The Hymns of Zoroaster

A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran
Herausgeber: West, M. L.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

A new translation of the foundation texts of the Zoroastrian religion, the Gathas (songs) composed by Zoraster himself, together with the Liturgy in seven chapters composed shortly after his death some 2600 years ago. After a substantial introduction to Zoroaster's religious thought, West presents the translations with facing page explanations of the meaning of each verse.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 266g
• ISBN-13: 9781350127463
• ISBN-10: 1350127469
• Artikelnr.: 56531626

Autorenporträt

M. L. West is an Emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, and a Fellow of the British Academy. From 1974-91 he was Professor of Greek at Royal Holloway, University of London. His many books include The Orphic Poems (1983), An Introduction to Greek Metre (1987), Ancient Greek Music (1992) and Indo-European Poetry and Myth (2007).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Note on the pronunciation of Avestan words and names
Introduction
The Hymns of Zoroaster
The First Gatha (Yasna 28-34)
The Second Gatha (Yasna 43-46)
The Third Gatha (Yasna 47-50)
The Fourth Gatha (Yasna 51)
The Fifth Gatha (Yasna 53)
The Liturgy in Seven Chapters
Notes on the Text
Bibliography