The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Anna Tessmann
Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Allgemeines, Lexika
Beschreibung
This is the first ever comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions * Evenly divided into five thematic sections beginning with an introduction to Zoroaster/Zarathustra and concluding with the intersections of Zoroastrianism and other religions * Reflects the global nature of Zoroastrian studies with contributions from 34 international authorities from 10 countries * Presents Zoroastrianism as a cluster of dynamic historical and contextualized phenomena, reflecting the current trend to move away from textual essentialism in the study of religion
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The editors of the Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism ought to be lauded for presenting a superb compendium on the state of scholarship in Zoroastrian Studies. Not only does its treatment of more traditional questions pertaining to Zarathustra'
Kundenbewertungen
Religion u. Theologie, History, Religion & Theology, History of Religion, Geschichte, Religionsgeschichte, Zoroastrismus, Religionswissenschaft, Religious Studies, Parsismus, Zarathustrismus, Mazdaismus