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Y 19 manas paoiriia and asa paoiriia / Ahmadi, Amir   Journal Article
Ahmadi, Amir Journal Article
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Publication 2013.
Summary/Abstract Yasna 19 contains an Avestan exegesis of the G?thic stanza Ahuna Vairiia, the most revered text in Zoroastrianism. The stanza is traditionally understood to be the essential statement of the religion of Mazd?. Thus, in Y 19 we have a unique opportunity to ask about the significance that the G?th?s of Zarathuštra held for the later Avestan tradition. In what intellectual horizon did Zoroastrian priests place their founding text? Although Y 19 exegesis of the Ahuna Vairiia contains semantic obscurities, it is possible to establish the meaning of the commentary through syntactic and conceptual analysis of two key terms and the phrases where they occur. The article critically examines the earlier interpretations of the text. Having found these inadequate, it proposes a new reading and understanding of the Avestan exegesis. In particular, the article argues that the Avestan exegete understood the G?thic stanza within an eschatological horizon.
Key Words Iran  Germany  Zoroastrianism  Avestan  Manas  Paoiriia 
Yasna  Intellectual Horizon  Ahuna  Viairiia  Semantic Obscutities  Zoroastrian Priests 
Y19  Iranian Religion  Religous Philosophy  Persian Empire  History 
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