The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration by John R. Hinnells. Published in 2005 by Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP. Pp: xvii + 865. Price: Not mentioned.
Arnavaz S. Mama
The Zoroastrian Diaspora: Religion and Migration by John R. Hinnells. Published in 2005 by Oxford University Press, Great Clarendon Street, Oxford OX2 6DP. Pp: xvii + 865. Price: Not mentioned.
When Prof John Hinnells began his preparations in 1983 to deliver the prestigious Ratanbai Katrak Lectures in Oxford in 1985, he could hardly have anticipated that this hydra-headed topic would entail 250,000 miles of travel or that he would need to wade through 120,000 printout pages analyzing his international survey from 1,812 responses! Add to that 3,000 years of Zoroastrian history and one can condone the 22 odd years it......