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Book Synopsis Perceptions of Zoroastrian Realities in the Shahnameh by : Kolsoum Ghazanfari
Download or read book Perceptions of Zoroastrian Realities in the Shahnameh written by Kolsoum Ghazanfari and published by Logos Verlag Berlin. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ferdowsi's Shahnameh is the Iranian national epic. It deals with the history of ancient Iran but was composed in Islamic times. It has profoundly influenced Persian literature and culture, and its influence continues to be felt in modern time.The present study investigates the contents of the Shahnameh in the light of Zoroastrian sources, analysing the way in which the Shahnameh represents Zoroastrianism. It seeks to discover how much of Ferdowsi's material is based on genuine Zoroastrian traditions, which elements were added on the basis of later sources, and which originated with the poet himself or with popular Muslim beliefs about Zoroastrianism. In order to do this, the work focuses on the reception of Zoroaster in the Shahnameh, on Ferdowsi's descriptions of pre-Islamic beliefs and Zoroastrian rituals. Where Ferdowsi's account does not directly represent Zoroastrian realities, the question is asked to what extent the poet has adapted his representation of ancient Iranian culture to contemporary Islamic sensibilities. The work also seeks to establish the quantity and nature of the changes the poet has made to the Zoroastrian materials to which he had access. Since Ferdowsi's work was probably composed with the expectations of a contemporary audience in mind, this work makes an important contribution to our understanding of the genesis of the Shahnameh and of the attitudes of the Islamic public for which his work was intended.
Download or read book Zoroastrianism written by Paula Hartz and published by Infobase Publishing. This book was released on 2009 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history and beliefs of Zoroastrianism and its followers determination through centuries of persecution and hardship into the present day. The Iranian and Indian Zoroastrian communities in which the religion has thrived without missionary efforts or vast numb numbers of believers is also explored.
Book Synopsis Living Zoroastrianism by : Philip G. Kreyenbroek
Download or read book Living Zoroastrianism written by Philip G. Kreyenbroek and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-01-11 with total page 357 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 world's first revealed religion. Although the number of its followers declined dramatically in the centuries after the 7th century Islamic conquest of Iran, Zoroastrians survive in Iran to the present day. The other major Zoroastrian community are the Parsis of India, descendants of Zoroastrians who fled Muslim dominion.
Book Synopsis ‘Pre-Islamic Survivals’ in Muslim Central Asia by : R. Charles Weller
Download or read book ‘Pre-Islamic Survivals’ in Muslim Central Asia written by R. Charles Weller and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2023-04-30 with total page 411 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book traces the conceptual lens of historical-cultural ‘survivals’ from the late 19th-century theories of E.B. Tylor, James Frazer, and others, in debate with monotheistic ‘degenerationists’ and Protestant anti-Catholic polemicists, back to its origins in Jewish, Christian and Muslim traditions as well as later more secularized forms in the German Enlightenment and Romanticist movements. These historical sources, particularly the ‘dual faith’ tradition of Russian Orthodoxy, significantly shaped both Tsarist and later Soviet ethnography of Muslim Central Asia, helping guide and justify their respective religious missionary, social-legal, political and other imperial agendas. They continue impacting post-Soviet historiography in complex and debated ways. Drawing from European, Central Asian, Middle Eastern and world history, the fields of ethnography and anthropology, as well as Christian and Islamic studies, the volume contributes to scholarship on ‘syncretism’ and ‘conversion’, definitions of Islam, history as identity and heritage, and more. It is situated within a broader global historical frame, addressing debates over ‘pre-Islamic Survivals’ among Turkish and Iranian as well as Egyptian, North African Berber, Black African and South Asian Muslim Peoples while critiquing the legacy of the Geertzian ‘cultural turn’ within Western post-colonialist scholarship in relation to diverging trends of historiography in the post-World War Two era.
Book Synopsis ARAM 26 Black & White Paperback by : ARAM SOCIETY
Download or read book ARAM 26 Black & White Paperback written by ARAM SOCIETY and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2014 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Zoroastrian Faith by : Solomon Alexander Nigosian
Download or read book The Zoroastrian Faith written by Solomon Alexander Nigosian and published by McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP. This book was released on 1993 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoroastrian history, teachings, scriptures etc.
Book Synopsis Intangible Spirits and Graven Images: The Iconography of Deities in the Pre-Islamic Iranian World by : Michael Shenkar
Download or read book Intangible Spirits and Graven Images: The Iconography of Deities in the Pre-Islamic Iranian World written by Michael Shenkar and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2014-09-08 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the the Roman and Tania Ghirshman Prize 2015 by the French Académie des Inscriptions et Belles-Lettres. This prize was established in 1973 by the donation made by Roman Ghirshman, one of the prominent French archaeologists of Pre-Islamic Iran. It is awarded annually for a publication in the field of Pre-Islamic Iranian Studies. In Intangible Spirits and Graven Images, Michael Shenkar investigates the perception of ancient Iranian deities and their representation in the Iranian cults. This ground-breaking study traces the evolution of the images of these deities, analyses the origin of their iconography, and evaluates their significance. Shenkar also explores the perception of anthropomorphism and aniconism in ancient Iranian religious imagery, with reference to the material evidence and the written sources, and reassesses the value of the Avestan and Middle Persian texts that are traditionally employed to illuminate Iranian religious imagery. In doing so, this book provides important new insights into the religion and culture of ancient Iran prior to the Islamic conquest.
Book Synopsis The Sin of the Woman by : Fatemeh Sadeghi
Download or read book The Sin of the Woman written by Fatemeh Sadeghi and published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG. This book was released on 2020-08-10 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Die Reihe Islamkundliche Untersuchungen wurde 1969 im Klaus Schwarz Verlag begründet und hat sich zu einem der wichtigsten Publikationsorgane der Islamwissenschaft in Deutschland entwickelt. Die über 330 Bände widmen sich der Geschichte, Kultur und den Gesellschaften Nordafrikas, des Nahen und Mittleren Ostens sowie Zentral-, Süd- und Südost-Asiens.
Book Synopsis Zoroastrianism Ancient and Modern by : Phiroze Shapurji Masani
Download or read book Zoroastrianism Ancient and Modern written by Phiroze Shapurji Masani and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Spirit of Zoroastrianism by : Prods Oktor Skjærvø
Download or read book The Spirit of Zoroastrianism written by Prods Oktor Skjærvø and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2012-02-07 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest religions, though it is not among the best understood. Originating with Iranian tribes living in Central Asia in the second millennium BCE, Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the Iranian empires until Islam superseded it in the seventh century AD. Centered on the worship of Ahura Mazda, the All-knowing Ruler, Zoroastrianism follows the practices and rituals set out by the prophet Zarathustra, according to the indigenous tradition. As one of the world's great religions, Zoroastrianism has a heritage rich in texts and cultic practices. The texts are often markedly difficult to translate, but in this volume, Prods Oktor Skjærvø, professor of ancient Iranian languages and culture at Harvard, provides modern and accurate translations of Zoroastrian texts that have been selected to provide an overview of Zoroastrian beliefs and practices. In a comprehensive introduction to these sacred texts, Skjærvø outlines the history and essence of Zoroastrianism and discusses the major themes of this the first fully representative selection of Zoroastrian texts to be made available in English for over a century.
Download or read book A Modern Zoroastrian written by S. Laing and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-07-21 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Modern Zoroastrian is a scientific yet subjective handbook about physics, chemistry, and the religion of Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism or Mazdayasna is an Iranian religion based on the teachings of the Iranian-speaking prophet Zoroaster. Contents: Introductory, Polarity in Matter - Molecules and Atoms, Ether, Energy, Polarity in Life, Polarity in Atoms, cont.
Book Synopsis Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed by : Jenny Rose
Download or read book Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed written by Jenny Rose and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The significance of the Zoroastrian religion in the development of the history of thought is often only mentioned in passing, or is completely overlooked. Zoroastrianism has developed over a span of at least three thousand years, with roots in a common Indo-Iranian culture and mythology, then becoming part of imperial Iranian ideology within an Ancient Near Eastern setting, and emerging in variant forms in western and central Asia in late antiquity. The religion continues as a living faith for an estimated 130 - 150,000 adherents in the world. Most Zoroastrians if asked, 'In a nutshell, what do Zoroastrians believe?' would begin their answer with the moral maxim: 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.' Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed takes this foundational trifold ethic as the framework for its three main chapters. The book presents a comprehensive study of the religion through its focus on the questions that perplexed seekers might ask of a Zoroastrian concerning ideology and ethics; current discussions of 'text' and 'author'; and the putting-into-practice of the religion.
Book Synopsis Zoroastrianism in India and Iran by : Alexandra Buhler
Download or read book Zoroastrianism in India and Iran written by Alexandra Buhler and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In the nineteenth century, a great number of Zoroastrians emigrated from Iran to India. The subsequent importance of the cultural, religious and political ties between the Zoroastrian communities of Iran and the Zoroastrians communities of India has long been recognised. But despite this, there has been very little scholarly attention paid to this transnational relationship or the networks that existed. This book examines the Zoroastrian community in the late Qajar and early Pahlavi period beyond the borders of Iran to trace this Parsi-Persian relationship. A major theme is the increase in philanthropy directed to the Zoroastrians of Iran by the Parsis and the involvement of the British in encouraging Parsi feelings of patriotism towards Iran. The book shows that not only were Parsis effected by events taking place in Iran, they also contributed to the broader change in attitudes towards Zoroastrians in that country. Using a variety of original sources from Britain, India and Iran, Alexandra Buhler looks at the political, legal, and social position of Zoroastrians in Iran and how different events impacted their attitudes as well as the attitudes of Parsis towards their ancestral homeland. Of particular significance, this book shows, are the seminal years of the Iranian Constitutional Revolution (1906-11) and the rise in the glorification of the pre-Islamic past, which culminated in the state nationalism expounded by Reza Shah. These political moments had a profound impact on how Zoroastrians in India felt about their future in the country and reveal a complex web of relations between the Parsis, the Zoroastrians of Iran, and the British."--
Book Synopsis Zoroastrianism and the Parsis by : John R. Hinnells
Download or read book Zoroastrianism and the Parsis written by John R. Hinnells and published by Zoroastrian Studies. This book was released on 1981 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis History of Zoroastrianism by : Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla
Download or read book History of Zoroastrianism written by Maneckji Nusservanji Dhalla and published by . This book was released on 1938 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Zoroastrians of Iran by : Janet Kestenberg Amighi
Download or read book The Zoroastrians of Iran written by Janet Kestenberg Amighi and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Zoroastrian Studies by : A. V. Williams Jackson
Download or read book Zoroastrian Studies written by A. V. Williams Jackson and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
