Popis: |
This book, which is ultimately based on the author’s doctoral dissertation, provides a rich study of the Pahlavi version (‘Zand’) of the Yasna Haptaŋhāiti (YH), one of the two integral parts of the Old Avesta (the other being the Gāthās). Proceeding from a variorum edition of the Pahlavi text, accompanied by a translation and miscellaneous commentaries, the book includes several thought-provoking essays. These cover topics such as the nature and internal structure of the Zand, its position in... |