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Zoroastrian and Parsi Studies

'John Hinnells is the world authority on the Zoroastrians and the Parsis. A selection of his important essays are here brought together. Not only is Zoroastrianism vital for its influence on the monotheistic religions of the West, but it represents a living presence in India and the world. He also illuminates various themes, such as Parsi philanthropy, philosophy and medicine. It is altogether a significant achievement.'

-iman Smart, University of California Santa Barbara, USA

'John Hinnells is recognized in the academy and in Zoroastrian circles as an outstanding scholar of Zoroastrian/Parsi history and thought. This collection of Hinnells' scholarly analyses of Zoroastrian influence on the Bible, Parsi history and philosophy, and the Parsi diaspora constitutes an important resource for contemporary research on a significant transnational religious community, reaching from its primary locations in Iran and India to establish new centers in Great Britain, Canada, and the United States. '

-Raymond . Williams, Wabash College, USA

'This is an exciting and timely collection of articles by John Hinnells, one of the most distinguished scholars of Zoroastrianism and undoubtedly the one best acquainted with the Parsi communities around the globe. This volume includes some of Hinnells' crucial contributions on the influence of Zoroastrianism on Judaism and Christianity as well as a wide range of his ground-breaking work on Parsi history, religion and diaspora. Conveniently brought together here, his Zoroastrian and Parsi Studies are bound to be of great interest for both the general reader and the researcher.'

-Almut Hintze, Zarthoshty Lecturer in Zoroastrianism, SOAS, London

Zoroastrianism is perhaps the oldest of the prophetic religions. It was the official religion of Iran for over a thousand years (6th century BCE to 7th century CE). During this period it stood astride the trade routes between East and West and thereby exercised considerable influence on other religions, notably Judaism and Christianity. When Zoroastrian emigres settled in India, they and their religion flourished. Known as the Parsis, they became a pivotal group in educational, social, political and economic developments in British India. From this base they travelled and traded in 19th century China, East Africa, Sind and Britain. In the 20th century they migrated to the New World - Canada, the US and Australia. Zoroastrian and Parsi Studies includes chapters on these various subjects.

This selection will not only be of interest to Zoroastrian scholars, but also to scholars of other religious traditions, biblical scholars, and those in immigration, diaspora or South Asian studies.

John Hinnells is Research Professor, University of Derby; Honorary Professor, University of Stirling; Visiting Professorat SOAS; Senior/Life member of Robinson College and Clare Hall Cambridge, UK,

I wish to dedicate the thirty years work
represented by the articles in this volume
to my dearly loved granddaughter
EMMA GRACE
for she is the future.

Zoroastrian and Parsi Studies

Selected works of John R. Hinnells

John R. Hinnells
Research Professor in Comparative Religion University of Derby

First published 2000 by Ashgate Publishing

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Contents

Originally published in The Future of Religion: Postmodern Perspectives, Essays in Honour of Ninian Smart, Lamb, C. & Cohn-Sherbok, D. (eds.), Middlesex University Press: London, 1999, pp. 156-171.

Originally published in NVMEN, International Review for the History of Religions, issued by the International Association for the History of Religions, vol XVI, Fasc.3, 1969, pp. 161-185.

Originally published in Studi Storico-Religiosi In Onore Di Ugo Bianchi, Stameni-Gasparro, G. (ed.), L'Erma di Bretschneider, Rome, 1994, pp. 305-322.

Originally published in Journal of the K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, Bombay, 1978, No 46, pp. 5-19.

Originally published in Journal of the K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, Bombay, 1978, No 46, pp. 20-41.

Originally published in Journal of the K.R. Cama Oriental Institute , Bombay, 1978, No 46, pp. 42-64.

Originally published in Traditions in Contact and Change, Selected proceedings of the XIVth Congress of the International Association for the History of Religions, Slater, P. & Wiebe, D. (eds.), Wilfrid Laurier University Press: Canada, 1983, pp. 105-125.

Originally published in Papers in Honour of Professor Mary Boyce, Bivar, A.D.H., Hinnells, J.R. (eds.), 1985, E.J. Brill: Leiden, pp. 261-326.

Originally published in Companion Encyclopedia of Asian Philosophy , Carr, B. & Mahalingam, I. (eds.), Routledge: London and New York, 1996, pp. 64-92.

Ch. 13 War and Medicine in Zoroastrianism
(The Dastur Kutar Memorial Lecture, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1999)

Originally published in Journal of the K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, Mumbai, 63, 1999, pp. 60-93.

Originally published in Migration: The Asian Experience, Brown, J.M. & Foot, R. (eds.), Macmillans St Antony's Series, Oxford, 1994, pp. 56-82.

Originally published in South Asia Research, Vol. 14, No. 1 Spring 1994, pp.62-108.

Originally published in The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada and the United States, Coward, H., Williams, R.B. & Hinnells, J.R. (eds.), State University of New York Press, New York, 2000, pp. 35-54.

1. Ch. 13 War and Medicine in Zoroastrianism
   (The Dastur Kutar Memorial Lecture, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1999)

1. i

Guide

I am deeply grateful to Ashgate Publishing for producing this volume collecting some of my articles. Because some have appeared in places where the relevant scholars have not had ready access to them, they have not become as well known as any author would wish their work to be.

Looking back over thirty years of writing, it was difficult to judge what to include, and what to leave out. In part, the selection tries to balance the different areas in which I have worked: the ancient tradition and its influence on Biblical imagery; Parsi history; the living religion and diaspora communities. Most of the chapters were invited chapters, commonly research workshops, festschriften and so on. Because relatively few scholars outside the field know much of Zoroastrianism it is virtually always necessary to introduce the religion or the community. I contemplated omitting some of the introductions to avoid repetition, but decided that in practice this would unbalance the article because the introductions do focus the reader's attention on the appropriate aspects of Zoroastrianism or the Parsis.

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