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Their Religious Beliefs and Practices
Mary Boyce
ISBN: 9780415239035
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition: 2nd Revised edition
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Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
This book traces the continuous history of the faith from the time it was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day - a span of about 3,500 years. First taught among nomads on the Asian steppes, Zoroastrianism became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and had a remarkable influence on other world faiths: to the east on northern Buddhism, to the west on Judaism, Christianity and Islam. With the conquest of Iran by the Muslim Arabs, Zoroastrianism lost its secular power, but continued to survive as a minority faith. Despite its antiquity, it remains a living religion.
| ISBN | 0415239036 | | Volumes | 1 | | ISBN13 | 9780415239035
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 362 | | Publisher | Taylor & Francis Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Routledge | | Series editor | Osborne, Neville N., Osborne, Neville N., Osborne, Neville N. | | Format | Paperback | | Series ISSN | 0956-463 | | Publication date | 14 Dec 2000 | | Series title | The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices | | Library of Congress | BL1525 | | Height (mm) | 216 | | DEWEY | 295 | | Width (mm) | 138 | | DEWEY edition | DC21 | | Spine width (mm) | 22 | | Pages | 280 | | Academic level | Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Professional / Scholarly |
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