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Zoroastrian
Sacred texts from the Zoroastrian tradition, including the Gathas of Zarathustra.
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Texts
Introduction to ZoroastrianismA critical history of the Zoroastrian tradition — from the prophet Zarathustra's hymns in Old Avestan to the Achaemenid and Sasanian empires, the Parsi diaspora, and the legacy of the oldest prophetic voice in any living religion.Pahlavi Texts, Part I — E.W. WestThe Bundahishn (Creation), Bahman Yasht (Apocalypse of Bahman), and Shayast La-Shayast (Proper and Improper). Pahlavi Zoroastrian texts from the Sacred Books of the East, Volume 5.Pahlavi Texts, Part II — E.W. WestThe Dadistan-i Dinik (Religious Decisions) and the Epistles of Manuskihar. Pahlavi Zoroastrian texts from the Sacred Books of the East, Volume 18.Pahlavi Texts, Part III — E.W. WestDina-i Mainog-i Khirad (Opinions of the Spirit of Wisdom), Sikand-gumanik Vigar (Doubt-Dispelling Exposition), and Sad Dar (Hundred Doors). Sacred Books of the East, Volume 24.Pahlavi Texts, Part IV — E.W. WestContents of the Nasks as described in the Dinkard. A summary of the lost books of the Avesta. Sacred Books of the East, Volume 37.Pahlavi Texts, Part V — E.W. WestMarvels of Zoroastrianism, containing further Dinkard summaries and the narrative portions of Zoroastrian tradition. Sacred Books of the East, Volume 47.The Chaldaean Oracles of Zoroaster — W. Wynn WestcottA collection of theurgical and mystical fragments attributed to Zoroaster and transmitted through late antique Neoplatonic commentators, edited with commentary by the occultist W. Wynn Westcott.The Sirozahs, Yasts, and Nyayis — James DarmesteterThe Sirozahs (dedications to the thirty days), the Yasts (hymns to the divine beings), and the Nyayis (litanies). From the Sacred Books of the East, Volume 23.The Vendidad — James DarmesteterThe Vendidad (Videvdat), the priestly code of Zoroastrianism dealing with purity laws, creation, and the battle against evil. From the Sacred Books of the East, Volume 4.The Yasna, Visparad, Afrinagan, and Gahs — L.H. MillsThe Yasna (the principal liturgy including the Gathas of Zarathushtra), the Visparad, Afrinagan, and Gahs. From the Sacred Books of the East, Volume 31.The Yatkar-i-ZariranThe Yatkar-i-Zariran, or Memoirs of Zarir, a Pahlavi prose epic recounting the holy war of King Vishtasp and his brother Zarir against the Turanian king Arjasp.
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