The Cambridge History of Iran
Seleucid Parthian

Volume 3 covers the period from the death of Alexander to the advent of Islam.

E. Yarshater (Edited by)

9780521246934, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 14 April 1983

883 pages
30 x 18 x 6.6 cm, 1.483 kg

The third volume, published in two parts, is an account of every aspect of Iranian civilisation from the death of Alexander in 323 BC to the advent of Islam in the seventh century AD. This complex period, of major importance in Iranian history and extending for almost a thousand years, encompasses the reigns of the Seleucid, the Parthian, the Kushan and Sasanian dynasties. As additions to the general objectives of these volumes, Professor Yarshater has included in this volume chapters on the institutional, administrative, legal, numismatic, linguistic and literary aspects of the period; and he further develops the scope of the volume by including studies of Iran's interaction with neighbouring societies, of Iran's mythical and legendary history, and of Iranian settlements outside the geographical boundaries of Iran and Afghanistan. This volume is the most comprehensive study published of this very important period of Iran's history.

List of plates
List of line drawings
List of maps
Part V. Institutions: 18. Iranian society and law A. Perikhanian
19. Political, social and administrative institutions: taxes and trade V. G. Lukonin
20. Geographical and administrative divisions: settlements and economy Christopher Brunner
21a. Time-reckoning E. Bickerman
21b. Iranian festivals Mary Boyce
Part VI. Religious History: 22. Development of religious thought Carsten Colpe
23. Zoroastrian religion J. Duchesne-Guillemin
24. Jews in Iran J. Neusner
25. Christians in Iran J. P. Asmussen
26. Buddhism among Iranian peoples R. E. Emmerick
27a. Manichaeism and its Iranian background G. Widengren
27b. Mazdakism Ehsan Yarshater
Part VII. Art History: 28. Parthian art Daniel Schlumberger
29a. Sasanian art Dorothy Shepherd
29b. Sasanian silver Prudence Harper
30. The development of the arts in Transoxiana Guity Azarpay
Part VIII: Languages and Literature: 31. Parthian writings and literature Mary Boyce
32a. Zoroastrian Pahlavi writings J. P. de Menasce, O.P.
32b. Manichaean Middle Persian writings Mary Boyce
32c. Middle Persian inscriptions Phillippe Gignoux
33. Sogdian language and literature Mark Dresden
34. Khotanese Saka literature H. W. Bailey
35. Khwarazmian language and literature D. N. Mackenzie
36. Bactrian literature Ilya Gershevitch
37. Sources of Parthian and Sasanian history G. Widengren
Bibliographies
Index
Index of Greek words.

Subject Areas: Asian history [HBJF]