References to the Magi and Zarathustra: A Catalog Across Civilizations
References to the Magi and Zarathustra: A Catalog Across Civilizations A reference compilation — roughly one hundred genuine references across some twenty-five centuries This catalog gathers about a hundred genuine references to the Magi or to Zarathustra, drawn from the Iranian, Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian and Byzantine, later Western, and modern scholarly traditions. Every entry is a real source or study; none is invented, and none is included that does not genuinely concern the Magi or the prophet.
What this resource contributes
References to the Magi and Zarathustra: A Catalog Across Civilizations A reference compilation — roughly one hundred genuine references across some twenty-five centuries This catalog gathers about a hundred genuine references to the Magi or to Zarathustra, drawn from the Iranian, Greek, Roman, Jewish, Christian and Byzantine, later Western, and modern scholarly traditions. Every entry is a real source or study; none is invented, and none is included that does not genuinely concern the Magi or the prophet. Three honest notes belong at the head of it, because they are what make the list mean what it should. First, on what is being counted.
Topics and source signals
Primary sources detected
Yasna · Gathas · Avesta · Yashts · Vendidad · Behistun Inscription · Hebrew Bible · Talmud · Bundahishn · Denkard
Scholars detected
Mary Boyce · R. C. Zaehner · Prods Oktor Skjærvø