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Robert Charles Zaehner

Born

in Sevenoaks, Kent, The United Kingdom

April 08, 1913

Died

November 24, 1974

Genre

Iranian Studies, Indian Studies, Zoroastrianism

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ZAEHNER, ROBERT CHARLES, was a scholar of Iranian and Indian studies, a historian of religions, Spalding Professor of Eastern Religions and Ethics at Oxford University.
He could read in the original language many sacred texts, e.g., Hindu, Buddhist, Islamic. Earlier, starting in World War II, he had served as an intelligence officer in Iran. At Oxford University his first writings had been on the Zoroastrian religion and its texts.
Appointed Spalding Professor, his books addressed such subjects as mystical experience (articulating a comparative typology), Hinduism, comparative religion, Christianity and other religions, and ethics. He translated the Bhagavad-Gita, providing an extensive commentary based on Hindu tradition and sources. His la ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 29 ratings · 7 reviews · 7 distinct works

	طلوع و غروب زرتشتی گری by Robert Charles Zaehner, Teymour Ghaderi (Translator) 4.27 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	زروان یا معمای زرتشتی گری by Robert Charles Zaehner, Teymour Ghaderi (Translator) 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	تعالیم مغان by Robert Charles Zaehner, فریدون بدره‌ای (Translator) 3.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1956	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hinduism 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1983 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism طلوع و غروب زردشتی گری 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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