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Pahlavi Texts (Paperback)
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Pahlavi Texts (Paperback)
Series: Pahlavi Texts, Volume 1
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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, cementing his reputation for pioneering scholarship.
His writings and editions are still referenced today in
Indo-Iranian studies. Volume 1 includes the Bundahis (Zoroastrian
traditions about the creation of the world), the Bahman Yast (a
prophetic text detailing thousands of years of history, including
the downfall and rebirth of Zoroastrianism) and the Shayast
La-Shayast (detailing ritual impurity and sin, and purification
rituals, such as those used for dead bodies). In his introduction,
West compares these texts to the biblical books of Genesis,
Revelation, and Leviticus.
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