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The Cambridge history of Iran

W. B. Fisher
The Cambridge History of Iran is an eight-volume survey of Iranian history and culture, and its contribution to the civilisation of the world. All aspect of the religious, philosophical, political, economic, scientific and artistic elements in Iranian civilisation are studies, with some emphasis on geographical and ecological factors which have contributed to that civilisation's special character. -- From publisher's description
Print Book, English, 1968-1991
University Press, Cambridge, 1968-1991
History
7 volumes in 8 illustrations, maps, plates 24 cm
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List of plates; List of line drawings; List of maps; Part V. Institutions: 18. Iranian society and law A. Perikhanian; 19. Political, social and administrative institutions: taxes and trade V. G. Lukonin; 20. Geographical and administrative divisions: settlements and economy Christopher Brunner; 21a. Time-reckoning E. Bickerman; 21b. Iranian festivals Mary Boyce; Part VI. Religious History: 22. Development of religious thought Carsten Colpe; 23. Zoroastrian religion J. Duchesne-Guillemin; 24. Jews in Iran J. Neusner; 25. Christians in Iran J. P. Asmussen; 26. Buddhism among Iranian peoples R. E. Emmerick; 27a. Manichaeism and its Iranian background G. Widengren; 27b. Mazdakism Ehsan Yarshater; Part VII. Art History: 28. Parthian art Daniel Schlumberger; 29a. Sasanian art Dorothy Shepherd; 29b. Sasanian silver Prudence Harper; 30. The development of the arts in Transoxiana Guity Azarpay; Part VIII: Languages and Literature: 31. Parthian writings and literature Mary Boyce; 32a. Zoroastrian Pahlavi writings J. P. de Menasce, O.P.; 32b. Manichaean Middle Persian writings Mary Boyce; 32c. Middle Persian inscriptions Phillippe Gignoux; 33. Sogdian language and literature Mark Dresden; 34. Khotanese Saka literature H. W. Bailey; 35. Khwarazmian language and literature D. N. Mackenzie; 36. Bactrian literature Ilya Gershevitch; 37. Sources of Parthian and Sasanian history G. Widengren; Bibliographies; Index; Index of Greek words.
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