The Sanskrit Yasna manuscript S1 / / by Leon Goldman.

The manuscript S1 is one of the chief witnesses to the Sanskrit Yasna, containing the Avestan text of the Zoroastrian Yasna liturgy to chapter 46.19, together with a Sanskrit translation and commentary. This book contains the complete, full-colour set of facsimile images of S1. An introduction by Le...

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Superior document:Handbook of Oriental Studies. South Asia, Section 2
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden, The Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill,, 2018.
©2018
Year of Publication:2018
Edition:Facsimile edition.
Language:English
Series:Handbuch der Orientalistik. Dritte Abteilung, Sudostasien ; Section 2.
Physical Description:1 online resource (383 pages) :; illustrations.
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Other title:Avesta. Yasna 1.
Summary:The manuscript S1 is one of the chief witnesses to the Sanskrit Yasna, containing the Avestan text of the Zoroastrian Yasna liturgy to chapter 46.19, together with a Sanskrit translation and commentary. This book contains the complete, full-colour set of facsimile images of S1. An introduction by Leon Goldman provides an overview of the Zoroastrian Sanskrit tradition together with a discussion of the S1 manuscript covering its physical appearance, its age and history, and for the first time, a detailed palaeographic analysis of the Avestan and Sanskrit text.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9004357734
ISSN:2588-882X ;
Hierarchical level:Monograph
Statement of Responsibility: by Leon Goldman.