A History of Zoroastrianism, the Early Period

This volume is part of a three-volume work tracing the history of Zoroastrianism. In the set, literary, archaeological and numismatic evidence is drawn on and local developments are explored. Study is made of the Zoroastrian contributions to Hellenistic thought and to Judaism, Christianity and Mithraism. An excursus provides a reassessment of the Zoroastrian pseudepigrapha.

Review:

'...the first important original interpretation of early Iranian religion to have appeared in English.' J.C. Wright, Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 1977. '...will be invaluable to all Iranianists and other scholars interested in the developments of human thought and religious ideology.' Mansour Shaki, Archiv Orientulnl , 1978. '...will be welcomed by many who have long awaited a modern study of this kind...' G. Morrison, Society for Old Testament Study Booklist, 1977.