Gifts to a Magus: Indo-Iranian Studies Honoring Firoze Kotwal

This fascinating volume consists of articles by world-renowned scholars of Zoroastrian, Iranian, Parsi, and Jewish studies. The topics covered range from the prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) and the ancient Indo-Iranians to the modern Zoroastrians and Jews of Iran and India. Insightful descriptions...

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Contributors: Dubeansky, Jennifer (Editor) ; Choksy, Jamsheed Kairshasp 1943- (Editor)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Peter Lang Inc. , International Academic Publishers 2013
In:Year: 2013
Edition:1st, New ed
Series/Journal:Toronto Studies in Religion 32
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Zoroastrianism / History
B Iran / India / Zoroastrianism / Judaism
B Kotwal, Firoze M. P. 1935-
B Zoroastrianism
Further subjects:B Collection of essays
B Bibliography
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Parallel Edition:Non-electronic
Erscheint auch als: 9781433120510
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Summary:This fascinating volume consists of articles by world-renowned scholars of Zoroastrian, Iranian, Parsi, and Jewish studies. The topics covered range from the prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) and the ancient Indo-Iranians to the modern Zoroastrians and Jews of Iran and India. Insightful descriptions of divinities and demons, priests and laity will capture the attention of readers as will absorbing discussions of good and evil, rituals and documents, and of communities past and present
ISBN:1453910182
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.3726/978-1-4539-1018-4