In Search of Zarathustra Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet

Name: In Search of Zarathustra Across Iran and Central Asia to Find the World's First Prophet
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ISBN: 9781400031429

ISBN-10: 1400031427

ISBN-13: 9781400031429

Edition: N/A

Authors: Paul Kriwaczek

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Long before the first Hebrew temple, before the birth of Christ or the mission of Muhammad, there lived in Persia a prophet to whom we owe the ideas of a single god, the cosmic struggle between good and evil, and the Apocalypse. His name was Zarathustra, and his teachings eventually held sway from the Indus to the Nile and spread as far as Britain. Following Zarathustra’s elusive trail back through time and across the Islamic, Christian, and Jewish worlds, Paul Kriwaczek uncovers his legacy at a wedding ceremony in present-day Central Asia, in the Cathar heresy of medieval France, and among the mystery cults of the Roman empire. He explores pre-Muslim Iran and Central Asia, ultimately…

Book details

List price: $16.95
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/9/2004
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 5.25" wide x 8.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.594
Language: English