Éditeur : Anthony F. De Sousa | Date & Lieu : 1940, Bombay |
Préface : | Pages : 112 |
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Langue : Anglais | Format : 165x245 mm |
Code FIKP : Liv. Ang. Lp. Gen. 22 | Thème : Religion |
Présentation
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The religion of the Yézidis |
PREFACE On December 12th, 1935, I read a paper in Gujarati on "The Yézidi sect of Kurdistan; a comparison of its religious customs and beliefs with those of the Zoroastrians of India and Iran" in the K. R. Cama Oriental Institute under the auspices of the Rāhnumāe Mazdayasnān Sabhā. This paper with corrections and additions is embodied in the appendix. A student of Zoroastrianism should busy himself not only with Avesta and Pahlavi scriptures and their commentaries, but also with every source of information that throws direct or indirect light on the millenary history of Zoroastrianism. This work of Prof. Furlani, there-fore, although it treats exclusively of the religion of the Yézidis and their scriptures is very useful in ascertaining the influence which later Zoroastrianism exercised on the mind of the founder of this sect as late as the twelfth century of the Christian era. While placing this work before the Parsis I have the pleasant duty of acknowledging my deep indebtedness to the Trustees of Sir Ratan Tata for their prompt and generous support, without which it would have still remained unpublished, and for granting me all rights relating to its publication. My cordial thanks are due to Prof. Furlani for giving me the permission for this translation.
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