Avesta. The Religious Books of the Parsees. Volumes 1-3.

Avesta. The Religious Books of the Parsees. Volumes 1-3.

Elibron Classics. Replica of 1864 edition by Muncherjee Hormusjee Cama, Hertford.

The texts of the Avesta â€” which are all in the Avestan language â€” were composed over the course of several hundred years. The sacred books of Parsees, or Zoroastrians, and the main source of our knowledge concerning the religious and spiritual life the ancient Persians. This collection of writings occupies the same place in the literature of Iran (ancient Persia) that the Vedas do in India. The designation Zend-Avesta, which is often employed to denote the sacred code, is not strictly correct. It owes its origin to a mistaken inversion of the Pahlavi designation Avistak u Zand, a term which probably means â€œText and Commentaryâ€; for the word Zand (in the Avesta itself, Zainti) signifies â€œexplanationâ€ and even in the Avesta is applied to the exegetical matter in the text. It is similarly used by the Parsee priests to denote the Pahlavi version and commentary, but not the original scriptures. Whether the term Avistak, which is the Pahlavi form of the word Avesta, has the meaning of â€œtextâ€, â€œlawâ€, is not absolutely certain. Some scholars interpret it as â€œwisdomâ€, â€œknowledgeâ€.
Country USA
Manufacturer Adegi Graphics LLC
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2013-07-21
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