The First Three Hymns of the Ahunauuaitī Gāθā - The Avestan Text of Yasna 28-30 and Its Tradition

Centered around a text-critical edition of three Old Avestan chapters of the Zoroastrian Yasna litrugy, the book explores aspects of their transmission, their past and present ritual setting, and of their exegetical reception in the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) tradition.

Product details

• Authors: Benedikt Peschl
• Publisher: Brill
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2022
• EAN: 9789004529168
• ISBN: 978-90-04-52916-8
• No. of pages: 572
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 239 mm x 38 mm
• Weight: 980 g
• Series: Handbook of Oriental Studies.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works