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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451980703321

Titolo

Indo-Iranian studies : being commemorative papers contributed by European, American and Indian scholars : in honour of Sham-ul-Ullema Dastur Darab Peshotan Sanjana

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-280-68458-5

9786613661524

1-136-83602-0

0-203-83239-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (313 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Iran ; ; v. 19

Altri autori (Persone)

SanjanaDarab Peshotan <1857-1931.>

Disciplina

491.1

955

Soggetti

Indo-Iranian philology

Zoroastrianism

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1925.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Indo-Iranian Studies: Being Commemorative Papers contributed by European, American and Indian Scholars; Copyright; Contents; lntroduction: a biographical sketch; Zarathustra: His Life and Doctrine; Avesta Urvato and old Persian Usabiirim; Pahlavi, Pazand, and Persian References to the double nature of the Amshaspands; The Religion of the Achremenids from the German; The Zarvanite System; Educational Elements in the Gathiis; Law in Ancient Iran; Ahura. Mazda's Fravashi; The Pahlavi Text of Aogemadaechii; The Sixteen Sanskrit Shlokas given in Dastur Aspandiarji Kam-dinji's Book

The word (ahura) in Sanskrit and the GobhilasAhura Mazda, the Knowing Lord; The Gathic Doctrine of Dualism in Aristotle; Miscellaneous Iranian Notes; Palace Ruins and Cyrus Relief Pasargad; The Indo-Iranians and their neighbours; An Allusion to Manichroism and Zoroastrianism in the Armenian Writer Eznig of Goghp; A Notioe of Maniohroan Persecution by the Sasanian King Kawad in the Fifth Christian Century; The Zoroastrian Demon Az in the Manichroan



Fragments from Turfan; The Account of Zoroastrianism given by the Byzantine Historian Aga,thias

Iran's Primeval Heroes and the Myth of the First ManA Metrical Translation of the Nirang-i-Kusti; The Two Spirite-Spenta and Angra-in the A vesta; The A vestan Instrumentals ending in -IS and -US. By Prof. Hans Reichelt ; The Sovereignty of the Persians, from the German of Dr. Ferd. Justi. By the Revd. Dr. D. MacIdch an, M.A., D.D., LL.D. ; Zum Kar-Namak. By Prof. Von Albrecht Goetze, Heidelberg .; A Fragment of the Sanskrit Version of the Videvdat, and Glossary of Select Words. By Dr. J. M. Unvala, PH.D.

Zaota. By Prof. Karl F. Geldner. Translated from the German by Dr. J. M. Unvala, PH.D. A brief History of the Study of the Religion and Literature of the Zoroastrians during the different epochs of History. By Mr. Shapursha Sorabsha Dalal, B.A. ; Appendix

Sommario/riassunto

Throughout his life the Shams-ul-Ullema devoted himself to advancing the Zoroastrian Faith, not only as a priest and teacher, but also as a writer. This volume of papers is authored by an international group of scholars and covers the history, philosophy, literature and language of Persia and the Indo-Iranians.