Author: Michiel de Vaan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004257772
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 174
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This Introduction to Avestan provides a concise grammar of the Avestan language, the language of the followers of the Iranian prophet Zarathustra. The grammar focuses on spelling, phonology and morphology, but also includes a chapter on syntax. Abundant information on the historical development of the language is included, which renders the grammar very useful for students of Indo-Iranian and Indo-European. Also, a small number of selected Avestan texts is added, with a complete glossary, so that students can practise reading Avestan.
Author: Michiel Arnoud Cor de Vaan
Publisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042010659
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 754
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For the first time, the vowels of Avestan are studied comprehensively on the synchronic and diachronic level. All vowel changes which have occurred after the Proto-Iranian stage are discussed, and they are placed in a relative chronology. The phonological system of Avestan at various stages of its development is reconstructed, and the relationship between Old Avestan and Young Avestan is reviewed. Also, many philological details are discussed. This volume is of interest for Indo-Iranian philology, for Indo-European linguistics and for Iranian linguistics.
Author: Abraham Valentine Williams Jackson
Publisher:
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Category : Avesta language, Writing
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Author: Robert Beekes
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 900465853X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 264
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Author: Jamshedji Edulji Saklatwalla
Publisher:
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Category : Avesta
Languages : en
Pages : 184
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Author: Pablo Vazquez
Publisher: John Hunt Publishing
ISBN: 1785359622
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 81
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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: Martin West
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter
ISBN: 3110253097
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 197
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This is the first modern comprehensive account of the syntax of Old Avestan, the earliest known form of Iranian language, attested in the Gathas of Zarathushtra and the Liturgy in Seven Chapters. It is based on the most up-to-date understanding of the texts, while following traditional principles of grammatical analysis. There are also substantial sections on word order, stylistics, and figures of speech. Translations are provided for almost all passages quoted. The work will be welcomed by Iranianists as well as by historical linguists with wider Indo-European interests.
Author: Abolala Soudavar
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1387826085
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 234
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The monotheistic ideology that Darius imposed on the nascent Achaemenid state resulted in a religious revolution with far reaching effects, as it reverberated on two different levels. At the top level, the imposition of an omnipotent abstract god, Ahura Mazda, created a sharp reaction that led to the general massacre of the opposition termed as Magophonia by Herodotus. Several centuries of doctrinal development led to Zoroastrianism, a religion marked by the art of compromise and virulent rhetoric. While the Zoroastrian influence on Abrahamic religions has mainly been investigated in respect to borrowed concepts such as Paradise or Day of Judgment, its influence on the art of compromise and rhetoric has been neglected. So has been the influence of its underground opposition, organized as brotherhood. The underground opposition affected early Christianity, while the Iranian clergy influenced the Judaic priesthood. Together, they ended up affecting Islam
Author: Robert Stephen Paul Beekes
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9789004083325
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : id
Pages : 272
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Author: Ehsan Yarshater
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780710090904
Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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