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Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgements vi
4. A Note on Transliteration and Abbreviation viii
5. Introduction: Zoroastrianism, Islam and Accommodation 1
6. 1 Myth and Countermyth in Zoroastrian Historiography 19
7. 2 Umar’s Dilemma: The Taxation of People Without a Book 33
8. 3 Marriage, Meat and the Limits of Accommodation 55
9. 4 Salman’s Charter as a Site of Memory 78
10. 5 Fire Temple Desecration and Triumphal Tales of Violence 112
11. 6 Rhetorical Zoroastrians in Early Islamic Discourse 136
12. Conclusion: An Ambivalent Accommodation 159
13. Appendix A: Translation of an Iranian Recension of Salman’s Charter 167
14. Appendix B: Translation of an Indian Recension of Salman’s Charter 169
15. Bibliography 172
16. Index 195