{"product_id":"the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-zoroastrianism-isbn-9781444331356","title":"The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is the first ever comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eEvenly divided into five thematic sections beginning with an introduction to Zoroaster\/Zarathustra and concluding with the intersections of Zoroastrianism and other religions\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eReflects the global nature of Zoroastrian studies with contributions from 34 international authorities from 10 countries\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents 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\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eNotes on Contributors ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAims and Scope xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Note on Transcriptions xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations xxiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction: Scholarship on Zoroastrianism 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg and Yuhan Sohrab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinshaw Vevaina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I Zarathustra Revisited 19\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Geographical Perspectives 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrantz Grenet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Linguistic Perspectives 31\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlmut Hintze\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Interpretations of Zarathustra and the \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es 39\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ea The \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es 39\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eHelmut Humbach\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eb The \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es, Said to Be of Zarathustra 44\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJean Kellens\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ec Dimensions of the \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es as Poetry 51\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin Schwartz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ed The \u003ci\u003eGāthā\u003c\/i\u003es as Myth and Ritual 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProds Oktor Skjarvo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Zarathustra: Post-Gathic Trajectories 69\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II Periods, Regions, and Contexts 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Religion and Politics in Pre‐Islamic Iran 85\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert de Jong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Zoroastrianism under Islamic Rule 103\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTouraj Daryaee\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Armenian and Georgian Zoroastrianism 119\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlbert de Jong\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Zoroastrianism in Central Asia 129\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrantz Grenet\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Zoroastrianism in the Far East 147\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTakeshi Aoki\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 The Parsis 157\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Hinnells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Zoroastrians in Modern Iran 173\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 The Zoroastrian Diaspora 191\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJohn R. Hinnells\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III Structures, Discourses, and Dimensions 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13 Theologies and Hermeneutics 211\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYuhan Sohrab\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eDinshaw Vevaina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e14 Cosmologies and Astrology 235\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAntonio Panaino\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e15 Myths, Legends, Eschatologies 259\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarlo G. Cereti\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e16 Gender 273\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e17 Law in Pre‐Modern Zoroastrianism 289\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMaria Macuch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e18 Law and Modern Zoroastrians 299\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMitra Sharafi\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV Practices and Sites 313\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e19 Ethics 315\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlberto Cantera\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e20 Prayer 333\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFiroze M. Kotwal and Philip G. Kreyenbroek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e21 Purity and Pollution \/ The Body 345\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlan V. Williams\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e22 Rituals 363\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMichael Stausberg and Ramiyar P. Karanjia\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e23 Festivals and the Calendar 379\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJenny Rose\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e24 Religious Sites and Physical Structures 393\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eJamsheed K. Choksy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V Intersections 407\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e25 Early India and Iran 409\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eProds Oktor Skjarvo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e26 Judaism 423\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eYaakov Elman and Shai Secunda\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e27 The Classical World 437\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMartin L. West\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e28 From Miθra to Roman Mithras 451\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRichard L. Gordon\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e29 Christianity 457\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarco Frenschkowski\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e30 Manichaeism in Iran 477\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eManfred Hutter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e31 Islam 491\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShaul Shaked\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e32 The Yezidi and Yarsan Traditions 499\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePhilip G. Kreyenbroek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e33 The Bahā’ī Faith 505\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoojan Momen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI Primary Sources 517\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e34 Primary Sources: Avestan and Pahlavi 519\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMiguel Ángel Andr\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eés\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e‐\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eToledo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e35 Primary Sources: New Persian 529\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Sheffield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e36 Primary Sources: Gujarati 543\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaniel J. Sheffield\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex of People, Places, and Topics 629\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex Locorum 655\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE EDITORS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMICHAEL STAUSBERG\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eReligion and Tourism: Crossroads, Destinations, and Encounters\u003c\/i\u003e (2011) and \u003ci\u003eZarathustra and Zoroastrianism\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), and he is the editor or co-editor of \u003ci\u003eDefining Magic\u003c\/i\u003e (2013), \u003ci\u003eThe Routledge Handbook of Research Methods in the Study of Religions\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eContemporary Theories of Religion\u003c\/i\u003e (2009), and \u003ci\u003eTheorizing Rituals\u003c\/i\u003e (2 vols., 2006–2007). Dr. Stausberg has also published widely on Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism in German; he is co-editor of the international journal \u003ci\u003eReligion\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eYUHAN SOHRAB-DINSHAW VEVAINA\u003c\/b\u003e is a Lecturer in Religious Studies at Stanford University. After completing his PhD in 2007 at Harvard University, he served as Postdoctoral Fellow in the Undergraduate Core Curriculum and as the Lecturer on Old Iranian in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Dr. Vevaina has authored articles for peer-reviewed journals and edited volumes, and in 2010 he received a fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, USA. He is currently completing a book project on Zoroastrian hermeneutics in Late Antiquity.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTHE WILEY BLACKWELL COMPANION TO ZOROASTRIANISM\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eZoroastrianism is one of the oldest living religions. It is widely considered by scholars to have had a profound impact on the religious history of the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and the development of the field of comparative religions. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book represents the first comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism ever published. With contributions from 33 international scholars from 10 countries, \u003ci\u003eThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism\u003c\/i\u003e is evenly divided into six thematic sections, containing discussion of Zoroaster\/Zarathustra, historical and regional surveys, topical and thematic discussions, analyses of the intersection of Zoroastrianism and nine other religions and cultures, and concluding with a survey of primary sources.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReflecting the current trend in the study of religion to move away from purely textualist and essentialist views of religious traditions, the \u003ci\u003eCompanion\u003c\/i\u003e presents Zoroastrianism as a cluster of dynamic historical and contextualized phenomena. This accessible and interdisciplinary handbook of Zoroastrianism studies will be essential reading for anyone interested in better understanding one of the world’s oldest and most influential religions.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe editors of the Wiley \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism\u003c\/i\u003e ought to be lauded for presenting a superb compendium on the state of scholarship in Zoroastrian Studies. Not only does its treatment of more traditional questions pertaining to Zarathustra’s time, homeland, and \u003ci\u003eGâthâ\u003c\/i\u003es evince new and refreshing insights, but an array of novel inquiries into Zoroastrian hermeneutics and cosmogonies, or the issue of gender, provides for an exciting and stimulating read. Altogether, the Wiley \u003ci\u003eBlackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism\u003c\/i\u003e is a \u003ci\u003emust\u003c\/i\u003e for the informed and specialized reader alike, and a major contribution to the field for many years to come.\u003cbr\u003eM. Rahim Shayegan, UCLA\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990368796901,"sku":"NP9781444331356","price":213.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781444331356.jpg?v=1761787544","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-wiley-blackwell-companion-to-zoroastrianism-isbn-9781444331356","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}