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Published between 1880 and 1897 as part of Max Müller's Sacred Books of the East series, this five-volume translation of Pahlavi texts was the work of Edward William West (1824-1905). Largely self-taught, West developed his knowledge of ancient oriental languages in India, where he worked as a civil engineer. After returning to Europe, West focused on the study of sacred Zoroastrian texts and prepared these translations of Pahlavi manuscripts. His writings and editions are still referenced today in Indo-Iranian studies. Volume 3 contains the Dînâ-î Maînôg-î Khirad ('Opinions of the Spirit of Wisdom' - a series of enquiries and answers relating to the worship of Ahura Mazda); the Sikand-gûmânîk Vigâr ('Doubt-dispelling Exposition' - a controversial ninth-century Zoroastrian apologetic, designed to prove the correctness of the fundamental doctrine of Mazda-worship); and the Sad Dar, a Persian rather than Pahlavi text, offering valuable discussion of 'a hundred subjects' connected to Zoroastrianism.
Zoroastrianism --- Pahlavi Literature --- Religion --- Literary Criticism
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Published between 1880 and 1897 as part of Max Müller's Sacred Books of the East series, this five-volume translation of Pahlavi texts was the work of Edward William West (1824-1905). Largely self-taught, West developed his knowledge of ancient oriental languages in India, where he worked as a civil engineer. After returning to Europe, West focused on the study of sacred Zoroastrian texts and prepared these translations of Pahlavi manuscripts, cementing his reputation for pioneering scholarship. His writings and editions are still referenced today in Indo-Iranian studies. Volume 1 includes the Bundahis (Zoroastrian traditions about the creation of the world), the Bahman Yast (a prophetic text detailing thousands of years of history, including the downfall and rebirth of Zoroastrianism) and the Shayâst Lâ-Shâyast (detailing ritual impurity and sin, and purification rituals, such as those used for dead bodies). In his introduction, West compares these texts to the biblical books of Genesis, Revelation, and Leviticus.
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Published between 1880 and 1897 as part of Max Müller's Sacred Books of the East series, this five-volume translation of Pahlavi texts was the work of Edward William West (1824-1905). Largely self-taught, West developed his knowledge of ancient oriental languages in India, where he worked as a civil engineer. After returning to Europe, West focused on the study of sacred Zoroastrian texts and prepared these translations of Pahlavi manuscripts. His writings and editions are still referenced today in Indo-Iranian studies. Volume 5 contains translations of the Dînkard (books 7 and 5) and Selections of Zâd-sparam. Some parts of these texts are prophetic, and West's introductory analysis provides an insight into the chronology of Zoroastrianism, which suggests that Zoroaster was born in 660 BCE and that the world will come to an end in 2398 CE.
Zoroastrianism --- Pahlavi Literature --- Religion --- Literary Criticism
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Zoroastrianism --- Pahlavi literature --- Translations into English.
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Manichaeism. --- Pahlavi literature. --- Pahlavi language --- Texts.
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Pahlavi literature --- Parthian language --- Manichaeism --- Turfansammlung --- Pahlavi literature. --- Turfansammlung. --- Parthian language - Texts --- Manichaeism - Hymns
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Pahlavi literature. --- Zoroastrianism --- Littérature pehlevie --- Zoroastrisme --- Pahlavi literature --- Mazdaism --- Mazdeism --- Religions --- Mithraism --- Persian literature --- Middle Persian (Pahlavi) --- Pahlavi --- Littérature pehlevie
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Manichaeism --- Pahlavi literature --- Pahlavi language --- Manichéisme --- Littérature pehlevie --- Pehlevi (Langue) --- Texts --- Textes
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Manichaeism --- Pahlavi literature --- Pahlavi language --- Manichéisme --- Littérature pehlevie --- Pehlevi (Langue) --- Texts --- Textes
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Khwadāynāmag. The Middle Persian Book of Kings by Jaakko Hämeen-Anttila analyses the lost sixth-century historiographical work of the Sasanians, drawing on a large number of Middle Persian, Greek, Arabic, and Classical Persian sources. The Khwadāynāmag is often conceived of as a large book of stories, comparable to Firdawsī's Shāhnāme , but Hämeen-Anttila convincingly shows that it was a concise and dry chronicle. He also studies the lost Arabic translations of the book, which turn out to be fewer than hitherto thought, as well as the sources of Firdawsī's Shāhnāme , showing that the latter was only remotely related to the Khwadāynāmag . It also becomes clear that there were no separate 'priestly' and 'royal' Khwadāynāmags .
Pahlavi literature --- Sassanids --- History and criticism. --- Historiography. --- History --- Khwadāynāmag. --- Sasanians --- Sassanians --- Persian literature --- Middle Persian (Pahlavi) --- Pahlavi --- Social & cultural history
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