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Back to topThe Sanskrit Yasna Manuscript S1: Facsimile Edition (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia #32) (Hardcover)
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Description
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.
About the Author
Leon Goldman, Ph.D. (2012), SOAS, University of London, is a Postdoctoral Researcher at that university. His publications include the monograph Rasn Yast: The Avestan Hymn to 'Justice' (Ludwig Reichert Verlag, 2015).