Avestan Hymn to Mithra

Klappentext Dr Gershevitch here reproduces Geldner's text and critical apparatus of the Hymn! adding his own introduction! translation and commentary. Zusammenfassung The Avestan Hymn to Mithra! written in the fifth century BC! is the one extensive! ancient literary record of the attributes! companions and cult of the Iranian god whose worship spread! five or six centuries later! as far as Britain. Dr Gershevitch here reproduces Geldner's text and critical apparatus of the Hymn! adding his own introduction! translation and commentary. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Abbreviations; Introduction: 1. The earliest period; 2. Zarathustrianism; 3. Zoroastrianism; 4. Christensen's theory; 5. Mithra's functions; 6. Ahura; 7. Mithra's companions; 8. The Western Mithras; Text and translation; Commentary; Critical Apparatus; Addenda; Indexes.

Product details

• Authors: Ilya Gershevitch
• Assisted by: Ilya Gershevitch (Translation)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 03.12.2007
• EAN: 9780521052269
• ISBN: 978-0-521-05226-9
• No. of pages: 376
• Series: University of Cambridge Orient
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics