A review of "Esoteric Trends in Zoroastrianism" by Shaul Shaked
This is a short, super-scholarly and not particularly
interesting article (unless you are a budding specialist in the field) on
esoteric strands within Sasanian Empire Zoroastrianism. Or the lack of them,
since the author reaches the conclusion that, strictly speaking, there were no
such strands. The article has also been reprinted in a volume titled “From
Zoroastrian Iran to Islam”, available free on the web and containing other
contributions to Zoroastrian studies by Shaul Shaked. I admit I was somewhat
disappointed by the contents of Shaked's article, but I suppose the esotericism
of Zardusht is so esoteric that ordinary mortals stuck in Sasanian “getig”
don't know about it…
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