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Title: Zoroastrians in Britain.(Review)
Author: W.W. Malandra
Publication: The Journal of the American Oriental Society (Refereed)
Date: January 1, 1999
Publisher: American Oriental Society
Volume: 119Issue: 1Page: 190(2)

Article Type: Book Review

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1929. This volume contains the Columbia University Indo-Iranian Series volume eleven. The present work is the first of three separate monographs, in which the author proposes to treatof the Zoroastrian doctrine of a future life in its three phases, namely, the period from death to the individual judgment at the Chinvat Bridge, life in Heaven, hell or the Intermediate Place, and the general judgment. Contents: Zarathushtra's message of immortality; Soul of the righteous during the first three nights after death; Soul of the wicked during the first three nights; Manifestation of the Daena or conscience, to the soul according to the: Gathas, Later Avesta; Pahlavi and Parsi; Individual judgment according to the: Gathas, Later Avesta, Pahlavi; Parsi. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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THIS 54 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Theosophy: Religion and Occult Science, by Henry S. Olcott. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1564593908. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1893.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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THIS 62 PAGE ARTICLE WAS EXTRACTED FROM THE BOOK: Studies New and Old of Ethical and Social Subjects, by Frances Power Cobbe. To purchase the entire book, please order ISBN 1417930675. ... Read more

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MYSTICS MAGAZINE:Zoroastrian Mystical Theology - A Conversation with Charles William King (For more info - www.outofbodytravel.org) ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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The centuries oldPersian poem 'Mar Nameh' describes in verse a method of augury;what seeing a snake on every one of the 30 days of a month will mean and what omen it will portend. The thirty-two couplets in Persian informative rhyme are shown here in beautifully handwritten Persian calligraphy. The poem is both translated and transliterated into English. The symbolic connection of the snake to Time is discussed and a modern approach to use the 'Mar Nameh' is described using the Zoroastrian Calendars.The Old Iranian calendar describes in detail the foundation of Persian calendar system and its ancient festivals, such asthe New Year celebration ofNawruz, the Tiragan festival, and the feast of Mithra. The connection of the Persian calendar to the Egyptian and Babylonian calendars is also examined in depth. This book provides a detailed analysis of a text which has been dormant for several hundred years. It is an essential read for all who are interested in the art of divination. ... Read more

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (3)

One sided
Prof. Jean Kellens (who as pointed before, is certainly a man!) is a leading scholar of Zoroastrian/Mazdaian studies.However, he clearly belongs to one end of the scholary spectrum on the matters of Zoroastrian studies and has his own well-known opinions.He certainly believes that Zarathushtra did not exist, and he has other specific beliefs which need more space to discuss than a review.

The translator, probably the most well-known and respected English language scholar of Old Iranian studies, is also the major representative of the "Kellens" school in North America.The book in a way is a statement, one establishing the presence of the Kellens system in North America, where it usually is not taken seriously.

The essays are certainly very learned and have impeccable scholary weight, but their conclusions and statements should be taken with warning. The non-specialist reader should always notice that the opinions expressed are only one side of the coin.

Also, Prof. Skjaervo "goes" with his middle name, Oktor.

Four essays on Zarathushtrianism.
Dr. Prods Oktor Skjaervo deserves our deep thanks for taking the time to translate into English (and to elucidate further) four lectures on "Zarathustra and the Old Avesta" delivered at the College de France by a grand master on the lore of Avestan language and Zarathushtrianism, Dr. Jean Kellens.For me the greatest delight was to read pages 120-131, which highlights year by year, the magnificant output of Dr. Jean Kellens, displaying his depth and range of his "Avestic" erudition.

Though the book is intened for an advanced audience, the general outline and arguments can be followed even by a novice with appropriate reference guides.A novice may use this book as a model for scholarly publication in the difficult field of the Avestan language.I strongly recommend this book for review to every Parsee, Zarathushtrian and readers and admirers of Avestan lore.

Not for beginners
In the introduction, Prods Skjaervo says that he translated these essays to help his students at Harvard.So if you are attending Harvard and planning on studying Mazdaism this is a great book to read. It is filled with many of the brilliant insights of Jean Kellens and is a great read for serious students of religion.However, if you are not that familiar with Mazdaism I suggest you start with another work probably Nigosian.This book also talks considerable about the textual analysis of the Avesta from a linguistical perspective which makes it difficult to follow if you don't have some knowledge of linguistics. ... Read more

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With Texts And Translations. Also With Pahlavi Translation For The First Time Edited With Collation Of Manuscripts, And Now Prepared Form All Known Codices, Also Deciphered, And For The First Time Translated In Its Entirety Into A European Language, With Neryosangh's Sanskrit Text Edited With Collation Of Five Mss, And With First Translation, Also With The Persian Text Contained In Codex 12b. Together With A Commentary Being The Literary Apparatus And Argument To The Translation Of The Gathas In The 31st Volume Of The Sacred Books Of The East. ... Read more

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This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishings Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving, and promoting the worlds literature. Kessinger Publishing is the place to find hundreds of thousands of rare and hard-to-find books with something of interest for everyone! ... Read more

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Zoroastrianism flourished on the Iranian plateau for 1200 years, from the sixth century BCE to the seventh century CE and the rise of Islam in that region. It survives today among less than 200,000 believers, mostly in India and eastern Iran. The religion is based on the teachings of Zoroaster (Zarathustra), a prophet from northeastern Iran. Very influential ideas about the afterlife like hell, heaven, individual judgment, resurrection of the dead and last judgment might originate in Zoroastrianiam, but because of dubiety about the original texts of Zoroastrianism it remains impossible to be certain. Nevertheless, Zoroastrianian in four surviving texts has contributed vivid, rich and provocative descriptions of hell, which are included here from: A Book of Scriptures (Hadhokht Nask), The Book of Ardâ Vîrâf (Arda Viraf Namak), Religious Judgments (Dadestan-i Denig) by Manuschihr, and The Book of the Judgments of the Spirit of Wisdom (Mainyo-I-Khard). This work is published in conjunction with Hell-on-Line.org, a website that presents a comprehensive collection of materials on the more than 100 visions, tours and descriptions of the infernal otherworld from the cultures of the world from 2000 BCE to the present. Includes notes, glossary, web resources. ... Read more

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Interesting subject, useless book
The subject of this book is very interesting, but the book itself is useless. it contains only some of the numerous descriptions of travels to the underworld in the Zoroastrian literature. The texts offered are not new translations, but reproduction of the old and most outdated translations included in the collection Sacred Books of the East. ... Read more