The Hymns of Zoroaster

A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran

Buch | Softcover

200 Seiten

2019
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-350-12746-3 (ISBN)

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A new translation of the foundation texts of the Zoroastrian religion, the Gathas (songs) composed by Zoraster himself, together with the Liturgy in seven chapters composed shortly after his death some 2600 years ago. After a substantial introduction to Zoroaster's religious thought, West presents the translations with facing page explanations of the meaning of each verse.

M. L. West is an Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. From 1974-91 he was Professor of Greek at Royal Holloway, University of London. His many books include The Orphic Poems (1983), An Introduction to Greek Metre (1987), Ancient Greek Music (1992) and Indo-European Poetry and Myth (2007).

Preface
Note on the pronunciation of Avestan words and names

Introduction

The Hymns of Zoroaster
The First Gatha (Yasna 28-34)
The Second Gatha (Yasna 43-46)
The Third Gatha (Yasna 47-50)
The Fourth Gatha (Yasna 51)
The Fifth Gatha (Yasna 53)
The Liturgy in Seven Chapters

Notes on the Text
Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum	26.03.2019
Übersetzer	M. L. West
Zusatzinfo	1 map
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	138 x 216 mm
Gewicht	258 g
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie ► Weitere Religionen
ISBN-10	1-350-12746-9 / 1350127469
ISBN-13	978-1-350-12746-3 / 9781350127463
Zustand	Neuware