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Author Moazami, Mahnaz.

Title Wrestling with the demons of the Pahlavi Widewdad : transcription, translation, and commentary / by Mahnaz Moazami.

Publication Info. Boston : Brill, 2014.

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Description 1 online resource (610 pages).
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Series Iran studies ; 9
Iran studies ; 9.
Note Description based upon print version of record.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Pahlavi Widēwdād -- Commentary -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index.
Summary The Pahlavi Widēwdād (Vidēvdād), The Law (Serving to Keep) Demons Away , a fifth-century Middle Persian commentary on the Avestan Vidēvdād , describes rules and regulations that serve to prevent pollution caused by dead matter, menstrual discharges, and other agents. It recognizes the perpetual presence of the demons, the forces of the Evil Spirit -forces that should be fought through law-abiding conduct. In spite of its formidable textual problems, the commentary provides an invaluable quarry for the rules of the Zoroastrian community through its citation of regulations for the conduct of its members. Many topics are covered, from jurisprudence to penalties, procedures for dealing with pollution, purification, and arrangements for funerals. Viewed together, they provide the reader with an exquisite interlace of a community's concerns.
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Language English.
Subject Avesta. Vendidād.
Avesta. Vendidād.
Avesta. Vendidād.
Genre/Form Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Other Form: 90-04-26921-5
1-306-85862-3
ISBN 9004269223
9789004269224
9789004269217 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
9004269215 (hardback ; alkaline paper)
1306858623
9781306858625
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