Download or read book From Zoroastrian Iran to Islam written by Shaul Shaked and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-12-11 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book deals with some major aspects of Zoroastrianism in Iran during the Sasanian period, including the important distinctions between the spritual and the material modes of existence, the idea that Ahreman, the Evil Spirit, does not belong in the material world, and the widely current myth of Zurvan. The volume also deals with the impact of some Zoroastrian themes on Islam, such as the twin relationship between state and religion, throwing light on both the Iranian themes and their borrowing into Islamic literature.