{"product_id":"zoroastrian-scholasticism-in-late-antiquity-arash-zeini-9781474442893","title":"Zoroastrian Scholasticism in Late Antiquity: The Pahlavi Version of the Yasna Hapta\u0026#331;h\u0026#257;iti","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExamines Zoroastrian exegesis by investigating a late antique translation of an ancient Iranian text\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eChallenges the view that considers the study of the \u003ci\u003eZand\u003c\/i\u003e an auxiliary science to Avestan studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eViews the \u003ci\u003eZand\u003c\/i\u003e of the YH as a text in its own right and investigates it within the wider Pahlavi leiterature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eConsiders the so-called glosses in the \u003ci\u003eZand\u003c\/i\u003e for the first time as an integral part of the text\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a \u003ci\u003evariorum\u003c\/i\u003e edition of the Middle Persian text, refusing to establish an Urtext\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn late antiquity, Zoroastrian exegetes set out to translate their ancient canonical texts into Middle Persian, the vernacular of their time. Although undated, these translations, commonly known as the \u003ci\u003eZand\u003c\/i\u003e, are often associated with the Sasanian era (224-651 ce). Despite the many challenges the \u003ci\u003eZand \u003c\/i\u003eoffers to us today, it is indispensable for investigations of late antique exegesis of the \u003ci\u003eAvesta\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of religious and ritual texts commonly regarded as the Zoroastrians' scripture.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eArash Zeini also offers a fresh edition of the Middle Persian version of the Avestan \u003ci\u003eYasna Haptaŋhāiti\u003c\/i\u003e, a ritual text composed in the Old Iranian language of Avestan, commonly dated to the middle of the second millennium bce. Zeini challenges the view that considers the Zand's study an auxiliary science to Avestan studies, framing the text instead within the exegetical context from which it emerged. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Arash Zeini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1474442897\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781474442893\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Edinburgh University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.88d","brand":"Arash Zeini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44065832599807,"sku":"9781474442893","price":40.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ad1ceec8-2b22-4f97-b625-09018957f531.jpg?v=1685403764","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/zoroastrian-scholasticism-in-late-antiquity-arash-zeini-9781474442893","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}