The Place of Zoroaster in History : Using the Cult of Personality as a Literary Source of Authority in the Western Tradition.

Europe's fascination with Zoroaster began in the classical period. Celebrated as the embodiment of wisdom and morality, and enjoying the prestige of an unfathomable antiquity, a personality cult, with validating authority, was created around him. This led several western schools of thought to c...

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Main Author: Estakhr, Mehdi
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2011.
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