Pahlavi Texts (Paperback)

Published between 1880 and 1897 as part of Max Muller's Sacred Books of the East series, this five-volume translation of Pahlavi texts was the work of Edward William West (1824 1905). Largely self-taught, West developed his knowledge of ancient oriental languages in India, where he worked as a civil engineer. After returning to Europe, West focused on the study of sacred Zoroastrian texts and prepared these translations of Pahlavi manuscripts. His writings and editions are still referenced today in Indo-Iranian studies. The Nasks are the focus of Volume 4, wherein West collects, translates and analyses fragments such as names, summaries, digests and stray quotes from other books in order to present all that is known of the twenty-one original treatises containing Sassanid Zoroastrian literature. The treatises were themselves records of what was legendarily lost after Alexander the Great's conquest of Persia in the fourth century BCE.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Pahlavi Texts 5 Volume Set, Volume 4
Release date:	December 2012
First published:	October 2012
Editors:	Edward William West
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	562
ISBN-13:	978-1-108-05432-4
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Pahlavi
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > Religion & beliefs > Non-Christian religions > Zoroastrianism Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Religion & Spirituality > Non-Christian religions > Zoroastrianism
LSN:	1-108-05432-3
Barcode:	9781108054324

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