Essays on the Sacred Language, Writings, and Religion of the Parsis

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Psychology Press, 2000 - 427 Seiten

The author_s principal objective in publishing these essays was to present all the materials for impartial judgment of the scriptures and religion of the Parsis. Contents: Essay I. History of the Researches into the Sacred Writings and Religion of the Parsis; Essay II. Languages of the Parsi Scriptures; Essay III. The Zend-Avesta, or the Scripture of the Parsis; and Essay IV. The Zoroastrian Religion as to its Origin and Development. A biographical memoir of Dr. Haug by Professor E.P. Evans is also included in this volume.

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BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
xvii
INTRODUCTION TO THE THIRD EDITION
xxxiii
Hormazd yasht
1
AND MOHAMMEDANS
3
Srôsh Hâdôkht and Rashnu yashts
7
ZOROASTRIAN STUDIES AMONG THE PARSIS
54
THE LANGUAGE OF THE AVESTA ERRONEOUSLY
67
ESSAY III
97
Two fragments of the Hâdôkht nask
217
VENDIDÂD
226
THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION AS TO ITS ORIGIN
265
ORIGIN OF THE ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION SPITAMA
286
SPITAMA ZARATHUSHTRAS THEOLOGY AND PHILOSO
300
Pahlavi Yasna xxviii
339
دو
345
INDEX
394

THE ZENDAVESTA OR THE SCRIPTURE OF THE PARSIS
117
BRIEF SURVEY OF AVESTA LITERATURE
123
YASNA
139

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