Zoroastrian

Sacred texts from the Zoroastrian tradition, including the Gathas of Zarathustra.

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  • 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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