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Brill A History of Zoroastrianism, Zoroastrianism under the Achaemenians
Trade Review'The book is a remarkable achievement and represents a milestone in Zoroastrian studies.' G. Morrison, Society for Old Testament Study Booklist, 1983. '...sicherlich für viele Jahre das Standardwerk für die Geschichte des Zoroastrismus...' Klaus Schippmann, Bibliotheca Orientalis, 1983.
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Brill Zoroastrian Rituals in Context
Book SynopsisRituals, it is agreed, play a prominent role in Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest continuous traditions of mankind. In this book, scholars from a broad range of disciplines make the first ever collective effort to address this issue. From a historical and geographical perspective, texts and contexts studied in these pages range from antiquity to modernity, all the way from Japan, China, India, Iran, Europe to California. The essays touch on questions of theory, ritual texts, change and performances, gender and professional religion (priesthood/lay-people). The rituals studied are placed in a broad scope of social and local settings ranging from the royal court to the needy, from the rural village to the urban metropolis, from the domestic to the public.Trade Review'…the most comprehensive work on this subject from theological, historical, artistic, archeological and ritualistic angles…In his 60 years of study of Zoroastrianism, this reviewer has never come across such a wonderful tapestry of ideas and observations about Zoroastrian rituals, woven in such an interesting and thought-provoking way.' Kersey H. Anita, Fezana Journal, 2005.
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Brill The Sanskrit Yasna Manuscript S1: Facsimile Edition
Book SynopsisThe manuscript S1 is one of the chief witnesses to the Sanskrit Yasna, containing the Avestan text of the Zoroastrian Yasna liturgy to chapter 46.19, together with a Sanskrit translation and commentary. This book contains the complete, full-colour set of facsimile images of S1. An introduction by Leon Goldman provides an overview of the Zoroastrian Sanskrit tradition together with a discussion of the S1 manuscript covering its physical appearance, its age and history, and for the first time, a detailed palaeographic analysis of the Avestan and Sanskrit text.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Abbreviations 1 Introduction 2 The Parsi Sanskrit Tradition 3 Physical Description 4 Age and History 5 Palaeography 5.1 Avestan Palaeography 5.2 Sanskrit Palaeography 6 Pahlavi Text 7 Range of Extant Text 8 Note to the Facsimile Images 9 Facsimile Images References
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Brill The Gujarati Ritual Directions of the Paragnā, Yasna and Visperad Ceremonies: Transcription, Translation and Glossary of Anklesaria 1888
Book SynopsisThis edition gives a transcription of Anklesaria’s text, an English translation, a Gujarati-English glossary, an introduction to Gujarati-language works on ritual directions and a study on the relationship between Anklesaria’s text and the liturgical manuscripts in Yasna 3–8. Unlocking the meaning and performative aspects in this first-ever edition in any European language, of these core Zoroastrian rituals in India, Céline Redard and Kerman Dadi Daruwalla open up the Indian tradition for future research and highlight its importance.
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Brill Religion, Culture, and Politics in Pre-Islamic Iran: Collected Essays
Book SynopsisIn Religion, Culture, and Politics in Pre-Islamic Iran, Bruce Lincoln offers a vast overview on different aspects of the Indo-Iranian, Zoroastrian and Pre-Islamic mythologies, religions and cultural issues. The book is organized in four sections according to the body of evidence they engage most directly: Avestan, Old Persian, Pahlavi, and Iranian materials in comparison with other data, including studies of myths, especially those with cosmogonic implications, ritual practices, cosmological constructions of space and time, points of intersection between religion, ethics, law, and politics, ideological aspects of scientific and medical theorizing, social organization and gender relations, and other diverse topics.Table of ContentsPreface List of Figures List of Tables part 1: Indo-Iranian, Avestan, and General Iranian 1 Human Unity and Diversity in Zoroastrian Mythology 2 The One and the Many in Iranian Creation Myths 3 The Cosmo-Logic of Persian Demonology 4 Toward a more Materialist Ethics: Vermin and Poison in Zoroastrian Thought 5 Before Religion? The Zoroastrian Concept of Daēnā and Two Myths about It part 2: Old Persian and Achaemenid 6 Apocalyptic Temporality and Politics in the Ancient World 7 Religion, Empire, and the Spectre of Orientalism: A Recent Controversy in Achaemenid Studies 8 Persian Archers and Paradise Gardens: Projecting Power in the Achaemenid Empire part 3: Pahlavi 9 Physiological Speculation and Social Patterning in a Pahlavi Text 10 Embryological Speculation and Gender Politics in a Pahlavi Text 11 Pahlavi kirrēnīdan and Traces of Iranian Creation Mythology 12 Cēšmag, the Lie, and the Logic of Zoroastrian Demonology 13 Anomaly, Science, and Religion: Treatment of the Planets in Medieval Zoroastrianism 14 Of Dirt, Diet, and Religious Others: A Theme in Zoroastrian Thought part 4: Iranian Materials in Comparative Perspective 15 The Indo-European Myth of Creation 16 Treatment of Hair and Fingernails among the Indo Europeans 17 The Center of the World and the Origins of Life 18 Hegelian Meditations on “Indo-European” Myths 19 From Purity to Law: Avestan yaoždā and Latin iūs 20 From Ritual Practice to Esoteric Knowledge: The Problem of the Magi Bibliography Index of Words Index of Sources Index of Subjects
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Brill The Srōš Drōn - Yasna 3 to 8: A Critical Edition with Ritual Commentaries and Glossary
Book SynopsisThis book is a multi-faceted study of the Srōš Drōn, comprising chapters 3 to 8 of the Yasna ceremony, the core ritual of the Zoroastrian religion. It provides a critical edition produced with the electronic tools of the project The Multimedia Yasna, and a study of the performative aspects of the Srōš Drōn both through the lens of the ritual directions and in comparison with the Drōn Yašt ceremony. By analysing the Srōš Drōn both as a text attested in manuscripts and as a ritual performance, Céline Redard applies a new approach to unlock the meaning of these chapters of the Yasna.
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Brill The First Three Hymns of the Ahunauuaitī Gāθā: The Avestan Text of Yasna 28–30 and Its Tradition
Book SynopsisAt the center of this book stands a text-critical edition of three chapters of the Gāthās, exemplifying the editorial methodology developed by the “Multimedia Yasna” (MUYA) project and its application to the Old Avestan parts of the Yasna liturgy. Proceeding from this edition, the book explores aspects of the transmission and ritual embedding of the text, and of its late antique exegetical reception in the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) tradition. Drawing also on a contemporary performance of the Yasna that was filmed by MUYA in Mumbai in 2017, the book aims to convey a sense of the Avestan language in its role as a central element of continuity around which the Zoroastrian tradition has evolved from its prehistoric roots up to the modern era.
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Virginia Santos The Light of Zarathustra The Spiritual Legacy of Zoroastrianism
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Independently Published The Original Message of the Gathas
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Independently Published The Sacred Fire
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Independently Published Asha The Path of Truth Strength
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Independently Published The Zoroastrian Cosmos
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Independently Published El Mensaje Original de Los Gathas
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp The Rituals of Zoroastrian Fire Magic
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Revealing the Origins of Zoroastrianism
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LuzSun Investments LLC El Código Apocalíptico
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Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp Secrets of Sumerian Magick
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Edinburgh University Press Zoroastrians in Early Islamic History
Book SynopsisExamines debates about the inclusion or exclusion of Zoroastrians in Islamic society circa 600-1000 C.E.
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism
Book SynopsisThis book, first published in German in 2005, offers a compact, concise and accessible survey of Zoroastrianism. This tiny religious community traces its root to Zarathustra who lived some 2,500-3,500 years ago. Chapters address Zarathustra and the origins of the religion, religious concepts and narratives, ethics and gender, priesthoods and rituals, transitions and festivals. A postscript by Anders Hultgard, one of the leading experts on this field, discusses the influences of Zoroastrianism on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.Table of Contents1. First Encounters2. Every Beginning is Zarathustra3. Religious Concepts, Models and Narratives4. Ethics, Purity and Gender5. Priesthood, Rituals and Ritual Infrastructures6. Transitions and Festivals7. Zoroastrian Influences on Judaism, Christianity and IslamPostscript by Anders Hultgard
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Harrassowitz Verlag An N Introduction to Young Avestan
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University of Texas Press Witches Whores and Sorcerers
Book Synopsis Early Iranians believed evil had to have a source outside of God, which led to the concept of an entity as powerful and utterly evil as God is potent and good. These two forces, good and evil, which have always vied for superiority, needed helpers in this struggle. According to the Zoroastrians, every entity had to take sides, from the cosmic level to the microcosmic self. One of the results of this battle was that certain humans were thought to side with evil. Who were these allies of that great Evil Spirit? Women were inordinately singled out. Male healers were forbidden to deal with female health disorders because of the fear of the polluting power of feminine blood. Female healers, midwives, and shamans were among those who were accused of collaborating with the Evil Spirit, because they healed women. Men who worked to prepare the dead were also suspected of secret evil. Evil even showed up as animals such as frogs, snakes, and bugs of all sorts, which scuttled to the cTrade ReviewMendoza Forrest's study is a comprehensive contribution to the study of the concept of evil in early Iran and a pioneering work. It succeeds to combine its thematic structure without losing sight of historical developments through referring to the earliest compositions and then following them up with appropriate later compositions. * Journal of American Academy of Religion *Table of Contents The Avesta and Its Translation by Prods Oktor Skjærvø Preface Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Study of an Ancient Tradition 2. The Iranians and Their Literature 3. Magic and the Magi 4. General Concepts of Evil in the Avesta 5. "Naturally" Occurring Evils 6. Sorcerers, Witches, Whores, and Menstruating Women 7. The Evil Eye, Corpse-Abusing Criminals, Demon Worshippers, and Friends 8. Exorcistic and Apotropaic Rituals 9. Structure of Avestan Incantations 10. Uses for Avestan Incantations 11. Exorcisms 12. Conclusion Notes Bibliography General Index Index of Verses
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University of California Press A State of Mixture Christians Zoroastrians and
Book SynopsisPlacing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, this book explains the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries.Trade Review"An expertly conceived and beautifully written counterpoint to earlier studies of Christian history in the Sasanian Empire... In his meticulous reading of East Syriac sources and the Middle Persian literatures and histories that underlie them, Payne has substantially contributed to a new body of scholarly studies that is quickly revising our understanding of the place of Christianity in the Sasanian period." Marginalia "Overall, A State of Mixture is an important contribution to the religious situation in the Sasaniden Kingdom and the structural development of the relations between Christians and Zoroastrians prior to Islamic expansion; this research merits close attention." PlekosTable of ContentsA Note on Names, Translations, and Transliterations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Myth of Zoroastrian Intolerance: Violence and the Terms of Christian Inclusion 2. Belonging to a Land: Christians and Zoroastrians in the Iranian Highlands 3. Christian Law Making and Iranian Political Practice: The Reforms of Mar Aba 4. Creating a Christian Aristocracy: Hagiography and Empire in Northern Mesopotamia 5. The Christian Symbolics of Power in a Zoroastrian Empire Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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University of California Press A State of Mixture Christians Zoroastrians and
Book SynopsisChristian communities flourished during late antiquity in a Zoroastrian political system, known as the Iranian Empire. In placing the social history of East Syrian Christians at the center of the Iranian imperial story, this book helps explain the endurance of a culturally diverse empire across four centuries.Trade Review"An expertly conceived and beautifully written counterpoint to earlier studies of Christian history in the Sasanian Empire... In his meticulous reading of East Syriac sources and the Middle Persian literatures and histories that underlie them, Payne has substantially contributed to a new body of scholarly studies that is quickly revising our understanding of the place of Christianity in the Sasanian period." Marginalia "Overall, A State of Mixture is an important contribution to the religious situation in the Sasaniden Kingdom and the structural development of the relations between Christians and Zoroastrians prior to Islamic expansion; this research merits close attention." PlekosTable of ContentsA Note on Names, Translations, and Transliterations Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Myth of Zoroastrian Intolerance: Violence and the Terms of Christian Inclusion 2. Belonging to a Land: Christians and Zoroastrians in the Iranian Highlands 3. Christian Law Making and Iranian Political Practice: The Reforms of Mar Aba 4. Creating a Christian Aristocracy: Hagiography and Empire in Northern Mesopotamia 5. The Christian Symbolics of Power in a Zoroastrian Empire Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Harvard University Press Cyrus the Great
Book SynopsisCyrus the Great re-contextualizes Cyrus's epoch in light of recent scholarship. Themes include: Mesopotamian antecedents of his religious policy, the idiosyncratic genesis of Persian imperial art; Babylonian exile and the Bible; Hellenistic and Arsacid genealogical constructs; and his enigmatic evanescence in Sasanian and Muslim traditions.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Book SynopsisPresents the comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions. This book presents Zoroastrianism as a cluster of dynamic historical and contextualized phenomena, reflecting the current trend to move away from textual essentialism in the study of religion.Trade ReviewReview copy sent on 03.6.15 to Relgionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift Review copy sent on 20.5.15 to Reference Reviews Review copy sent on 20.4.15 to Digital Archive of Brief notes & Iran ReviewTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors ix Acknowledgments xi Aims and Scope xiii A Note on Transcriptions xix Abbreviations xxiii Introduction: Scholarship on Zoroastrianism 1Michael Stausberg and Yuhan Sohrab‐Dinshaw Vevaina Part I Zarathustra Revisited 19 1 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Geographical Perspectives 21Frantz Grenet 2 Zarathustra’s Time and Homeland: Linguistic Perspectives 31Almut Hintze 3 Interpretations of Zarathustra and the Gāthās 39 a The Gāthās 39Helmut Humbach b The Gāthās, Said to Be of Zarathustra 44Jean Kellens c Dimensions of the Gāthās as Poetry 51Martin Schwartz d The Gāthās as Myth and Ritual 59Prods Oktor Skjarvo 4 Zarathustra: Post-Gathic Trajectories 69Michael Stausberg Part II Periods, Regions, and Contexts 83 5 Religion and Politics in Pre‐Islamic Iran 85Albert de Jong 6 Zoroastrianism under Islamic Rule 103Touraj Daryaee 7 Armenian and Georgian Zoroastrianism 119Albert de Jong 8 Zoroastrianism in Central Asia 129Frantz Grenet 9 Zoroastrianism in the Far East 147Takeshi Aoki 10 The Parsis 157John R. Hinnells 11 Zoroastrians in Modern Iran 173Michael Stausberg 12 The Zoroastrian Diaspora 191John R. Hinnells Part III Structures, Discourses, and Dimensions 209 13 Theologies and Hermeneutics 211Yuhan Sohrab‐Dinshaw Vevaina 14 Cosmologies and Astrology 235Antonio Panaino 15 Myths, Legends, Eschatologies 259Carlo G. Cereti 16 Gender 273Jenny Rose 17 Law in Pre‐Modern Zoroastrianism 289Maria Macuch 18 Law and Modern Zoroastrians 299Mitra Sharafi Part IV Practices and Sites 313 19 Ethics 315Alberto Cantera 20 Prayer 333Firoze M. Kotwal and Philip G. Kreyenbroek 21 Purity and Pollution / The Body 345Alan V. Williams 22 Rituals 363Michael Stausberg and Ramiyar P. Karanjia 23 Festivals and the Calendar 379Jenny Rose 24 Religious Sites and Physical Structures 393Jamsheed K. Choksy Part V Intersections 407 25 Early India and Iran 409Prods Oktor Skjarvo 26 Judaism 423Yaakov Elman and Shai Secunda 27 The Classical World 437Martin L. West 28 From Miθra to Roman Mithras 451Richard L. Gordon 29 Christianity 457Marco Frenschkowski 30 Manichaeism in Iran 477Manfred Hutter 31 Islam 491Shaul Shaked 32 The Yezidi and Yarsan Traditions 499Philip G. Kreyenbroek 33 The Bahā’ī Faith 505Moojan Momen Part VI Primary Sources 517 34 Primary Sources: Avestan and Pahlavi 519Miguel Ángel Andrés‐Toledo 35 Primary Sources: New Persian 529Daniel J. Sheffield 36 Primary Sources: Gujarati 543Daniel J. Sheffield Bibliography 555 Index of People, Places, and Topics 629 Index Locorum 655
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University of Texas Press Exile and the Nation
Book SynopsisHonorable Mention, Hamid Naficy Iranian Studies Book Award from the Association of Iranian Studies In the aftermath of the seventh-century Islamic conquest of Iran, Zoroastrians departed for India. Known as the Parsis, they slowly lost contact with their ancestral land until the nineteenth century, when steam-powered sea travel, the increased circulation of Zoroastrian-themed books, and the philanthropic efforts of Parsi benefactors sparked a new era of interaction between the two groups. Tracing the cultural and intellectual exchange between Iranian nationalists and the Parsi community during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Exile and the Nation shows how this interchange led to the collective reimagining of Parsi and Iranian national identity—and the influence of antiquity on modern Iranian nationalism, which previously rested solely on European forms of thought. Iranian nationalism, Afshin Marashi argues, was also the byproduct of theTrade ReviewA groundbreaking book...There is little doubt that Exile and the Nation will become foundational reading for any student of Iranian modernity and nationalism, as it provides the most comprehensive picture of both the history of Zoroastrian revival as a branch of Iranian nationalism but also a complete historiographical account that explains the turbulent political history of modern Iran. * Diaspora: A Journal of Transnational Studies *[Exile and the Nation] succeeds in reconceptualizing Iranian modernity, and Iranian nationalism especially, in light of the Parsi-Iranian encounter. Through the stories of the book’s five protagonists, Exile and the Nation shows how Parsis played pivotal roles in the development of the ideologies that defined twentieth-century Iran. At the same time, Marashi’s book expertly weaves together disparate subfields within Iranian studies—namely, classical Zoroastrianism, colonialism, and Sufism—that are rarely in conversation. As such, scholars in the field will doubtlessly find Exile and the Nation enlightening and instructive. * Iranian Studies *The perspective in [Exile and the Nation] is truly transnational, and its approach offers methodological as well as substantive inspiration for future studies…an intellectually provocative and engaging read. * TRAFO—Blog for Transregional Research *[A] well-written, clearly argued study...Exile and the Nation is transnational history at its best; it demonstrates how those who helped revived the ancient ties between Iran and India, and then molded them to fit modern nationalism, were inspired by ideas that ostensibly came from the East but were leavened with German as much as British romantic elements. It is especially good at showing the insurmountable dilemma they faced: how to jump across centuries to Iran’s pre-Islamic, Zoroastrian past for inspiration, without disregarding let alone eliminating the country’s rich Islamic heritage. * Middle East Journal *[Marashi's] engaging biographies of two Zoroastrians (one Parsi, one Iranian), two poets (one an Iranian translator of Zoroastrian texts, one a Bengali Nobel laureate), and an Iranian journalist with pro-Nazi sympathies contextualize the development of Iranian nationalism between the Constitutional Revolution and the 1930s, highlighting the significance of Parsi Zoroastrians to the related restoration of 'Iranian authenticity.' * Journal of Asian Studies *An exciting new book...Exile and the Nation is a richly textured study of some of the main threads that make up Iranian national culture. It makes a number of important interventions…[Marashi's] book should be in the hands of every Iranian interested in the history of ideas and the trajectories of Iranian national identities. * Peyk Magazine *In showing how new scholarly methods, mass audience books, and an alternative national identity were imported from Bombay, then adapted to Iran’s contrasting sociopolitical context in unforeseen ways, Exile and the Nation is as important a contribution to colonial Indian history as it is to understanding the origins of the modern Middle East. * Los Angeles Review of Books *[Exile and the Nation] is an extremely well-researched and well-written work that addresses a topic that has yet to be adequately addressed…There is also a welcomed element of storytelling to the book not often found in scholarly, historical works...it is in both the richness of the biographical details Marashi provides and his versatile and nuanced account of the intellectual and political developments, that the depth of Marashi's research and writing skills most shine...this book is highly recommended for anyone interested in the history of modern Iran, a better understanding of nationalism in a phenomenological sense, or a well-grounded, historically based story related in a highly entertaining and informative way. * Mashriq & Mahjar *Table of Contents Note on Transliteration and Dates Acknowledgments Introduction Chapter 1. To Bombay and Back: Arbab Kaykhosrow Shahrokh and the Reinvention of Iranian Zoroastrianism Chapter 2. Patron and Patriot: Dinshah J. Irani, Parsi Philanthropy, and the Revival of Indo-Iranian Culture Chapter 3. Imagining Hafez: Rabindranath Tagore in Iran, 1932 Chapter 4. Ebrahim Purdavud and His Interlocutors: Parsi Patronage and the Making of the Vernacular Avesta Chapter 5. Sword of Freedom: Abdulrahman Saif Azad and Interwar Iranian Nationalism Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index
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Liverpool University Press Zoroastrianism: An Introduction to an Ancient
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Taylor & Francis Key Concepts in Eastern Philosophy
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Zoroastrians Their Religious Beliefs and Practices The Library of Religious Beliefs and Practices
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Cambridge University Press The Avestan Hymn to Mithra 4 University of Cambridge Oriental Publications Series Number 4
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Peeters Herbedestan and Nerangestan Vol. III:
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Vers une édition de la liturgie longue
Book SynopsisLa liturgie longue est la cérémonie la plus importante de la tradition sacerdotale zoroastrienne. La plupart des textes avestiques qu'on connaît ont été composés pour être récités dans cette liturgie. Elle a acquis la forme, dans laquelle elle est célébrée encore aujourd'hui, vraisemblablement déjà à l'époque achéménide. Comme chaque cérémonie vivante et avec une longue histoire, elle a connu un bon nombre de variantes synchroniques et diachroniques. Néanmoins, les éditions actuelles du texte avestique récité dans cette liturgie ne tiennent compte de son caractère rituel, ni des variantes synchroniques, ni de l'évolution de la liturgie et de la façon de réciter le récitatif. Dans ce livre, on a essayé de montrer les découvertes les plus récentes qui invalident la méthodologie des éditions actuelles et de proposer quelques alternatives afin de susciter la discussion. The long liturgy is the most important ceremony in Zoroastrian priestly tradition. Most extant Avestan texts have been composed for their performance within this liturgy. It is highly likely that it acquired its current form, in which it is still celebrated, during the Achaemenid period or even earlier. Like any living ceremony with a long history, it has several synchronic and diachronic variations. Nevertheless, current editions of the Avestan text recited in the liturgy do not take into account its ritual nature, synchronic variations or its evolution over time, or even the changes in the way the text itself is recited. The aim of this book is to report on the recent discoveries that raise doubts over the methodology used in current editions, and propose certain alternatives in order to further the debate.
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Cosmogonie et eschatologie: Articulations
Book SynopsisLe volume réunit sept études portant sur deux thèmes majeurs: la cosmogonie et l'eschatologie zoroastriennes. L'historiographie critique et l'enquête philologique de la littérature exégétique en moyen-perse sont les méthodes par lesquelles l'auteur met en avant la manière dont ces deux anciens concepts, spécifiques aussi à la théologie chrétienne, sont livrés à l'histoire des religions. Un des enjeux du livre est d'identifier et d'illustrer les mécanismes spécifiques du système religieux zoroastrien, à savoir, en particulier, la symétrie entre le commencement et la fin du monde. Les Addenda réunissent une série de documents inédits importants pour l'histoire des études zoroastriennes en France. The book includes seven studies that use historiographical and philological methods to explore the historical and religious aspects of Zoroastrian cosmogony and eschatology. It undertakes a close reading of Middle Persian literature to identify and illustrate specific aspects of this religious system, such as the symmetry between the beginning and the end of the world. The author reads the historiography of Iranian studies, paying special attention to the French scholarship on this topic, in order to show how the modern history of religions transformed Christian theological concepts in its analysis of the Zoroastrian religion. The Addenda include several unpublished documents, relevant for the history of Zoroastrian studies in France.
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Association pour l'Avancement des Etudes Iraniennes Cinq cours sur les Yasts de l'Avesta
Book SynopsisCe volume comporte 'cinq cours' consacrés aux Yasts que Jean Kellens a tenus au Collège de France. Ils se distribuent en deux ensembles qui correspondent chacun à une époque particulière. Les trois premiers se sont succédés de 1997 à 2000: «De la naissance des montagnes à la fin du temps: le Yast 19» et les deux «Promenade dans les Yasts à la lumière de travaux récents», qui paraissent ici sous les titres «La maintenance du monde» et «Le catalogue des sacrifiants». Les deux derniers titres, «La notion d'âme préexistante» et «Le panthéon mazdéen», écrits dans les années 2008-2011, sont les témoins d'une réflexion plus récente. S'y ajoutent trois autres contributions qui complètent ou expliquent plus en détails certaines réflexions exprimées dans les 'cinq cours': «Caractères différentiels du Mihr Yast», «Les saisons des rivières» et «Les Fravasi». This volume includes "five courses" devoted to the Yasts, that Jean Kellens held at the Collège de France. They are divided into two series, each corresponding to a special period. The first three took place between 1997 and 2000: De la naissance des montagnes à la fin du temps: le Yast 19 and the two Promenade dans les Yasts à la lumière de travaux récents, who appear here under the new titles La maintenance du monde and Le catalogue des sacrifiants. The two last titles, La notion d'âme préexistante et Le panthéon mazdéen, written in the years 2008-2011, represent a more recent reflection. Three other contributions have been added, which complete or explain in details some reflections of the "five courses": Caractères différentiels du Mihr Yast, Les saisons des rivières and Les Fravasi.
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Harrassowitz Die Endzeitvorstellungen Der Zoroastrier in
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Harrassowitz Teachers and Teachings in the Good Religion:
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Harrassowitz Raumkonzeptionen Im Fruheren Zoroastrismus:
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Harrassowitz Penitential Sections of the Xorde Avesta
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Harrassowitz The Zoroastrian Law to Expel the Demons: Widewdad
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Harrassowitz Die Sprache Der Bilder: Eine Studie Zur
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Harrassowitz Voices from Zoroastrian Iran: Oral Texts and
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Harrassowitz Lives of Sogdians in Medieval China
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Harrassowitz Voices from Zoroastrian Iran: Oral Texts and
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Harrassowitz The Reward of the Righteous: Festschrift in
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Harrassowitz The 'Sudgar Nask' of 'Denkard' Book 9: Text,
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