Avestan language, also called incorrectly zend language, eastern iranian language of the avesta, the sacred book of zoroastrianism. Mills from sacred books of the east, american edition, 1898 except as noted translation of gathas by c. Please leave a comment if there is a passage youd like me to look up for you. The greater part of the avesta is written in a more recent form of the language and. The zorasterians were a profound influence on both eastern and western religions, but little is written about them. The principal text in the liturgical group is the yasna, which takes its name from the yasna ceremony, zoroastrianisms primary act of worship, and at which the yasna. After a gap that we will call the unknown years, additions to the avesta took the form of explanations, interpretations and commentaries called the zend or zand.
Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. The term zand is a contraction of the avestan language word za i nti, meaning interpretation, or as understood. For reasons unknown, the avestan canon, primarily composed in eastern aryan dialects, was closed. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to.
When combined with the avestan canon, they were called the zend avesta or zand avesta. In 1723 a copy of only the vendidad sadeh was procured by an englishman, george boucher. The zend avesta is the sacred book of the parsis, that is to say, of the few remaining followers of that religion which feigned over persia at the time when the second successor of mohammed overthrew the. Zarathustra zaranthustra zardusht zoroastres zoroastre zoroastro zoroaster zartosht.
Died january 17, 1805 the following is a brief historical abstract from avesta grammar by a. The first european translation of the holy avestai. The zendavesta is the sacred book of the parsis, that is to say, of the few remaining followers of that religion which feigned over persia at the time when the second successor of mohammed overthrew the. Esta escrito en varios estados del antiguo irani, conocido como avestan. They influenced the development of christianity the three magi were of this religion or at least the title magi was from that religion and apparently contributed the potluck gathering to the world. Cette publication va etre a lorigine dinterminables polemiques.
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