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Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism : a short introduction / Michael Stausberg ; translated by Margret Preisler-Weller ; with a postscript by Anders Hultgård.

By: Language: English Original language: German Publication details: London ; Oakville, CT : Equinox Pub., 2008.Description: vi, 128 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781845533205 (pbk.) :
  • 1845533208 (pbk.) :
Uniform titles:
  • Zarathustra und seine Religion. English
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • BL1572 .S7313 2008
Contents:
First encounters -- Every beginning is Zarathustra -- Religious concepts, models and narratives -- Ethics, purity and gender -- Priesthood, rituals and ritual infrastructures -- Transitions and festivals -- Zoroastrian influences on Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Summary: "Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism offers a compact, concise and accessible survey of Zoroastrianism. This tiny religious community traces its roots to Zarathustra, a prophet 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, transitions and festivals. A postscript by Anders Hultgard, one of the leading experts on this field, discusses the influences of Zoroastrianism on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."--BOOK JACKET.

First encounters -- Every beginning is Zarathustra -- Religious concepts, models and narratives -- Ethics, purity and gender -- Priesthood, rituals and ritual infrastructures -- Transitions and festivals -- Zoroastrian influences on Judaism, Christianity and Islam.

"Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism offers a compact, concise and accessible survey of Zoroastrianism. This tiny religious community traces its roots to Zarathustra, a prophet 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, transitions and festivals. A postscript by Anders Hultgard, one of the leading experts on this field, discusses the influences of Zoroastrianism on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam."--BOOK JACKET.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [113]-118) and index.

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