Les Parsis : : Histoire des Communautes Zoroastriennes de l'Inde / / Dauphine Menant.
The Parsis, descendants of the ancient Persians, are a Zoroastrian people that have survived into modern times. Dauphine Menant’s classic study on the history of the Parsis in India is made available in its first French edition. In the style of the travelogue, the study contains illustrations of par...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Gorgias Press Backlist eBook-Package 2001-2013 |
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Place / Publishing House: | Piscataway, NJ : : Gorgias Press, , [2009] ©2009 |
Year of Publication: | 2009 |
Language: | French |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (527 p.) :; 21 |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- INTRODUCTION -- PROFESSION DE FOI ZOROASTRIENNE -- LES PARSIS -- CHAPITRE PREMIER. Exode des Parais -- CHAPITRE II. Les Zoroastriene en Perse -- CHAPITRE III Population. — Costumes. — Usages. — Fêtes -- CHAPITRE IV. Vie domestique des Parsis. Naissance. — Investiture du Sudrah et du Kusti. Mariage -- CHAPITRE V. Funérailles -- CHAPITRE VI. Le Panchayet -- CHAPITRE VII. Éducation -- CHAPITRE VIII. Commerce. — Littérature, — Politique -- PLANCHES HORS TEXTE -- TABLE DES MATIÈRES |
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Summary: | The Parsis, descendants of the ancient Persians, are a Zoroastrian people that have survived into modern times. Dauphine Menant’s classic study on the history of the Parsis in India is made available in its first French edition. In the style of the travelogue, the study contains illustrations of parts of the Parsis life in the late nineteenth century. Twenty-one plates as well as illustrations within the text serve the valuable function of enabling the reader to visualize this swiftly disappearing culture. This basic introduction to the history and life of the Parsis will appeal to those interested in the state of religious minorities in Asia, as well as those who are researching the living traditions of Zoroastrianism |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781463215156 9783111024141 9783110663037 |
DOI: | 10.31826/9781463215156 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Dauphine Menant. |