The Old Iranian Polity And The Age Of The Avesta
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Author |
: William W. Malandra |
Publisher |
: U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages |
: 210 |
Release |
: 1983 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780816611140 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0816611149 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion by : William W. Malandra
Author |
: Ehsan Yarshater |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 112 |
Release |
: 1982 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0710090900 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780710090904 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (00 Downloads) |
Synopsis Encyclopedia Iranica by : Ehsan Yarshater
Author |
: Salvatore Gaspa |
Publisher |
: Lulu.com |
Total Pages |
: 540 |
Release |
: 2017 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781609621124 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1609621123 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (24 Downloads) |
Synopsis Textile Terminologies from the Orient to the Mediterranean and Europe, 1000 BC to 1000 AD by : Salvatore Gaspa
The papers in this volume derive from the conference on textile terminology held in June 2014 at the University of Copenhagen. Around 50 experts from the fields of Ancient History, Indo-European Studies, Semitic Philology, Assyriology, Classical Archaeology, and Terminology from twelve different countries came together at the Centre for Textile Research, to discuss textile terminology, semantic fields of clothing and technology, loan words, and developments of textile terms in Antiquity. They exchanged ideas, research results, and presented various views and methods. This volume contains 35 chapters, divided into five sections: - Textile terminologies across the ancient Near East and the Southern Levant - Textile terminologies in Europe and Egypt - Textile terminologies in metaphorical language and poetry - Textile terminologies: examples from China and Japan - Technical terms of textiles and textile tools and methodologies of classifications
Author |
: Alberto Cantera |
Publisher |
: Harrassowitz |
Total Pages |
: 0 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 3447065540 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9783447065542 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Transmission of the Avesta by : Alberto Cantera
The Avesta is a collection of liturgical texts considered as their sacred book by the Zoroastrian community. It contains the recitatives of the Zoroastrian liturgies still celebrated in the 17th century, some of them even celebrated until today. The texts integrated in these ceremonies were composed in different places and at different times, and transmitted orally for centuries. The exact date of the fixation of the ceremonies in the shape in which they are presented in the manuscripts and the creation of the different manuscripts is unknown. But today it is proven that even after the creation of the first manuscripts, the transmission of these liturgical texts was the result of a complicated process in which not only the process of copying manuscripts but also the ritual practice and the ritual teaching were involved. The only deep analysis of the written transmission of the Avesta was made by K. F. Geldner as Prolegomena to his edition of the Avesta. Since then, many new manuscripts have appeared. In Poets, Priests, Scribes and Librarians contributions by the main experts in the transmission of the Avesta are gathered: the oral transmission, the fixation of the different collections, the first writing down, and the manuscripts. Special interest is devoted to the manuscripts. Some contributions of the volume were presented at the correspondent colloquium held in Salamanca, September 2009; others were added in order to make of the volume a comprehensive work on the different aspects of the Avestan transmission.
Author |
: Pablo Vazquez |
Publisher |
: John Hunt Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 81 |
Release |
: 2022-09-30 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781785359620 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1785359622 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (20 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Sacred Gathas of Zarathushtra & the Old Avestan Canon by : Pablo Vazquez
Zarathushtra's Gathas & the Old Avestan canon are the central texts of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest continuously practiced religions in the world that has had a vast influence on the development of many other religions, philosophies, global ethics and more. Composed more than 3000 years ago, they remain surprisingly evergreen in their relevance. With this new and innovative translation, Pablo Vazquez, a Zoroastrian scholar and convert, sheds new light on these sacred texts of eternal wisdom in a way that makes them accessible to a modern audience.
Author |
: Prods Oktor Skjærvø |
Publisher |
: Yale University Press |
Total Pages |
: 283 |
Release |
: 2012-02-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780300170351 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0300170351 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (51 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Spirit of Zoroastrianism by : Prods Oktor Skjærvø
Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest religions, though it is not among the best understood. Originating with Iranian tribes living in Central Asia in the second millennium BCE, Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the Iranian empires until Islam superseded it in the seventh century AD. Centered on the worship of Ahura Mazda, the All-knowing Ruler, Zoroastrianism follows the practices and rituals set out by the prophet Zarathustra, according to the indigenous tradition. As one of the world's great religions, Zoroastrianism has a heritage rich in texts and cultic practices. The texts are often markedly difficult to translate, but in this volume, Prods Oktor Skjærvø, professor of ancient Iranian languages and culture at Harvard, provides modern and accurate translations of Zoroastrian texts that have been selected to provide an overview of Zoroastrian beliefs and practices. In a comprehensive introduction to these sacred texts, Skjærvø outlines the history and essence of Zoroastrianism and discusses the major themes of this the first fully representative selection of Zoroastrian texts to be made available in English for over a century.
Author |
: James Darmesteter |
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: |
Total Pages |
: |
Release |
: 1968 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:3045934 |
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: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Zend-Avesta by : James Darmesteter
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: |
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: |
Total Pages |
: 664 |
Release |
: 1887 |
ISBN-10 |
: CORNELL:31924078875154 |
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: |
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: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal by :
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: |
Publisher |
: Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages |
: 376 |
Release |
: 2007-12-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0521052262 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780521052269 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Avestan Hymn to Mithra by :
The Avestan Hymn to Mithra, written in the fifth century BC, is the one extensive, ancient literary record of the attributes, companions and cult of the Iranian god whose worship spread, five or six centuries later, as far as Britain. Dr Gershevitch here reproduces Geldner's text and critical apparatus of the Hymn, adding his own introduction, translation and commentary. The introduction offers an orientation on the main problems concerning Mithra: how the god came to be included in the Zoroastrian religious system, his relation to Zarathustra's god Ahura Mazdah, his functions, his development from the stage at which the Indian Mitra is found in the Rig Veda, and the extent to which the Western Mithras has preserved the characteristics of the Avestan Mithra. The text is faced by the English translation, and is followed by Dr Gershevitch's exhaustive commentary.
Author |
: John Renard |
Publisher |
: Univ of California Press |
Total Pages |
: 262 |
Release |
: 2012-12-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780520274198 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0520274199 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (98 Downloads) |
Synopsis Fighting Words by : John Renard
One of the critical issues in interreligious relations today is the connection, both actual and perceived, between sacred sources and the justification of violent acts as divinely mandated. Fighting Words makes solid text-based scholarship accessible to the general public, beginning with the premise that a balanced approach to religious pluralism in our world must build on a measured, well-informed response to the increasingly publicized and sensationalized association of terrorism and large-scale violence with religion. In his introduction, Renard provides background on the major scriptures of seven religious traditions—Jewish, Christian (including both the Old and New Testaments), Islamic, Baha’i, Zoroastrian, Hindu, and Sikh. Eight chapters then explore the interpretation of select facets of these scriptures, focusing on those texts so often claimed, both historically and more recently, as inspiration and justification for every kind of violence, from individual assassination to mass murder. With its nuanced consideration of a complex topic, this book is not merely about the religious sanctioning of violence but also about diverse ways of reading sacred textual sources.