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The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Michael Stausberg
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Description for The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Hardback. Presents the comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions. This book 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. Editor(s): Stausberg, Michael; Vevaina, Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw; Tessmann, Anna. Series: Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion. Num Pages: 696 pages. BIC Classification: HRKZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 184 x 253 x 39. Weight in Grams: 1208.
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
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Wiley-Blackwell Companions to Religion
Number of Pages
704
Place of Publication
Hoboken, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781444331356
SKU
V9781444331356
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99-50
About Michael Stausberg
THE EDITORS MICHAEL STAUSBERG is a Professor of Religion at the University of Bergen and a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters. His books in English include Religion and Tourism: Crossroads, Destinations, and Encounters (2011) and Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism (2008), and he is the editor or co-editor of Defining Magic (2013), The Routledge Handbook of ... Read more
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