Religious Themes and Texts of Pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia
| Author | : Gherardo Gnoli |
| Publisher | : Dr Ludwig Reichert |
| Total Pages | : 520 |
| Release | : 2003 |
| ISBN-10 | : UOM:39015058792881 |
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| Rating | : 4/5 ( Downloads) |
Download or read book Religious Themes and Texts of Pre-Islamic Iran and Central Asia written by Gherardo Gnoli and published by Dr Ludwig Reichert. This book was released on 2003 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The volume contains forty-one papers dedicated to the distinguished Iranianist by colleagues, friends and former students, and a complete bibliography of the dedicatee. The papers deal with a variety of themes relating to Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, Christianity, Buddhism and the multifarious religious history of pre-Islamic Iran approached mainly, but not exclusively, from a historical and philological point of view. The volume also contains a number of previously unpublished or untranslated religious texts as well as re-editions and new translations. The papers cover all Old and Middle Iranian languages, New Persian and other New Iranian languages.
