The Zoroastrian law to expel the demons: Wīdēwdād 10-15 : critical edition, translation and glossary of the Avestan and Pahlavi texts
The text Wīdewdād--"Law Serving to Keep the Demons Away"--is one of the longest and most important sources for the study of the Zoroastrianism of the ancient Iranian and the Middle Iranian periods. The ancient Iranian text, written in Avestan, was in the Sassanid era (3rd-7th centuries) tr...
| Published in: | Iranica |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English Persian |
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Wiesbaden
Harrassowitz Verlag
2016
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| In: |
Iranica (Band 23)
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| Series/Journal: | Iranica
Band 23 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zoroastrianism
/ Avesta. Vidēvdāt
/ Demon
/ Expulsion
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| Further subjects: | B
Commentary
B Avesta. Vendidād B Bilingual books B Zoroastrianism Sacred books B Zoroastrianism Sacred books B Zoroastrian law B Spring |
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| Summary: | The text Wīdewdād--"Law Serving to Keep the Demons Away"--is one of the longest and most important sources for the study of the Zoroastrianism of the ancient Iranian and the Middle Iranian periods. The ancient Iranian text, written in Avestan, was in the Sassanid era (3rd-7th centuries) translated into Middle Persian (Pahlavi) and provided with glosses and extensive commentaries. The Pahlavi version, called zand, is of particular interest for two reasons: firstly, it is the oldest Middle Persian translation of an Avestan text, and thus of major importance for the linguistic reconstruction of Middle Persian; secondly, the annotations approach complex theological, ritual, and legal questions that examine numerous insufficiently studied areas of the Sassanid society. Despite its outstanding importance, this primary source has, due to the high degree of difficulty of the subject matter, until recently attracted hardly any attention |
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| ISBN: | 3447106042 |