The Rigveda and the Avesta
Author: Shrikant G. Talageri
Publisher:
Published: 2008
Total Pages: 430
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSection 1. Chronology and geography of the Rigveda -- section 2. The Indo-European homeland in India
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The Rigveda
Author: Shrikant G. Talageri
Publisher: Aditya Prakashan, Publishers & Booksellers
Published: 2000
Total Pages: 558
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIn the present volume,the author has confirmed emphatically that India was also the original homeland not only of the Indo-Aryans but also of the Indo-Iranians and the Indo-Europeans.
Encyclopedia Iranica
Author: Ehsan Yarshater
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1982
Total Pages: 112
ISBN-13: 9780710090904
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Avestan Hymn to Mithra
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-12-03
Total Pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780521052269
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe 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. The introduction offers an orientation on the main problems concerning Mithra: how the god came to be included in the Zoroastrian religious system, his relation to Zarathustra's god Ahura Mazdah, his functions, his development from the stage at which the Indian Mitra is found in the Rig Veda, and the extent to which the Western Mithras has preserved the characteristics of the Avestan Mithra. The text is faced by the English translation, and is followed by Dr Gershevitch's exhaustive commentary.
The Wiley Blackwell Companion to Zoroastrianism
Author: Michael Stausberg
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2015-06-22
Total Pages: 706
ISBN-13: 1444331353
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis is the first ever comprehensive English-language survey of Zoroastrianism, one of the oldest living religions Evenly divided into five thematic sections beginning with an introduction to Zoroaster/Zarathustra and concluding with the intersections of Zoroastrianism and other religions Reflects the global nature of Zoroastrian studies with contributions from 34 international authorities from 10 countries Presents Zoroastrianism as a cluster of dynamic historical and contextualized phenomena, reflecting the current trend to move away from textual essentialism in the study of religion
A Vedic Reader for Students
Author: Arthur Anthony Macdonell
Publisher:
Published: 1928
Total Pages: 312
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKÁsura- in Early Vedic Religion
Author: Wash Edward Hale
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishe
Published: 1986
Total Pages: 244
ISBN-13: 9788120800618
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe present Dictionary is a practical exercise in word-compilation to facilitate the study of Sanskrit language. Based on Webster`s complete English dictionary it includes general terms of all sciences and such technical terms as could be duly represented by Sanskrit equivalents actually existing in that language. Besides the general vocabulary quotations from the works of famous authors have been inserted to render the connotation of a word easily intelligible. It is also designed to help scholars translate any passage from English into Sanskrit.
The Rig Veda
Author: Ralph T. H. Griffith, Translator
Publisher: Library of Alexandria
Published:
Total Pages: 1187
ISBN-13: 1465579494
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Inner Fire
Author: Rohinton F. Nariman
Publisher: Hay House, Inc
Published: 2016-09-01
Total Pages: 176
ISBN-13: 9385827243
DOWNLOAD EBOOKZoroastrianism might be a fast-declining religion in today’s world, but what is remarkable is its eternal enigma. It is hard to believe that the hymns of the faith have travelled down to us in accurate form and poetic metre, purely through the memory of generations of priests. Zarathustra, the founder of the faith, belonged to a period of Persian history which antedated the Achaemenid dynasty (from 550 BC to 330 BC). He followed the old Rigvedic religion until he was the first to receive a revelation from Almighty God. The Gathas—the most sacred text of the Zoroastrian faith—were first composed and sung by Prophet Zarathustra. Along with the complete comprehension of the Gathas, consisting 238 verses in the same language as the Rigveda, this book is for anyone who wants to gain a deeper understanding of the purpose of life on earth and what happens to mankind after death. The Gathas are extremely relevant in modern times for the fundamental reason that they are timeless. They do not emanate from Prophet Zarathustra’s mind, but are revelations from Almighty God, making them universal in their approach. This book is an attempt to help the reader fully comprehend these and choose the path of leading a righteous life.
The Sanskrit Language
Author: Thomas Burrow
Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publ.
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 486
ISBN-13: 9788120817678
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Sanskrit Language presents a systematic and comprehensive historical account of the developments in phonology and morphology. This is the only book in English which treats the structure of the Sanskrit language in its relation to the other Indo-European languages and throws light on the significance of the discovery of Sanskrit. It is this discovery that contributed to the study of the comparative philology of the Indo-European languages and eventually the whole science of modern linguistics. Besides drawing on the works of Brugmann and Wackernagel, Professor Burrow incorporates in this book material from Hittite and taking into account various verbal constructions as found in Hittite, he relates the perfect form of Sanskrit to it. The profound influence that the Dravidian languages had on the structure of the Sanskrit language has also been presented lucidly and with a balanced perspective. In a nutshell, the present work can be called, without exaggeration, a pioneering endeavour in the field of linguistics and Indology.
