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The Skand Gumanig-Wizar is the most important polemical treatise in the Zoroastrian tradition and a work of fundamental importance for understanding Iran's transformation from a predominantly Zoroastrian society to a predominantly Muslim one during the Early Middle Ages. This book provides a new translation of the sections dealing with Islam, along with extensive commentary and introductory chapters.

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The Skand Gumanig-Wizar is the most important polemical treatise in the Zoroastrian tradition and a work of fundamental importance for understanding Iran's transformation from a predominantly Zoroastrian society to a predominantly Muslim one during the Early Middle Ages. This book provides a new translation of the sections dealing with Islam, along with extensive commentary and introductory chapters.
Autorenporträt
Christian Sahner is Associate Professor of Islamic History and Fellow of St Cross College, University of Oxford. His work explores the transition from Late Antiquity to the Islamic Middle Ages, relations between Muslims and non-Muslims (chiefly Christians and Zoroastrians), and the interconnected history of Syria, Iran, and North Africa. His publications include Christian Martyrs under Islam: Religious Violence and the Making of the Muslim World (Princeton University Press, 2018) and Conversion to Islam in the Premodern Age: A Sourcebook (co-editor) (University of California Press, 2020).