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A history of Zoroastrians of
Kerman "Tarikh e Zartoshtian e Kerman"
Varza, Jamshid
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A Year Amongst the Persians
Damania, Dr. Ardeshir B.
Born into affluence and
sympathetic to the cause of the underprivileged people, the travelogues
of this high-caliber British scholar of Near Eastern studies provides us
with great insight into the plight of the Zarathushtrian minority of
19th century Iran caught in a desperate struggle for survival.
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ĀTAŠ-E DORUN: The Fire Within
Tarapore, Dr. Erach
A reader's
perspective on a memorial book featuring 44 articles on various topics
of interest in Zoroastrian studies ranging from Gathic to philosophy,
ethics, history, and linguistic aspects of world's monotheistic oldest
religion. The book featuring articles by some of the leading scholars
of Zoroastrian studies, provides a good gauge of the state of
Zoroastrian studies at the entrance to the 3rd millennium C.E.
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Communicative Reason & Medieval Iranian
Thought
Soroushian, Dr. Mehrborzin
Dr. Sakhai
motivated by his desire to find a solution to the problem of human
misery and suffering was led to Zarathushtrian studies and produced
this well referenced book based on his Ph.D. research in Iranian
studies at Columbia university. Very informative perspective is
presented on comparison of Zarathushtra's thought with the
tenets of the
Abrahimic religions
as well as the the theories of Marx, Weber and Habermas.
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Conflict and
Cooperation
Mehr, Professor Farhang
In this excellent
work, Dr. Jamsheed Choksy brings his remarkable range of scholarship
to bear as he examines the doctrinal, theological, and ritual
developments over time in relationship between Good, Evil and
Gender. The context for the analysis done is the Zarathushti
attribution of malevolence and benevolence to the feminine, the
masculine, the female and the male.
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Domains of Belief
Pourbahrami,Trity
Peter Capac
An in-depth and educational interview with one
of the foremost scholars of Zarathushtra's Philosophy and Western
Philosophies, Professor Kaikhosrov Dinshah Irani captured on tape
expanding of matters of great philosophical interest to students of
Zarathushtrianism.
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Evil, Good, and Gender
Gould, Professor Ketayun
A thorough and fascinating review of historical evolution of Iranian
society in post Islamic invasion and the dynamics of the forces
at work.
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Ferdowsi: A Critical Biography
Soroushian, Dr. Mehrborzin
A great nationalist and renown poet, the life story
of this man of courage who did much to preserve and restore the
national pride in Ancient Iran is covered in this well written book.
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Ganj
Ali Khan
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
The book written by Bastani
Parizi refers to an episode that many Kermani Zarathushtis have been
told by their parents. The episode if had gone unchecked would have
resulted in the massacre of all the Zarathushtis of Kerman at that time.
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In Search of Zarathushtra --
The
First Prophet and the Ideas that changed the World
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
A journey through time to discover how Zarathushtra's contributions
helped shape the evolution of human thought is covered in this well
written and interesting book.
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Is The Vandidad a Zarathushtrian Scripture?
Shahzadi, Mobed Rostam
A review of evolution of
Zarathushtrian priesthood, religious practices, and the adaptation
of temporal laws as religious laws, and some of the causes
of deviation from the original message of Zarathushtra is given.
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Judaism in Persia’s Shadow
Pocha, Jehangir
The influence of
Achaemenian secular state on evolution of the Judaic
faith and nascent Christianity is the subject discussed in this book
on 'Judaism in Persia's Shadow'. An informative review of the
book is given in this article.
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Lalayee
"Lullabies": Seven Stories from the Proud Tradition of our Ancestors
Soroushian, Dr. Mehrborzin
An educator and a prolific
writer, Mr. Jamshid Pishdadi
captures stories based on the experiences of heroes and heroines of his
community caught in the struggle for survival against incredible
odds while at the same time holding firm to the core value system of
their faith.
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Memoirs of Ardeshir Khâzè
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
Khaze's life, a
Zartathushti boy growing up in village of Allahabad near Yazd, is one's
grand mission to amoralities the conditions of
his community. This book is a compilation of his life memories and experiences.
It is a
valuable source of information on daily life for Zarathushtians of Iran
during the period covering late 19th and early twentieth centuries.
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Outline of Parsi History
Mehta, Kayomarsh P.
Dastur Mirza’s book is an informative source of Parsi history from
ancient Iranians' era to modern Zarathushtis of twentieth century India.
This book emphasizes social and literary evolution in the Parsi
community.
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Parvin the Daughter of Sassan
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
Set against the background
of eminent fall of a major Iranian city to the invading Arab forces
following the collapse of the Imperial Sassanian forces, the faith of a
Zoroastrian family as they face the reality of the changing norms and
value system about to be imposed on them is brought alive through this
emotion filled play.
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Persia Past and Present
Damania, Dr. Ardeshir B.
Abraham V. W. Jackson, a professor of
Indo-Iranian language at Columbia university at the turn of the 20th
century undertook a trip to Iran and India to meet the followers of the
ancient religion of Zarathushtra, and to see first hand the plight of
its followers in their ancestral land. Through the painstaking details
of his travelogue, a lot of valuable insight and information about the
heroic struggle of the Zarathushtis for survival in the sea of Islamic
hostility is captured in this valuable book.
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Persien, das Land und Seine Bewohner;
Ethnograpische Schilderungen
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
Travelogues
of a nineteenth century Austrian Physician who spent nine years in
Iran, provides interesting perspective on some unique aspects of
Zarathushtrian religion, and points out how demise of Zoroastrianism
in Iran meant the fall of Iran from grace.
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The Story of Javid
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
This novel tells
the story of a Zarathushti boy of early 20th century Iran pulled into a world
of deceit and exploitation beyond his simple upbringing. His search
for
his missing father reveals a good deal of insight into the condition
of his community.
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The Zoroastrian Houses of Yazd
(Author: Mary Boyce)
Antolak, Ryszard J.
The article that was
contributed to Vladimir Minorsky's memorial volume, reports on the
design of a Zoroastrian home in villages of Yazd of the 19th century
vintage, and describes the purpose each quarter served. The reality
of the economical hardship imposed on Zoroastrians bears out in their
living conditions as alluded to in this paper.
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Trois ans en Asie (Three years in Asia) 1855-1858
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
This relatively obscure
French diplomat from an aristocratic background whose family fortune
overturned with the onset of the French revolution writes his account of
Iran and its people including the badly battered Zarathushti community,
providing valuable information and insight about the conditions he finds
in that ancient land.
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Who are the Parsis?
Damania, Dr. Ardeshir B.
The review of this book
gives first-hand account of the plight and hardship of less than 8,000
Zarathushtis who had survived down the centuries in their ancestral land
of Iran despite incredible odds. Those heroes were holding on to the
teachings of Zarathushtra and would not give in to forced conversion
into Islam even though doing so would have resulted in immediate relief
from the horrendous tyrannical hardships imposed on their lives by the
Fanatics.
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Zarathushtra
Delavega, Ronald
Jalaleddin Ashtiani has
published several books on various aspects of Zarathushtrian religion
and the culture of ancient Iran. His previous publications being
mostly in Farsi, this English rendition of some of his findings in a
book appropriately entitled 'Zarathushtra' provides valuable insights
that Ashtiani has gained over a life time of studying the religion and
culture of ancient Iran. The reviewer provides some highlights of the
book.
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Zarathushtra, Mazdayasna,
and Governance
Jahanian, Dr. Daryoush
The form of
government consistent with Zarathushtra's vision for humanity is a topic
of discussion of this insightful book.
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Zoroastrianism: Its Antiquity And Constant Vigor
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
This book being a collection
of lectures given at Columbia University makes for a quick tutorial on
the development of the Zarathushtrian traditions throughout the ages all
the way to recent times.
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Zoroastrians of
Iran: Conversion, Assimilation, or Persistence
Soroushian, Dr.
Mehrborzin
The dynamics at
work in shaping the evolution of the Zarathushtrian community of
Iran in the 20th century is analyzed in this well
researched book.
