Scholars and students of Iranian studies, Zoroastrianism, anthropology, ethnology, and religious studies should be pleased that this unique and fascinating study by Mary Boyce has been reissued. Unlike many books on the Zoroastrians and their beliefs,this volume bears the imprint of careful research conducted in person among the people it represents. ...an indispensable book on observations concerning the beliefs of twentieth-century Zoroastrians in Iran.>>> (Jamsheed K. Choksy Bibliotheca Orientalis)
This record by the dean of Zoroastrian Studies of her experiences and insights into the living faith of the Zoroastrians in one of the last remaining centers of that religion in Iran will stand as a lasting document and monument.>>>> (Professor Gernot L. Windfuhr Bibliotheca Orientalis)
I am truly delighted that Mary Boyce's book...is being re-issued....written in a lively, thoughtful and engaging style....There can be no doubt that in this and subsequent works Mary Boyce has changed the nature of scholarly discussion on the study ofZoroastrianism, the world's oldest prophetic religion. It is a magesterial volume, of interest to students and scholars alike.>>> (J. R. Hinnells Bibliotheca Orientalis)
The book hardly needs a renewed recommendation: its thoroughness, its vivid descriptions and the author's profound preoccupation with her subject make it a necessary part of every Iranological book-collection.>>>> (Bibliotheca Orientalis)
The book hardly needs a renewed recommendation: its thoroughness, its vivid descriptions and the author's profound preoccupation with her subject make it a necessary part of every Iranological book-collection. (Bibliotheca Orientalis)
Scholars and students of Iranian studies, Zoroastrianism, anthropology, ethnology, and religious studies should be pleased that this unique and fascinating study by Mary Boyce has been reissued. Unlike many books on the Zoroastrians and their beliefs, this volume bears the imprint of careful research conducted in person among the people it represents. ...an indispensable book on observations concerning the beliefs of twentieth-century Zoroastrians in Iran. (Jamsheed K. Choksy Bibliotheca Orientalis)
This record by the dean of Zoroastrian Studies of her experiences and insights into the living faith of the Zoroastrians in one of the last remaining centers of that religion in Iran will stand as a lasting document and monument. (Professor Gernot L. Windfuhr Bibliotheca Orientalis)
I am truly delighted that Mary Boyce's book...is being re-issued....written in a lively, thoughtful and engaging style....There can be no doubt that in this and subsequent works Mary Boyce has changed the nature of scholarly discussion on the study of Zoroastrianism, the world's oldest prophetic religion. It is a magesterial volume, of interest to students and scholars alike. (J. R. Hinnells Bibliotheca Orientalis)
