TY - BOOK ID - 2657061 TI - Traditions of the Magi : Zoroastrianism in Greek and Latin literature PY - 1997 VL - 133 SN - 09277633 SN - 9004108440 9004301461 9789004108448 PB - Leiden, [Netherlands] ; Boston, [Massachusetts] ; Cologne, [Germany] : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Zarathoestra [Leer van ] in de literatuur KW - Zoroastrianism in literature KW - Zoroastrisme dans la littérature KW - Zoroastrianism KW - Zoroastrianism in literature. KW - Greek literature KW - Latin literature KW - Zoroastrisme KW - Littérature grecque KW - Littérature latine KW - History. KW - History and criticism. KW - History and criticism KW - Histoire KW - Histoire et critique KW - Classical literature KW - -Zoroastrianism KW - -Zoroastrianism in literature KW - -295 KW - 299.15 KW - Roman literature KW - Classical philology KW - Latin philology KW - Mazdaism KW - Mazdeism KW - Religions KW - Mithraism KW - Balkan literature KW - Byzantine literature KW - Greek philology KW - History KW - Religion Zoroastrianism KW - Religion Mithraism KW - Zoroastrisme dans la littérature KW - Littérature grecque KW - Littérature latine KW - 295 UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:2657061 AB - This is the first full treatment of the Greek and Latin references to Zoroastrianism since the pioneering works of Benveniste, Bidez andamp; Cumont, and Clemen. It focuses on the possibilities offered by the classical reports on Zoroastrianism to reconstruct the history of that faith. The book is divided into three sections. The first section deals with introductory problems concerning ancient religious ethnography and current views of the history of Zoroastrianism. The second section consists of commentaries on five selected passages. The third section offers a thematical overview of the materials and their relevance for the history of Iranian religions. Apart from offering introductions to a wide range of debates and topics in Classics and Iranian studies, the book aims to illustrate the diversity of beliefs and practices in ancient Zoroastrianism. ER -