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A Walk through the Iranian Heavens : Spherical and Non-Spherical Cosmographic Models in the Imagination of Ancient Iran and Its Neighbors, Hardback Book

A Walk through the Iranian Heavens : Spherical and Non-Spherical Cosmographic Models in the Imagination of Ancient Iran and Its Neighbors Hardback

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This book by Antonio Panaino discusses the development of the Iranian cosmographical world and its interaction with the Greek, Mesopotamian and Indic civilizations. By undertaking such a study, the author places the Iranian intellectual tradition in perspective vis-à-vis other ancient civilizations and demonstrates the depth and importance of the Mazdean tradition, which was able to absorb and systematize foreign knowledge. Panaino shows the presence of both Aristotelian and Neo-Platonist traditions in the Iranian intellectual scene, though somewhat changed and acculturated to the Mazdean ideas and world-view. Hence, the book is a lively and interesting study of the juxtapositioning of various scientific and philosophical ideas at play in the Mediterranean, Iranian and Indic worlds. The Dr. Samuel M. Jordan Center for Persian Studies is pleased to publish this work by one of the foremost scholars of Iranian Studies, whose knowledge in astronomy and cosmology is well-known. It is hoped that his work further stimulates other studies in the field of Mazdean philosophical and scientific outlook.

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