RT Book
T1 Pahlavi Texts
T2 Cambridge library collection. Religion
A2 West, Edward William 1824-1905
LA English
PP Cambridge
PB Cambridge University Press
YR 1882
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1655725130
AB 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 2 contains the ninth-century Dâdistân-î Dînîk and Epistles of Mânûskîhar. The former are religious judgments or decisions given by Mânûskîhar, a high priest of Iran, in answer to ninety-two queries put to him by fellow Zoroastrians. Along with the Epistles, relating to complaints made to Mânûskîhar about his brother Zâd-sparam, these texts give the reader an insight into the Zoroastrianism of the period, its tenets, and its relationship with the developing Islamic faith.
CN BL1510
SN 9781139410816
K1 Zoroastrianism : Sacred books.
K1 Zoroastrianism : Sacred books
K1 Zoroastrianism ; Sacred books
DO 10.1017/CBO9781139410816