Description
The Avesta is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism, composed in the Avestan language. The Avesta texts fall into several different categories, arranged either by dialect, or by usage. The principal text in the liturgical group is the Yasna, which takes its name from the Yasna ceremony, Zoroastrianism's primary act of worship, and at which the Yasna text is recited. The most important portion of the Yasna texts are the five Gathas, consisting of seventeen hymns attributed to Zoroaster himself. These hymns, together with five other short Old Avestan texts that are also part of the Yasna, are in the Old (or 'Gathic') Avestan language. The remainder of the Yasna's texts are in Younger Avestan, which is not only from a later stage of the language, but also from a different geographic region.
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 138
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781365305764
ISBN10: 1365305767
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Eastern
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Lulu.com
Published: 01/31/2023
Pages: 138
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.74lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.30d
ISBN13: 9781365305764
ISBN10: 1365305767
BISAC Categories:
- Religion | Eastern
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