The Zoroastrian diaspora
Subtitle: religion and migration : the Ratanbai Katrak lectures, the Oriental Faculty, Oxford 1985
By: John R. Hinnells.
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 865
Subjects: Zoroastrians -- History.; Zoroastrianism -- History.; Emigration and immigration -- Religious aspects -- Zoroastrianism.
Description: What is the distinctive Zoroastrian experience and what is the common diasporic experience? This book attempts a global comparison of diaspora groups in six continents. Each chapter is based on unused original sources ranging from 19th century archives to contemporary newsletters.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [819]-822) and indexes.