The heritage of Persia / Richard N. Frye
Frye, Roland Mushat
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Add to basketVery good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine and panel edges somewhat dulled and rubbed as with age. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Previous owner's signature in prelims. Physical description; 317 pages, illustrations, 25 cm. Contents; Introduction -Land Of Contrasts Introduction to things general and specific p. 1 The geographical background of history p. 7 People change and people remain p. 10 Iranian Traditions The Aryan background p. 17 Zoroaster and his message p. 28 Sagas of the East p. 35 Iran and Turan p. 42 Social structure p. 53 Iran and the west The heritage of the ages p. 62 Upstart dynasts p. 75 The rise of Persis p. 85 The crisis of empire p. 94 The one world of the Achamenids. The court and bureaucracy p. 102 Economic life p. 119 Religion under the later Achamenids p. 124 The fall of the Achamenids p. 129 L'Iran Exterieur Alexander the Great and his legacy p. 143 Seleucid centralism p. 149 The Hellenistic heritage p. 161 The extended cultural area p. 173 The Graeco-Bactrians p. 182 Gandhara and Western influences p. 189 The Adaptable Arsacids A forgotten dynasty p. 199 Origins p. 201 The road westwards p. 205 Parthia and Rome p. 208 The Government and bureaucracy of the empire p. 212 Literature and culture p. 218 Foundations of Zoroastrianism p. 220 The Kushans and the East p. 223 The traditions of Persis p. 226 Heirs of the Achaemenids Ardashir and the cycle of history p. 236 The imperialism of Shapur p. 241 Heresies and the church p. 248 The glory that was Iran p. 254 The Persian Conquest of Islam Disintegration of the old order p. 268 Islam versus Iran p. 274 Central Asian particularism p. 279 Orthodoxy in Fars p. 283 The new Persian renaissance p. 286 Maps p. 293 Notes to Maps p. 296 Appendices p. 298 Bibliography p. 301 Index p. 311. Subjects; Iran - Civilization - To 640. Iran - History - To 640. History of Religions. Encyclopedia, Persia. 3 Kg.
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