Home›Sources›Davis, "Rostam and Zoroastrianism," in The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007SourcesDavis, "Rostam and Zoroastrianism," in The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Davis, "Rostam and Zoroastrianism," in The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/davis-rostam-and-zoroastrianism.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Davis, "Rostam and Zoroastrianism," in The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/davis-rostam-and-zoroastrianismCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-davis-rostam-and-zoroastrianism-in-the-n, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Davis, "Rostam and Zoroastrianism," in The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/davis-rostam-and-zoroastrianism}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXA scholarly essay by a leading English translator of the Shahnameh, examining the common assumption that the poem's pre-Islamic Iranian heroes should be read as Zoroastrian, read directly for this entry. Its strength is a specialist's caution against a shortcut this atlas's own entry needed to avoid.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested1Dick Davis's scholarly essay Rostam and Zoroastrianism, in the edited volume The Necklace of the Pleiades, read directly for this entry, the top tier reflecting a leading English translator of the Shahnameh examining the common assumption that the poem's pre-Islamic Iranian heroes should be read as Zoroastrian. Its strength is a specialist's caution against a shortcut this atlas's own entry needed to avoid.NotesWell-attestedChecked at its Cambridge Core abstract and citation record. Author Dick Davis, Ohio State University, a leading English translator of the Shahnameh. Cited for its caution against assuming the poem's pre-Islamic heroes are straightforwardly Zoroastrian.CitationAuthorWell-attestedDick DavisPublisherWell-attestedThe Necklace of the Pleiades: 24 Essays on Persian Literature, Culture and Religion, edited by Franklin Lewis and Sunil Sharma, pages 49 to 62, Rozenberg Publishers / Amsterdam University PressPublication YearWell-attested2007URLWell-attestedhttps://www.cambridge.org/core/books/abs/necklace-of-the-pleiades/rostam-and-zoroastrianism/AEC805E3E7C4B4362986FE1CB3745A12Source TypeWell-attestedbook chapterClaims Backed By This Source (13 claims)This source backs 13 claims across the atlas. As facts: 11 well-attested. Plus 2 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 8 claims: 8 well-attested.Literary Works, 3 claims: 2 well-attested, 1 general references.Articles, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested11ArticlesA Hero Older Than the Prophet He Is Assumed to FollowLiterary WorksShahnamehSourcesDavis, "Rostam and Zoroastrianism," in The Necklace of the Pleiades, 2007General References2ArticlesA Hero Older Than the Prophet He Is Assumed to FollowLiterary WorksShahnamehComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year