Parsis in India and the diaspora / edited by John R. Hinnells and Alan Williams.

The structure, significance and poetic integrity of the Qesse-ye Sanjān / Alan Williams -- The landing of the Zoroastrians at Sanjan: the archaeological evidence / Rukshana Nanji and Homi Dhalla -- Parsi prayer and devotional song in the Indian diaspora / Sarah Stewart -- Partner in empire: Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy and the public culture of nineteenth-century Bombay / Jesse S. Palsetia -- Changing perceptions of authority among Parsis in British India / John R. Hinnells -- Bombay Parsi merchants in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries / Rusheed R. Wadia -- Mourning, philanthropy, and M.M. Bhownaggree's road to parliament / John McLeod -- Judging conversion to Zoroastrianism: behind the scenes of the Parsi Panchayat case (1908) / Mitra Sharafi -- Iranians and Indians on the shores of Serendib (Sri Lanka) / Jamsheed K. Choksy -- Zoroastrians in Europe 1976 to 2003: continuity and change / Gillian Mary Towler Mehta -- Para-Zoroastrianisms: memetic transmission and appropriations / Michael Strausberg -- Parsis in India and their diasporas in the twentieth century and beyond / John R. Hinnells.

Written by notable experts in the field, this book explores various key aspects of the Parsis. It spans the time from their arrival in India to the 21st century. All contributions are based on original research and most of them use hitherto unexplored primary sources.