The Zoroastrian Myth of Migration from Iran and Settlement in the Indian Diaspora

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  • Author : Alan Williams
  • Release Date : 2009-09-24
  • Publisher : BRILL
  • Genre : Religion
  • Pages : 264
  • ISBN 13 : 9047430425
  • File Size : 27,27 MB
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The Zoroastrian Myth of Migration from Iran and Settlement in the Indian Diaspora by Alan Williams PDF Summary

Book Description: The Qesse-ye Sanjān is the sole surviving account of the emigration of Zoroastrians from Iran to India to form the Parsi (‘Persian’) community. Written in Persian couplets in India in 1599 by a Zoroastrian priest, it is a work many know of, but few have actually read, let alone studied in depth. This book provides a romanised transcription from the oldest manuscripts, an elegant metrical translation, detailed commentary and, most importantly, a radical new theory of how such a text should be “read”, i.e. not as a historical chronical but as a charter of Zoroastrian identity, foundation myth and justification of the Parsi presence in India. The book fills a lacuna that has been acutely felt for a long time.

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