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THE ZOROASTRIAN

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A truly unique and fascinating collection of 70 rare, out-of-print books compiled together for the first time on one USB flash drive covering all aspects of one of the world’s oldest religions - ZOROASTRIANISM.

Founded by the prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran around 3500 years ago, Zoroastrianism is one of the world’s oldest religions. In the past, during the time of the Persian Empire it was the world’s most powerful religion.

This stunning collection of vintage literature includes the ancient holy Zoroastrian Avesta scriptures and religious Pahlavi texts. Discover the history and origins of Zoroastrianism. Study the beliefs, manners and customs of the Parsis as well as the teachings of Zoroaster and the philosophy of the Parsi faith. Read about ancient Iran and the Zoroastrian civilization, from the ancient beginnings to its downfall in around 650 AD. Learn the Zoroastrian customs, traditions and ceremonies and uncover the “treasure of the Magi”….

Some of the books contained within this collection are extremely hard-to-find and will provide a valuable library of reference material for any Zoroastrian or anyone with an interest in the ancient Zoroastrian religion! The full list of titles included speaks for itself….

This wonderful compilation of 70 vintage books provides literally 1,000’s of pages of great content and fabulous photos / illustrations for the reader. All of the books have been scanned in high quality and preserved forever in pdf format - easy to read on your laptop, computer, tablet, smartphone, kindle or e-reader. You can also print entire books or select pages.

This is without doubt the most extensive collection of its kind - compiled over time by rare-book-collections, and only available here!

The Full List of Titles Included is as Follows:

A catechism of the Zoroastrian religion by J. J. Modi (1911)

A modern Zoroastrian by S. Laing (1893)

A study of Yasna I by L. Mills (1910)

Allusions to witchcraft and other primitve beliefs in the Zoroastrian literature by L. J. Frachtenberg (1911)

An Evidence on the Kubeesa in the religion of the ancient Persians by S. Dosabhai (1832)

Avesta eschatology compared with the books of Daniel and Revelations by L. H. Mills (1908)

Avesta, Pahlavi, and ancient Persian studies by P. D. B. Sanjana (1904)

Avesta, the religious books of the Parsees - from Professor Spiegel's German translation of the original manuscripts (1864)

Early religious poetry of Persia by J. H. Moulton (1911)

Early Zoroastrianism by J. H. Moulton (1913)

Essays on the sacred language, writings, and religion of the Parsis by M. Haug (1878)

Extracts from the narrative of Anquetil du Perron's travels in India, chiefly those concerning his researches in the life and religion of Zoroaster by M. Anquetil-Duperron (1876)

Four great religions, four lectures delivered on the twenty-first anniversary of the Theosophical society at Adyar, Madras by A. Besant (1897)

History of the Parsis - including their manners, customs, religion and present position Vol. 1 by D. F. Karaka (1884)

History of the Parsis - including their manners, customs, religion and present position Vol. 2 by D. F. Karaka (1884)

Jâmâspi, Pahlavi, Pâzend and Persian texts b y J. J. Modi (1903)

Les Parsis (Translated in part by Ratanbai Ardeshir Vakil) by D. Menant (1902)

Media, Babylon and Persia, including a study of the Zend Avesta from the fall of Nineveh to the Persian war by Z. A. Ragozin (1903)

Our own religion in ancient Persia by L. H. Mills (1913)

Pahlavi texts Pt. 1 by E. W. West (1880)

Pahlavi texts Pt. 2 by E. W. West (1880)

Pahlavi texts Pt. 3 by E. W. West (1880)

Pahlavi texts Pt. 4 by E. W. West (1880)

Pahlavi texts Pt. 5 by E. W. West (1880)

Parsi, Jaina and Sikh, or, Some minor religious sects in India by D. M. Thornton (1898)

Parsis of ancient India by S. K. Hodivala (1920)

Pâzend texts - collected and collated by E. E. K. Antîa (1909)

Persia past and present; a book of travel and research, with more than two hundred illustrations and a map by A. V. Williams Jackson (1906)

Sacred books of the East - including selections from the Vedic hymns, Zend-Avesta, Dhammapada, Upanishads, the Koran, and the life of Buddha by E. Wilson (1900)

Spitama Zarathushtra by J. K. Wadia (1900)

Studies in Parsi history by S. H. Hodivala (1920)

Sublime though blind a tale of Parsi life men and manners by M. M. Banaji (1922)

The Avestan alphabet and its transcription by A. V. Williams Jackson (1890)

The life of Zoroaster in the words of his own hymns - the Gathas, according to both documents, the priestly, and the personal, on parallel pages by K. S. Guthrie (1914)

The Naojote ceremony of the Parsees by J. J. Modi (1914)

The origins of religion and language, considered in five essays by F. C. Cook (1884)

The Parsee religion by D. Naoroji (1861)

The Parsees - their history, manners, customs, and religion by D. Framjee (1858)

The Pársí religion as contained in the Zand-Avastá by J. Wilson (1843)

The Pérsís, or, Modern Zerdusthians by H. G. Briggs (1852)

The philosophy of the Mazdayasnian religion under the Sassanids by L. C. Casartelli (1889)

The position of Zoroastrian women in remote antiquity - as illustrated in the Avesta, the sacred books of the Parsees by D. P. Sanjana (1892)

The religion of Zoroaster considered in connection with archaic monotheism by R. Brown (1879)

The spirit of Zoroastrianism by H. S. Olcott (1913)

The sun worshipers of Asia by C. D. Poston (1877)

The teaching of Zarathushtra by J. H. Moulton (1917)

The teachings of Zoroaster, and the philosophy of the Parsi religion by S. A. Kapadia (1913)

The treasure of the Magi, a study of modern Zoroastrianism by J. H. Moulton (1917)

The Zend-Avesta and eastern religions by M. Fluegel (1898)

The Zoroastrian sanitary code, with critical and explanatory notes by S. E. Dubash (1906)

Zarathushtra in the Gathas, and in the Greek and Roman classics by W. Geiger (1897)

Zend Avesta Part 1 translated by J. Darmesteter (1880)

Zend Avesta Part 2 translated by J. Darmesteter (1883)

Zend Avesta Part 3 translated by J. Darmesteter (1887)

Zoroaster - the prophet of ancient Iran by A. V. Williams Jackson (1899)

Zoroaster by F. M. Crawford (1885)

Zoroastrian civilization from the earliest times to the downfall of the last Zoroastrian empire, 651 A.D by M. N. Dhalla (1922)

Zoroastrian ethics by M. A. Buch (1919)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 29 - Zoroastrianism in Sassanian times by S. H. Jhabvala (1914)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 35 - Jashan committee and the Parsi community a survey by Shiavax R. Vakil (1914)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 40 - True Zoroastrian year - an invitation to think by Behram D. Pithavala (1916)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 45 - Zoroastrian philosophy by Irach J.S. Taraporewala (1915)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 49 - On Zoroastrian traditions, customs & ceremonials by H. S. Spencer & K. S. Dabu (1913)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 51 - Zoroaster went to Berlin, or, the ladder of perfection by M. Pithawalla (1916)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 55 - Khordad-sal by Khursheed Navroji Pavri (1916)

Zoroastrian pamphlets Vol. 56 - The era of Zarathushtra by M. N. Kuka (1916)

Zoroastrian theology from the earliest times to the present day by M. N. Dhalla (1914)

Zoroastrianism ancient and modern by P. S. Masani (1917)

Zoroastrianism and Judaism by G. W. Carter (1918)

Zoroastrianism in the light of theosophy by N. F. Bilimoria (1898)

An absolute must for anyone with an interest in Zoroastrianism or anyone looking to explore the Zoroastrian beliefs and teachings of Zoroaster – an unbelievable treasure trove of information for a very small price!

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All of the files are hi-resolution scans presented in pdf format, easy to read on your computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, or any modern Kindle / ebook reader that can read pdf files. All files can be printed or transferred between devices.

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