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

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Benedikt Peschl

The First Three Hymns of the Ahunauuaitī Gāθā

The Avestan Text of Yasna 28–30 and Its Tradition

Benedikt Peschl

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Brill
01 December 2022

Zoroastrianism; Worship, rites & ceremonies

Series: Corpus Avesticum

At the center of this book stands a text-critical edition of three chapters of the Gāthās, exemplifying the editorial methodology developed by the “Multimedia Yasna” (MUYA) project and its application to the Old Avestan parts of the Yasna liturgy.

Proceeding from this edition, the book explores aspects of the transmission and ritual embedding of the text, and of its late antique exegetical reception in the Middle Persian (Pahlavi) tradition. Drawing also on a contemporary performance of the Yasna that was filmed by MUYA in Mumbai in 2017, the book aims to convey a sense of the Avestan language in its role as a central element of continuity around which the Zoroastrian tradition has evolved from its prehistoric roots up to the modern era.

By: Benedikt Peschl
Imprint: Brill
Volume: 32/4
Dimensions: Height: 235mm, Width: 155mm, Spine: 41mm
Weight: 1.075kg
ISBN: 9789004529168
ISBN 10: 9004529160
Series: Corpus Avesticum
Pages: 572
Publication Date: 01 December 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Benedikt Peschl holds a BA in General and Indo-European Linguistics from the University of Munich, an MA in Religions of Asia and Africa from SOAS University of London, and a PhD in Study of Religions from SOAS (2021). He now works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Iranian Studies of Freie Universität Berlin.