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A Zoroastrian tapestry : art, religion & culture
- Title
- A Zoroastrian tapestry : art, religion & culture / edited by Pheroza J. Godrej & Firoza Punthakey Mistree.
- Publication
- Usmanpura, India : Mapin Publishing ; Wappingers' Falls, NY : Distributed in North America by Antique Collectors' Club, c2002.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | JQZ 13-805 | Schwarzman Building - Art and Architecture Room 300 |
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- Description
- 762 p. : ill. (some col.), maps, ports. (some col.); 34 cm.
- Subjects
- Note
- Simultaneously published in the USA in 2002 by Grantha Corp.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 727-733) and index.
- Contents
- The teachings of Zoroaster -- The place and time of Zarathushtra -- Zorastrianism in ancient Imperial times -- Zoroastrianism and the Greeks -- Zorastrians in Central Asia before Islam -- Zoroastrian themes on early medieval Sogdian ossuaries -- The Parthians : defenders of the land and faith -- The contribution of the Sasanians to Zoroastrian Iran -- Zoroastrian art in Iran under the Parthians and the Sasanians -- The theme of truth in Zoroastrian mythology -- Literary treasures of the Zoroastrian priests - Zoroastrianism and Hinduism : the Rig Veda and the Avesta -- Parsi and Hindu sacraments -- Zorastrianism and Judaism -- Zorastrianism and Christianity -- Map of Imperii Persici -- Zoroastrianism in Iran after the Arab conquest -- Mazdaean echoes in Shi'ite Iran -- Map of Persia with a part of Cabul & c. -- Modern sects with ancient roots : the Yezidis and Ahle-e Haqq of Kurdistan -- Korastrians in twentieth century Iran -- Fire temples and other sacred precincts in Iran and India -- Evolution of the Towers of Silence and their significance -- Protecting the physical world --
- The court of the lord of rituals -- Observances of the faithful -- A general account of Iranian studies -- New map of Indostan or East Indies -- Parsi arrival and early settlements in India -- Colonial trade and Parsi entrepreneurs -- A new map of Asia -- Bombay Parsis and the diaspora in the 18th and 19th centuries -- Parsi pioneers of the press (1822-1915) -- Of costumes and sets : Parsi theatre -- Parsis and the spirit of Indian Nationalism -- Entertaining the Zoroastrian way -- Jamva Chalo : the eating habits of the Parsis -- Parsi cuisine in the villages of Gujarat -- Dress of the Imperial Court -- Hues of madder, pomegranate, and saffron : traditional costumes of Yazd -- The Tanchoi and the Garo: Parsi textiles and embroidery -- Style and elegance : Parsi costumes in the 18th and 19th century -- Faces from the mists of time : Parsi portraits of western India (1750-1900) -- Zoroastrians of Iran : a panorama -- Parsis of western India : a panorama.
- Call Number
- JQZ 13-805
- ISBN
- 1890206229
- 8185822719 (Mapin)
- OCLC
- 50398316
- Title
- A Zoroastrian tapestry : art, religion & culture / edited by Pheroza J. Godrej & Firoza Punthakey Mistree.
- Imprint
- Usmanpura, India : Mapin Publishing ; Wappingers' Falls, NY : Distributed in North America by Antique Collectors' Club, c2002.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 727-733) and index.
- Added Author
- Godrej, Pheroza.Mistree, Firoza Punthakey.
- Research Call Number
- JQZ 13-805