{"product_id":"wrestling-with-the-demons-of-the-pahlavi-widewdad-transcription-translation-and-commentary-9789004269217","title":"Wrestling with the Demons of the Pahlavi Widēwdād: Transcription, Translation, and Commentary","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Pahlavi Widēwdād (Vidēvdād), The Law (Serving to Keep) Demons Away, a fifth-century Middle Persian commentary on the Avestan Vidēvdād, describes rules and regulations that serve to prevent pollution caused by dead matter, menstrual discharges, and other agents. It recognizes the perpetual presence of the demons, the forces of the Evil Spirit –forces that should be fought through law-abiding conduct. In spite of its formidable textual problems, the commentary provides an invaluable quarry for the rules of the Zoroastrian community through its citation of regulations for the conduct of its members. Many topics are covered, from jurisprudence to penalties, procedures for dealing with pollution, purification, and arrangements for funerals. Viewed together, they provide the reader with an exquisite interlace of a community’s concerns.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgements  Introduction  Chapter 1\tCreation of the Different Lands\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 2\tJam’s Golden Rule and the Great Winter\t\t\t\t Chapter 3\tDelightful and Demonic Places on Earth\t\t\t\t Chapter 4\tContracts and Offenses\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 5\tDead Matter and Defilement\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 6\tContamination of the Land by Corpses\t\t\t\t Chapter 7\tOn Nasuš, the She Demon of Dead Matter\t\t\t\t Chapter 8\tPurification Rituals after Death\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 9\tThe Baršnūm Purification\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 10\tFormulae Against the Demons\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 11\tExorcisms for Purification\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 12\tOn Ritual Observance for the Dead\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 13\tVeneration of Dogs\t\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 14\tCrime of Killing an Otter\t\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 15\tSinners Deserving a Death Sentence\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 16\tImpurity During Menstruation\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 17\tProper Disposition of Hair and Nails\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 18\tThe Unworthy Priest and the Rooster\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 19\tTemptation of Zarathushtra by the Evil Spirit\t\t\t Chapter 20\tZoroastrian Concepts of Medicine\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 21\tInvocations Against the Demons\t\t\t\t\t Chapter 22\tAntidotes Against the Evil Spirit  Conclusion Glossary Bibliography","brand":"Brill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53210649002327,"sku":"9789004269217","price":205.6,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wrestling-with-the-demons-of-the-pahlavi-widewdad-transcription-translation-and-commentary-9789004269217","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}