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A dozen articles originally published 1969-92 consider interpretations of Sasanian Zoroastrianism and the transmission of Zoroastrian ideas into Islam. The topics include esoteric trends, the creation of Ahreman, Mihr the judge, Ibn al-Muqaffa's theory of government, symbols of royalty, a facetious recipe, and Semitic-Iranian syncretism. Asterisks in the margin refer to corrections and further notes in a ten-page addendum. Distributed in the US by Ashgate. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
