Les Parsis: Histoire des Communautes Zoroastriennes de l'Inde

The Parsis, descendants of the ancient Persians, are a Zoroastrian people that have survived into modern times. Dauphine Menant's classic study on the history of the Parsis in India is made available in its first French edition. In the style of the travelogue, the study contains illustrations o...

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Main Author: Menant, Dauphine (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:French
Published: Piscataway, NJ Gorgias Press [2009]
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Summary:The Parsis, descendants of the ancient Persians, are a Zoroastrian people that have survived into modern times. Dauphine Menant's classic study on the history of the Parsis in India is made available in its first French edition. In the style of the travelogue, the study contains illustrations of parts of the Parsis life in the late nineteenth century. Twenty-one plates as well as illustrations within the text serve the valuable function of enabling the reader to visualize this swiftly disappearing culture. This basic introduction to the history and life of the Parsis will appeal to those interested in the state of religious minorities in Asia, as well as those who are researching the living traditions of Zoroastrianism
Item Description:Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 10. Jan 2022)
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (527 pages) 21
ISBN:9781463215156
DOI:10.31826/9781463215156

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