Author: Fereydun Vahman
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1315468913
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 471
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Ardā Wirāz Nāmag or the Book of the Righteous Wirāz is an outstanding example of Iranian apocalyptic literature. It is in the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) language and was written probably during the later period of the Sasanian dynasty (AD 226-650). The Zoroastrian priests chose a man called Wirāz, the most righteous among them, to go to the spiritual realm to discover the truth of the religion. This book, first published in 1986, contains the observations of Wirāz’ divine journey and his description of heaven and hell. The basic MS. is K20 (Royal Library of Copenhagen) which is carefully compared with other MSS. The MS. is printed in facsimile, followed by transliteration and transcription following the MS. closely line by line. A full translation is given, and a commentary is included together with a glossary, bibliography and index.
Author: Martin Haug
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 424
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"Edition bilingue palhavi-anglais.
Author: Ehsan Yarshater
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 9780710090904
Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 112
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Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: FilRougeViceversa
ISBN: 3985943559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1037
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THE Zend-Avesta is the sacred book of the Parsis, that is to say, of the few remaining followers of that religion which feigned over Persia at the time when the second successor of Mohammed overthrew the Sassanian dynasty, and which has been called Dualism, or Mazdeism, or Magism, or Zoroastrianism, or Fire-worship, according as its main tenet, or its supreme God, or its priests, or its supposed founder, or its apparent object of worship has been most kept in view. In less than a century after their defeat, nearly all the conquered people were brought over to the faith of their new rulers, either by force, or policy, or the attractive power of a simpler form of creed. But many of those who clung to the faith of their fathers, went and sought abroad for a new home, where they might freely worship their old gods, say their old prayers, and perform their old rites. That home they found at last among the tolerant Hindus, on the western coast of India and in the peninsula of Guzerat. There they throve and there they live still, while the ranks of their co-religionists in Persia are daily thinning and dwindling away.
Author: Jivanji Jamshedji Modi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : India
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Author: Eduljee Kersaspjee Antia
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Category : Pahlavi language
Languages : en
Pages : 436
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Author: Charles Francis Horne
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Author: Shrikant G. Talageri
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Avesta
Languages : en
Pages : 430
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Section 1. Chronology and geography of the Rigveda -- section 2. The Indo-European homeland in India
Author: Eileen Gardiner
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781599101255
Category : Hell
Languages : en
Pages : 60
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"A collection of four texts describing the nature of hell in the Zoroastrian religious tradition; includes selections from A Book of Scriptures (Hadhokht Nask), The Book of Ardâ Vîrâf (Arda Viraf Namak), Religious Judgments (Dadestan-i Denig) by Manuschihr, Book of the Judgments of the Spirit of Wisdom (Mainyo-I-Khard) "--Provided by publisher.
Author: Zayn R. Kassam
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9789402412666
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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The earlier volume in this series dealt with two religions of Indian origin, namely, Buddhism and Jainism. The Indian religious scene, however, is characterized by not only religions which originated in India but also by religions which entered India from outside India and made their home here. Thus religious life in India has been enlivened throughout its history by the presence of religions of foreign origin on its soil almost from the very time they came into existence. This volume covers three such religions—Zoraoastrianism, Judaism, and Islam . In the case of Zoraostianism, even its very beginnings are intertwined with India, as Zoroastrianism reformed a preexisting religion which had strong links to the Vedic heritage of India. This relationship took on a new dimension when a Zoroastrian community, fearing persecution in Persia after its Arab conquest, sought shelter in western India and ultimately went on to produce India’s pioneering nationalist in the figure of Dadabhai Naoroji ( 1825-1917), also known as the Grand Old Man of India. Jews found refuge in south India after the destruction of the Temple by the Romans in 70 C.E. and have remained a part of the Indian religious scene since then, some even returning to Israel after it was founded in 1948. Islam arrived in Kerala as soon as it was founded and one of the earliest mosques in the history of Islam is found in India. Islam differs from the previously mentioned religions inasmuch as it went on to gain political hegemony over parts of the country for considerable periods of time, which meant that its impact on the religious life of the subcontinent has been greater compared to the other religions. It has also meant that Islam has existed in a religiously plural environment in India for a longer period than elsewhere in the world so that not only has Islam left a mark on India, India has also left its mark on it. Indeed all the three religions covered in this volume share this dual feature, that they have profoundly influenced Indian religious life and have also in turn been profoundly influenced by their presence in India.
