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• catalog alternative "Zoroastrianism.".
• catalog contributor b11360885.
• catalog created "1990.".
• catalog date "1990".
• catalog date "1990.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1990.".
• catalog description "(cont.) Apocalyptic texts. On the coming of the Saoshyant, from Yasht -- On the three world saviours, from the Zand -- On the seven ages of the world, and the coming of the saviours, from the Zand of Vahman Yasht -- On Yima's var, from Vendidad 2 -- A Zoroastrian heresy : Zurvanism. A citation from Theopompus -- Versions of the myth of Zurvan and his twin sons -- Dogmatic passages from ninth-century Pahlavi books. From 'Selected precepts of the ancient sages' -- From Shkand-gumanig Vizar, the 'doubt-dispelling exposition' -- Historical texts. From the Achaemenian period -- From the Parthian period -- From the Sasanian period -- Passages concerning the Arab conquest and the early centuries of Islam -- Concerning the Irani and Parsi communities, fifteenth to eighteenth centuries A.C. -- From the reports of Europeans, seventeenth to eighteenth centuries -- The faith in modern times : the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From nineteenth-century European writings on Zoroastrian dualism -- Passages from Parsi theosophical writings -- Writings by moderate and radical reformists -- Tradition in belief and practice -- Matters of controversy -- Restatement and reappraisal.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 161-165) and index.".
• catalog description "Introduction. The textual sources -- The religious background to Zoroastrianism -- Zarathushtra and his teachings -- Some reasons for diversity in modern studies of Zoroastrianism -- The ancient Iranian world picture -- The seven holy days of obligation -- The Zoroastrian calendar -- The Zoroastrian 'world year' -- Chronological background to the texts -- Tradition and doctrine. Ancient materials from the Yashts -- Verses from the Gathas -- Passages from the Zand of lost Avestan texts -- Worship, prayer and confession. Selections from Yasna Haptanhaiti -- Passages from the yasna liturgy accompanying the preparation of the haoma offering -- The four great prayers -- The creed (fravarane) -- The kusti prayers -- The hamazor -- The benediction, or prayer for health (tan-dorosti) -- From a general confession, Patet i Khwad -- Rules and observances. The cult of fire -- Concerning human 'nasa' and the proper disposal of the dead -- On 'taking the baj' -- Festivals -- The life and legend of Zarathushtra. Passages from the Younger Avestan texts -- Passages from the Zand of lost Avestan texts -- Kavi Vishtaspa and the early wars of the faith -- The fate of the soul at death, and a vision of heaven and hell. The fate of the soul, from Younger Avestan texts -- The fate of the soul, from Pahlavi sources -- A vision of heaven and hell, from Arda Viraz Namag --".
• catalog extent "vi, 166 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Textual sources for the study of Zoroastrianism.".
• catalog identifier "0226069303 (alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Textual sources for the study of Zoroastrianism.".
• catalog isPartOf "Textual sources for the study of religion.".
• catalog issued "1990".
• catalog issued "1990.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Chicago : University of Chicago Press,".
• catalog relation "Textual sources for the study of Zoroastrianism.".
• catalog subject "295 20".
• catalog subject "BL1571 .T44 1990".
• catalog subject "Zoroastrianism.".
• catalog tableOfContents "(cont.) Apocalyptic texts. On the coming of the Saoshyant, from Yasht -- On the three world saviours, from the Zand -- On the seven ages of the world, and the coming of the saviours, from the Zand of Vahman Yasht -- On Yima's var, from Vendidad 2 -- A Zoroastrian heresy : Zurvanism. A citation from Theopompus -- Versions of the myth of Zurvan and his twin sons -- Dogmatic passages from ninth-century Pahlavi books. From 'Selected precepts of the ancient sages' -- From Shkand-gumanig Vizar, the 'doubt-dispelling exposition' -- Historical texts. From the Achaemenian period -- From the Parthian period -- From the Sasanian period -- Passages concerning the Arab conquest and the early centuries of Islam -- Concerning the Irani and Parsi communities, fifteenth to eighteenth centuries A.C. -- From the reports of Europeans, seventeenth to eighteenth centuries -- The faith in modern times : the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From nineteenth-century European writings on Zoroastrian dualism -- Passages from Parsi theosophical writings -- Writings by moderate and radical reformists -- Tradition in belief and practice -- Matters of controversy -- Restatement and reappraisal.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. The textual sources -- The religious background to Zoroastrianism -- Zarathushtra and his teachings -- Some reasons for diversity in modern studies of Zoroastrianism -- The ancient Iranian world picture -- The seven holy days of obligation -- The Zoroastrian calendar -- The Zoroastrian 'world year' -- Chronological background to the texts -- Tradition and doctrine. Ancient materials from the Yashts -- Verses from the Gathas -- Passages from the Zand of lost Avestan texts -- Worship, prayer and confession. Selections from Yasna Haptanhaiti -- Passages from the yasna liturgy accompanying the preparation of the haoma offering -- The four great prayers -- The creed (fravarane) -- The kusti prayers -- The hamazor -- The benediction, or prayer for health (tan-dorosti) -- From a general confession, Patet i Khwad -- Rules and observances. The cult of fire -- Concerning human 'nasa' and the proper disposal of the dead -- On 'taking the baj' -- Festivals -- The life and legend of Zarathushtra. Passages from the Younger Avestan texts -- Passages from the Zand of lost Avestan texts -- Kavi Vishtaspa and the early wars of the faith -- The fate of the soul at death, and a vision of heaven and hell. The fate of the soul, from Younger Avestan texts -- The fate of the soul, from Pahlavi sources -- A vision of heaven and hell, from Arda Viraz Namag --".
• catalog title "Textual sources for the study of Zoroastrianism / edited and translated by Mary Boyce.".
• catalog title "Zoroastrianism.".
• catalog type "text".