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The Literature of Pre-Islamic Iran
Persian literature is the jewel in the crown of Persian culture. It has profoundly influenced the literatures of Ottoman Turkey, Muslim India and Turkic Central Asia and been a source of inspiration for Goethe, Emerson, Matthew Arnold and Jorge Luis Borges among others. Yet Persian literature has never received the attention it truly deserves."A History of Persian Literature" answers this need and offers a new, comprehensive and detailed history of its subject. This 18-volume, authoritative survey reflects the stature and significance of Persian literature as the single most important accomplishment of the Iranian experience.The main object of this companion volume is to provide an overview of the most important extant literary sources in Old and Middle Iranian languages - the languages of the Achaemenid, Parthian and Sasanian periods culminating in the rich resource of Pahlavi Persian which fed so directly into the language of the later great Persian poets. It will be an indispensable source for the literary traditions of pre-Islamic Iran and an invaluable guide to the subject.
The Avesta - Sacred Zoroastrian Texts (Illustrated)
The ‘Avesta’ is the text corpus of the religion of Zoroastrianism, centred on the teachings of Zoroaster, who flourished in Persia in the seventh century BC. One of the world’s oldest organised faiths, its adherents exalt a benevolent and all-wise deity known as Ahura Mazda, the supreme being of the universe. The principal text of the ‘Avesta’ is the Yasna, which strives to strengthen one’s belief in the existence and creation of divine order. The sacred Avestan masterpieces are believed to have influenced the development of both Judaism and Christianity. Delphi’s Eastern Treasures Series provides eReaders with rare and precious texts of Middle-Eastern and Asian literature, fea...
