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Discovery of Two Foreign Sects: The Sect of the Parsees, 1752
Lord,
Henry
This historic article
provides a comprehensive description of Parsee community, their
religion, traditions and customs as it was observed in ca. 1752 by the
author, Henry Lord. This article was published two years prior to
arrival of
Anquetil Du
Perron
in India.
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A Traveler's Observation of Parsee community,
1831 AD
Josiah Condor in his
writings provides us with detailed observation of Parsee community
in Bombay and Surat in the early part of 19th century, their account
of customs and traditions and religious practice. Throughout the
text he provides valuable reference to scholarly work and sources to
further explain his observations.
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Abraham Jackson in Yazd, Spring 1904
Persia, Past and Present; Chapter
23rd, The Zoroastrians of Yezd
Abraham V. W. Jackson
On a late spring day
this foremost scholar of Zoroastrian studies enters the city of
Yazd. He records a great deal about Zoroastrians of Yazd, their
life, society, and religious traditions in a fair amount of detail.
His account of personal encounters with community leadership
provides us with a unique view into the world of Zoroastrians of
Yazd in early days of 20th century.
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History of the Parsis: Zoroastrians
in Persia, 1884 AD
Karaka, Dosabhai Framji
Author, a Parsi judge, lived in Bombay during the years the historic efforts
took place toward abolishment of poll-tax "jazieh" imposed on
Zarathushtis of Iran. In chapter 2, Karaka provides us with first hand
account and details of events and correspondents that
resulted in this historic event. See the translation of Nasser ul'din
Shah's decree on this matter.
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Edward Browne in Yazd, Spring 1888 AD
A Year Amongst the Persians; Chapter 13th "YEZD"
Edward G. Browne
In his remarkable travelogue, Edward
Browne, the foremost western scholar of Persian literature in 19th
century visits the town of Yazd. He provides a detailed report on
Zoroastrians of Yazd, their lives and customs. A sample of Dari
dialect, Abjad counting system and Sarvi symbolic
writing used by Zoroastrians is preserved in this valuable book.
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Languages of The Parsi scriptures
Haug,
Martin
The renown German Linguist,
Martin Haug, traveled to India during the second half of the nineteenth
century where he stayed for over ten years and studied the Zarathushti
scriptures of the Parsee community residing in state of Gujarat. Haug in
his studies discovered the language used in certain sections of Yasna,
known as Gathas was different and much older than the rest of the
scriptures; later he figured that Gathas were the words of the prophet
Zarathushtra preserved and passed down through thirty seven centuries.
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Maneckji Limji Hataria in Iran
Boyce, Mary
A
historical narrative on
the course of events that lead to the arrival of Maneckji Hataria in
Iran in mid 19th century, and the impact of his tireless efforts to
ameliorate the conditions of Zarathushtrians of Iran.
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My Travels Outside Bombay
Modi, Jivanji
Jamshedji
An informative account
of the travels and observations of one of the best
recognized Zoroastrian priests of India of the 19th-20th century as
he travels to the ancient fire temple of Baku, Azarbaijan.
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Our Own Religion in Ancient Persia
Professor Lawrence Mills
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The Cypress of Kashmar and Zoroaster
Abraham V. W. Jackson
In
this research article from Jackson's "Zoroastrian Studies,"
book, he follows several references by Muslim and Iranian
historians to a legend surrounding a monumental Cypress tree believed
to be planted by
prophet Zoroaster, and its destruction by Caliph Al Mutawakkil.
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The First European Translation of the Holy Avesta
Kerr, Dr. Sam
The initial purpose of this addendum to the excellent 'paper' - Abraham-Hyacinthe
Anquetil du Perron by Dr. Khosro E. Mehrfar was to show photographs of
the three volumes of our Avesta published for the first time ever in a
European language, obtained by me through an interview and special
permission from the librarian of the State Library of NSW, Sydney,
Australia.
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The Oil Fields and the Fire Temple of Baku
Abraham V. W. Jackson
In his famous book "From
Constantinople to the Home of Omar Khayyam," Jackson visits several
historical sites and writes a considerable report and study of the
location. His depth of knowledge on Zarathushtrian religion and ancient
Persian civilization makes this book a unique document produced about
ca. 1906. Jackson provides numerous photographs of individuals, sites,
tablets and pictures in this volume. This article is a full reproduction
of chapter IV.
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The Zoroastrian Doctrine of the Freedom of the
Will (Part 1)
Abraham V. W. Jackson
In this landmark article
published in 1928, Abraham Jackson discussed the central role of
Doctrine of Free Will in Zarathushtra's philosophy. This two part
article is reproduced from his book -- Zoroastrian Studies, published
1928.
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Muhammadan References to the Magians, or
Zoroastrians and Free Will (Part 2)
Abraham V. W. Jackson
Second part of Jackson's
landmark article provides references and detailed analysis in Persian
mystic literature and philosophy to the idea of Free Will and its
association with Zarathushtis of Iran.
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Zoroaster – Politician or Witch Doctor? (Lecture 1
of 3)
Henning, Walter B.
Which image is closer
to Zarathushtra in Avesta, Politician or Witch Doctor? The foremost
scholar of ancient Iranian studies, late Walter B. Henning, analyzes the
two images portrayed by scholars Herzfeld and Nyberg in their earlier
works. Henning's conclusions were ground breaking in order to further
this field of study.
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Zoroaster – Politician or Witch Doctor (lecture 2
of 3)
Henning, Walter B.
Which image is closer
to Zarathushtra in Avesta, Politician or Witch Doctor? The foremost
scholar of ancient Iranian studies, late Walter B. Henning, analyzes the
two images portrayed by scholars Herzfeld and Nyberg in their earlier
works. Henning's conclusions were ground breaking in order to further
this field of study.
