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The Avesta-Reader comprises those of the Avesta-texts that are of most importance to philologists and historians. The t e x t s are arranged in groups, according to their subjects; inside the gronps the easier texts come first. With the exception of the Hadoxt-Nask and the Nirangastdn they follow Geldner's edition. Variations from Geldner's edition are in all cases founded on the best MSS.: they are indicated by the symbol corrupt \* words or passages by the symbol \*\*.The notes are designed to introduce the reader to the Avesta in such a manner that he may learn to translate and understand the texts correctly. Accordingly they do not merely call attention to all pecularities of language and especially of syntax, but also go into all questions of the history of civilisation and religion that are of importance for the proper understanding of the texts. In order to save space reference is frequently made to my Avesta primer (Awestisches Elementarbuch) which gives fuller information in the paragraph (§) indicated. The glossary is kept within

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Author

Reichelt, Hans

Publisher

De Gruyter, Karl I. Trübner Verlag

Published

1911

Language

EN

ISBN

9783111639697

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Religion, Science, Linguistics