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A sweeping new work exploring Iran’s cultural import and influence on each of the world’s major religions

About the Author

RICHARD FOLTZ is Professor of Iranian Studies at Concordia University and is the founding director of Concordia’s Centre for Iranian Studies Programme. His books, Spirituality in the Land of the Noble: How Iran Shaped the World’s Religions and Religions of the Silk Road: Premodern Patterns of Globalization, propose historical models for considering the emergence, development, and transmission of the world’s major religious traditions, emphasizing the contributions of Iranian civilization to world history.