Books on Parsis
The following are a select list of books on the Parsis. If you wish to acquire any of these titles, please e-mail us at vedams@vedamsbooks.com
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Zarathushtra is believed to be the first in human history to have founded a religion based on the ethical values of truth and justice named Asha (Vedic Rta) in the Gathas |
Avesta : The Sacred Books of the Parsis/edited by Karl F. Geldner. Delhi, Parimal Pub., 2000, 3 Vols., lvi, 656 p., $83 (set). ISBN 81-7110-176-3. Details No. 33041
Colors of Truth : Religion, Self and Emotions : Perspectives of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Sikhism and Contemporary Psychology/Sonali Bhatt Marwaha. New Delhi, Concept, 2006, 319 p., $33. ISBN 81-8069-268-X. Details No. 44519
Competition and Collaboration : Parsi Merchants and the English East India Company in 18th Century India/David L. White. 1995, xxi, 194 p., maps, $17. ISBN 81-215-0663-8.Details No. 10176
The Complete Book of Muslim and Parsi Names/Maneka Gandhi and Ozair Husain. New Delhi, Penguin Books, 2004, xv, 527 p., $22 (pbk). ISBN 0-14-303184-8. Details No. 38783
Dictionary of Indian Religions/T. Rengarajan. Delhi, Eastern Book Linkers, 2003, 2 Vols., 646 p., $94 (set). ISBN 81-7854-022-3. Details No. 29068
Encyclopaedia of Great Festivals/K.L. Chanchreek and M.K. Jain. New Delhi, Shree Pub., 2007, viii, 264 p., $44. ISBN 81-8329-191-0. Details No. 53453
Encyclopaedia of Oriental Philosophy and Religion, Vols. 6 to 10/edited by N.K. Singh and A.P. Mishra. New Delhi, Global Vision Pub., 2007, 1854 p., $450 (set). ISBN 81-8220-071-7. Details No. 48972
The Gathas of Zarathushtra : Hymns in Praise of Wisdom/Translation and Commentary by Piloo Nanavutty. 1999, 173 p., illustrated, $40. ISBN 81-85822-56-5 (soft cover). Details No. 14926
The Good Parsi : The Fate of a Colonial Elite in a Postcolonial Society/T.M. Luhrmann. 1996, 317 p., $33. ISBN 0-19564079-9. Details No. 11487
History of The Parsis : Including their Manners, Customs, Religion and Present Position/Dosabhai Framji Karaka. Reprint, 1999, 2 Vol., 682 p., illus, $53. ISBN 81-7020-890-4 (set). Details No. 14408
Parsi English Novel/Jaydipsinh Dodiya. New Delhi, Sarup and Sons, 2006, xii, 132 p., $20. ISBN 81-7625-715-X. Details No. 48710
Parsis in India/J.B. Sharma and S.P. Sharma. 1999, v, 304 p., $36. ISBN 81- 85809-51-8. Details No. 14897
The Parsi Theatre : Its Origins and Development/Somnath Gupt. Translated and edited by Kathryn Hansen. New Delhi, Seagull Books, 2005, xiv, 223 p., $25. ISBN 81-7046-273-8. Details No. 44842
The Parsees : Their History, Manners, Customs and Religion/Dosabhoy Framjee. Reprint. New Delhi, Asian Educational Services, 2003, xv, 286 p., $22. ISBN 81-206-1727-4. Details No. 31035
The Parsees of Calcutta/Dalia Ray. Kolkata, Sujan, 2005, xxviii, 236 p., ills., $33. ISBN 81-85549-44-3. Details No. 43915