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An extraordinary loss to Ancient Near East studies, in general, and to iran

studies in particular. Her works will stand testimoy to the magnificent

contributions she has made in unraveling the zoroastrian faith. May her

memory be a beacon light for all researches related to ANE studies. I have

personally benefited a lot from her work in establishing the concordance

between Rigveda and Avesta. I feel that I have lost a great friend.

 

http://tinyurl.com/h3yqd

 

http://www.mehrnews.ir/en/NewsDetail.aspx?NewsID=308701

 

 

 

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I didn't know about her. But from the article it seems she was instrumental in clearing up the image of the Zoroastrian faith among westerners. It's good that they have people like her. That she thought the real Zorastians in Iran and India should interpret the faith better than western scholars, is the type of person we need for Hinduism. But what did she say about Rigveda and Avesta?

 

For Hinduism, we have a few western authors who give an accurate image of Hinduism, like Davis Frawley but we have more anti-Hindu scholars who misinterpret Hindu texts like Wendy Doniger.

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