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F. Max Muller, E. W. West

The Sacred Books of the East (PAHLAVI TEXTS, PART-V: MARVELS OF ZOROASTRIANISM) Volume 47th [Hardcover]

Gyan Publishing House, 2021

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Year of publication
2021
ISBN
1111005157976
Author
F. Max Muller, E. W. West
Pages
326
Volume
Volume 47th
Publishers
Gyan Publishing House
Keyword
History
Languages
English
Binding
Hardcover
Print on demand
Yes

Description

About the book:-This is part V of the Sacred Books of the East Pahlavi Texts translation. It is the shortest one in the series, about half of most other SBE volumes. SBE 47 contains translations of a number of very late Zoroastrian texts, some prophetic in nature, others providing clues to the chronology of the religion. As such, the texts here, the Dinkard and Selections of Zad-Sparam, make interesting reading. They will be of use both to scholars looking for information about the development of Zoroastrianism, and those looking for non-traditional books of prophecy. West concludes that the traditional date of the birth of Zoroaster corresponds to 660 [BC]; more recently, 628 [BC] has been proposed, so the former date probably isn't so far off. He also computes the timetable of Zoroastrian prophecy: don't get too excited, though, the end of the world isn't until 2398, so we still have about four centuries left.
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