ABSTRACT
Persian is one of the important languages of Zoroastrian literature in general, and the most important language for those interested in mediaeval and early modern Zoroastrianism, when it was used by both the Iranian and the Parsi communities for various reasons and in various contexts. Unfortunately, only very few scholars have shown interest in Persian Zoroastrian literature. While we do have some surveys and some text editions, there is a clear lack of serious research in Persian Zoroastrian literature. The present chapter aims to show that Persian Zoroastrian literature deserves serious attention by thinking through the kinds of questions in the study of Zoroastrianism to which Persian literature lends itself.
