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Zoroastrianism (Mazdeism). Parseeism

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  • Zarathustra and Zoroastrianismby Michael Stausberg; Margaret Preisler-Weller

    Equinox Publishing Ltd 2008; US$ 67.50

    This book, first published in German in 2005, offers a compact, concise and accessible survey of Zoroastrianism. This tiny religious community traces its root to Zarathustra who lived some 2,500-3,500 years ago. Chapters address Zarathustra and the origins of the religion, religious concepts and narratives, ethics and gender, priesthoods and rituals,... more...

  • Zaratustra ¿chamán o filósofo?by Lionel Dumarcet

    De Vecchi Ediciones 1753; US$ 4.99

    En Occidente, conocemos a Zaratustra gracias al filósofo alemán Friedrich Nietzsche, quien, en una de sus más conocidas obras, ha convertido en una figura eterna al amoralista y maestro. Pero, ¿quién era verdaderamente Zaratustra? Profeta del mazdeísmo (también conocido como zoroastrismo), religión de los antiguos iranios, consagrada al culto de Ahura... more...

  • Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religionby William W. Malandra

    University of Minnesota Press 1983; US$ 67.50

    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 more...

  • The Hymns of Zoroasterby M. L. West

    I.B.Tauris 2010; US$ 75.00

    Zoroaster was one of the greatest and most radical religious reformers in the history of the world. The faith that he founded some 2600 years ago in a remote region of central Asia flourished to become the bedrock of a great empire as well as its official religion. Zoroastrianism is still practised today in parts of India and Iran and in smaller communities... more...

  • Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexedby Jenny Rose

    Continuum International Publishing 2011; US$ 15.95

    The history of the development of Zoroastrianism spans over 3000 years, beginning in prehistory as an oral tradition, with roots in a common Indo-Iranian mythology. It then became established as part of an imperial Iranian ideology within an Ancient Near Eastern setting, and eventually emerged in variant forms in Iran, Central Asia and India in late... more...

  • The Divine Songs of Zarathushtra (RLE Iran C)by D J Irani

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 80.00

    Zarathusthtra brought about important religious reform in Iran, giving a definitely moral character and direction to religion whilst at the same time preaching the doctrine of monotheism, which offered an eternal foundation of reality to goodness as an ideal of perfection. This volume provides a substantial introduction on the life and doctrines of... more...

  • The Place of Zoroaster in Historyby Mehdi Estakhr

    The Edwin Mellen Press 2011; US$ 239.95

    Europe's fascination with Zoroaster began in the classical period. Celebrated as the embodiment of wisdom and morality, and enjoying the prestige of an unfathomable antiquity, a personality cult, with validating authority, was created around him. This led several western schools of thought to claim him as their precursor and first master; foisting... more...

  • Living Zoroastrianismby Philip G. Kreyenbroek

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 190.00

    This text describes the realities of modern Parsi religion through 30 interviews in which urban Parsis belonging to different social milieus and religious schools of thought discuss various aspects of their religious lives. Zoroastrianism, the faith founded by the Iranian prophet Zarathustra, originated around 1000BCE and is widely regarded as the... more...

  • Dualism in Transformationby Shaul Shaked

    Taylor and Francis 1994; US$ 145.00

    This is an examination of Sasanian Zoroastrianism. The Sasanian period was a crucial time in the formation of several great religious traditions of the Near East - Judaism, Christianity, Manicheasim - and in laying the foundations for the emergence of Islam. more...

  • The Religion of the Mithras Cult in the Roman Empireby Roger Beck

    Oxford University Press, UK 2006; US$ 54.99

    A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults' popular in the Roman Empire contemporary with early Christianity. Mithraism is described from the point of view of the initiate engaging with its rich repertoire of symbols and practices. - ;A study of the religious system of Mithraism, one of the 'mystery cults'... more...