Publisher's Synopsis
Pahlavi Texts V2: The Sacred Books of the East V18 is a book edited by F. Max Muller. It is the second volume of a collection of ancient Persian texts written in Pahlavi, a language used in the Sassanian Empire. The book contains translations of various texts including the Denkard, a compilation of Zoroastrian beliefs and practices, and the Bundahishn, a cosmogonical and cosmological text. The book also includes translations of other texts such as the Dadistan-i Dinik, a collection of moral and ethical teachings, and the Arda Viraf Namak, a vision of the afterlife. The book provides insight into the religious and philosophical beliefs of ancient Persia and is a valuable resource for scholars and students of Iranian history and culture.1880. The Sacred Books of the East series, comprising fifty volumes, has translations of key sacred texts of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. The series was edited by the famous linguist Max Muller, who also produced many of the translations and were the foundational documents for the new discipline known as the comparative science of religions. Part II of the Pahlavi Texts contains: The Dadistan-I Dinik and the Epistles of Manuskihar. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
