A Persian Stronghold of Zoroastrianism

by Mary Boyce

Published originally in 1977 by Oxford University Press, this book contains the fruits of a year spent by the author in the Zoroastrian village of Sharifibad in Iran. What is recorded sheds new light on many Zoroastrian customs and ceremonies, and these in their turn illumine the beliefs of Zoroastrianism, which is not only the oldest but also the most influential of the revealed religions of the world, having contributed greatly to later...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819175293
• ISBN13: 9780819175298
• Release Date: November 1989
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"