| Description |
1 online resource ([xviii], 566 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Contents |
1. Introduction -- Part I. The Revolts: 2. The Jibal: Sunbadh, the Muslimiyya -- 3. Azerbaijan: Babak -- 4. Khurasan: Muhammira, Khidashiyya, Rawandiyya, Harithiyya -- 5. Sogdia and Turkestan: Ishaq -- 6. Sogdia: al-Muqanna and the Mubayyida -- 7. South-eastern Iran: Bihafaridh, ustadhsis, and Yusuf al-Barm -- 8. The nature of the revolts -- 9. The aftermath -- Part II. The Religion: 10. God, cosmology, and eschatology -- 11. Divine indwelling -- 12. Reincarnation -- 13. Ethos, organisation, overall character -- 14. Khurrami beliefs in pre-Islamic sources -- 15. Regional and official Zoroastrianism: doctrines -- 16. Regional and official Zoroastrianism on the ground -- Part III. Women and Property: 17. 'Wife-sharing' -- 18. The Mazdakite utopia and after -- Part IV. Conclusion: 19. Iranian religion versus Islam and inside it -- Appendices |
| Summary |
This learned and engaging study casts new light on the nature of religion in pre-Islamic Iran |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Islam -- Iran -- History
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Religion -- History.
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religious history.
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Islam
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Religion
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Iran
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781139516891 |
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1139516892 |
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9781139515245 |
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1139515241 |
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9781139088459 |
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1139088459 |
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