Zoroastrian and Parsi Studies: Selected Works of John R.Hinnells

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This title was first published in 2000: This volume collects articles from 30 years of John R. Hinnell's writings. The selection is intended to balance the different areas in which he has worked: the ancient tradition and its influence on Biblical imagery; Parsi history; the living religion; and diaspora communities. Cover Dedication Title Copyright Contents General Introduction Section A. Theory and Method in Zoroastrian Studies Ch. 1 Postmodernism and the Study of Zoroastrianism Section Β. Zoroastrian Influence on Biblical Imagery Ch. 2 Introduction Ch. 3 Zoroastrian Saviour Imagery and its Influence on the New Testament Ch. 4 Zoroastrian Influence on Judaism and Christianity: Some Further Reflections Section C. Parsi History Ch. 5 Introduction Ch. 6 Anglo-Parsi Commercial Relations in Bombay Prior to 1847 Ch. 7 British Accounts of Parsi Religion, 1619-1843 Ch. 8 Parsis and British Education, 1820-1880 Ch. 9 Social Change and Religious Transformation Among Bombay Parsis in the Early 20th Century Section D. Zoroastrianism and the Parsis Ch. 10 Introduction Ch. 11 The Flowering of Zoroastrian Benevolence: Parsi Charities in the 19th and 20th Centuries Ch. 12 Contemporary Zoroastrian Philosophy Ch. 13 War and Medicine in Zoroastrianism (The Dastur Kutar Memorial Lecture, School of Oriental and African Studies, London 1999) (Hitherto unpublished.) Section E. The Parsi Diaspora Ch. 14 Introduction Ch. 15 Muncherji Bhownagree: Politician and Zoroastrian Ch. 16 The Modern Zoroastrian Diaspora Ch. 17 South Asian Diaspora Communities and Their Religion: A Comparative Study of Parsi Experiences Ch. 18 The Zoroastrian Diaspora: A Comparative Study of Communities in Britain, Canada and the USA