Ricerc@Sapienza

The burial method of Zoroastrians is different from that of other religions and has been observed in the different periods and places by the community, but there have been differences in the method of execution. These differences reflect the environmental, cultural and social developments of Zoroastrians over these centuries. Therefore, examining the trend

The paper aims to analyse some late antique accounts indicating attitudes and actions of the Iranians toward bones of individuals credited to be endowed with a supernatural power. The study thus reconstructs an Iranian perspective on practices and beliefs that were widespread throughout Near-Eastern societies during Late Antiquity, becoming shared elements of cross-cultural interaction.

This paper discusses a passage found in the Middle Persian legal text Haz?r D?dest?n (MHDA) that is crucial to our understanding of pre-Islamic chronological issues. Through a study of the personal names found in the text, the author is able to show that t the chronological discussions and the resulting differences of opinion on pre-islamic iranian chronology that are so widely attested in islamic historiography, were already present in preislamic times, though probably only in restricted intellectual circles.