Univ Of Minnesota Press, Date: 1983-12-12. Paperback. Very Good. Cover is red. Early cover. Condition is very good. Letter dated December 7, 1983 is laid in from University of Minnesota Press to Gail Duke, copy editor "Enclosed the Malandra. I trust you will be justly proud of the transformation you wrought. 1983. Univ Of Minnesota Press ISBN 0816611157 9780816611157 [US]

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Univ of Minnesota Pr, Date: 1983. Paperback. New. minne edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.51 inches. 1983. Univ of Minnesota Pr ISBN 0816611157 9780816611157 [GB]

Paperback / softback. New. <p><i>An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion </i> was first published in 1983. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.</p><p>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 Judeo- Christian tradition as well as some forms of gnosticism. Despite its age and venerable place in the history of world religions, Zoroastrianism remains little known outside of a few philologists and historians of religion. Because of the difficulty of translation, there is little primary textual material available for nonspecialists; the few translations that do exist are quite old.</p>In <i>An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion</i>, William Malandra provides not only modern English translations of the sacred texts but also a comprehensive introduction to the subject of Zoroastrianism itself. In an introductory essay Malandra outlines the main features of Zoroastrianism in its historical, cultural, and spiritual setting. His new translations of readings from the Avesta, the sacred book of Zoroastrianism, and selections from the Achaemenid inscriptions of the ...

Univ of Minnesota Pr, Date: 1983. Paperback. New. minne edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.51 inches. 1983. Univ of Minnesota Pr ISBN 0816611157 9780816611157 [GB]

Univ of Minnesota Pr 1983 Minnesota Archive Editions ed. Softcover New Minne edition. 208 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.51 inches.

ISBN10: 0816611157, ISBN13: 9780816611157, [publisher: University Of Minnesota Press] Softcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion was first published in 1983. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions.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 Judeo- Christian tradition as well as some forms of gnosticism. Despite its age and venerable place in the history of world religions, Zoroastrianism remains little known outside of a few philologists and historians of religion. Because of the difficulty of translation, there is little primary textual material available for nonspecialists; the few translations that do exist are quite old.In An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion, William Malandra provides not only modern English translations of the sacred texts but also a comprehensive introduction to the subject of Zoroastrianism itself. In an introductory essay Malandra outlines the main features of Zoroastrianism in its historical, cultural, and spiritual setting. His new translations of readings from the Avesta, the sacred book of ...
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