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"A retelling of several important ancient Persian myths, with background information describing the history, geography, belief systems, and customs of the ancient Persians"--Provided by publisher.

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Marshall Cavendish Benchmark
Language
English

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Subjects
Zoroastrianism, Juvenile literature, Adaptations, History, Religions, Religions, juvenile literature, Iran, history
People
Firdawsī
Places
Iran
Times
To 640

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Table of Contents

The magic of myths
Part I. Meet the ancient Persians ; At the crossroads ; The glories of Persia ; Kings, nobles, and commoners ; The teachings of Zarathustra ; The sacred fire
Part II. Timeless tales of ancient Persia ; The origins of the world and humans: Ahura Mazda and the good creation ; Tales from the Shahnameh: the first earthly kings ; The golden age: Yima saves the world ; Good triumphs over evil: Zahhak the serpent king ; Mythical creatures: Rostam and his marvelous horse ; The founding of Zoroastrianism: the life of Zarathustra
Glossary
Ancient Persian writing and texts
To find out more
Selected bibliography
Notes on quotations
Index.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Published in
New York, NY
Series
Myths of the world
Genre
Adaptations, Juvenile literature

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
935
Library of Congress
DS254.75 .S346 2009, DS254.75 .S346 2010, DS254.75.S346 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL23187135M
Internet Archive
ancientpersians0000scho
ISBN 13
9780761442189
LCCN
2009011876
OCLC/WorldCat
311786295
Library Thing
9738711

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