperial patronage and profoundly shaped the culture of antiquity. The Magi of the New Testament most probably were Zoroastrian priests from the Iranian world, while the enigmatic figure of Zarathushtra (or Zoroaster) himself has exerted continual fascination in the West, influencing creative artists as diverse as Voltaire, Nietzsche, Mozart and Yeats. This authoritative volume brings together internationally recognised scholars to explore Zoroastrianism in all its rich complexity. Examining key themes such as history and modernity, tradition and scripture, art and architecture and minority status and religious identity, it places the modern Zoroastrians of Iran, and the Parsis of India, in their proper contexts. The book extends and complements the coverage of its companion volume, The Everlasting Flame. |
Contributor Bio(s): Stewart, Sarah: - Sarah Stewart writes award-winning children's books with her husband, illustrator David Small. Their books include The Money Tree, The Friend, The Journey, The Library, and The Gardener, a Caldecott Honor book and winner of the Christopher Award. Stewart grew up in Texas and studied Latin and philosophy in college. She has been a teacher, speechwriter, and ombudsman, among other, less notable, jobs. She has reviewed children's books for The New York Times, has edited copy for The Texas Observer, and occasionally has a poem published in an obscure journal. Stewart and her husband, illustrator and author David Small, live in a historic home on a bend of the St. Joseph River in Michigan. |