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    Volume 1: The Bundahis, Bahman Yast, and Shâyast Lâ-Shâyast
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  • Publisher:
    Cambridge University Press
    Publication date:
    05 October 2013
    13 December 2012
    ISBN:
    9781139410809
    9781108054294
    DOI:
    https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781139410809
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    Dimensions:
    (216 x 140 mm)
    Weight & Pages:
    0.65kg, 518 Pages
    • Subjects:
    Arabic and Middle Eastern Language and Linguistics, Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Buddhism and Eastern Religions, Religion, Religion: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
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    Subjects:
    Arabic and Middle Eastern Language and Linguistics, Middle East Studies, Area Studies, Buddhism and Eastern Religions, Religion, Religion: General Interest, Language and Linguistics
    Series:
    Cambridge Library Collection - Religion
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    Published between 1880 and 1897 as part of Max Müller'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 Shayâst Lâ-Shâyast (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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