This is the first full treatment of the Greek and Latin references to Zoroastrianism since the pioneering works of Benveniste; Bidez Cumont; and Clemen. It focuses on the possibilities offered by the classical reports on Zoroastrianism to reconstruct the history of that faith. The book is divided into three sections. The first section deals with introductory problems concerning ancient religious ethnography and current views of the history of Zoroastrianism. The second section consists of commentaries on five selected passages. The third section offers a thematical overview of the materials and their relevance for the history of Iranian religions. Apart from offering introductions to a wide range of debates and topics in Classics and Iranian studies; the book aims to illustrate the diversity of beliefs and practices in ancient Zoroastrianism.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Excellent; clearly written and very instructiveBy Gilberto CintronExcellent; clearly written and very instructive. The Spanish edition is beautifully written and its valuable as a source of Spanish language terminology for Buddhist technical language. The translator does a great job and obviously is knowledgeable in both Buddhist philosophy and language. I highly recommend this book because its both instructive and easy reading. Its valuable as a reference and you cannot get tired of going back to it and slowly but surely discovering that with each rereading more and more is discovered!
