Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents xi
3. A Note on Names, Translations, and Transliterations xiii
4. Acknowledgments xv
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. The Myth of Zoroastrian Intolerance 23
7. 2. Belonging to a Land 59
8. 3. Christian Law Making and Iranian Political Practice 93
9. 4. Creating a Christian Aristocracy 127
10. 5. The Christian Symbolics of Power in a Zoroastrian Empire 164
11. Conclusion 199
12. Notes 205
13. Bibliography 237
14. Index 293