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1.
Adabiyyat-e-mazdesna yashtha; comm. by Aga Poure Dawood.
Bombay: Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman, 1309 Hj. 408p. (P.D. Marker Avestan
Series, Vol. III).
It is in Persian. It
provides information on the philosophical ideals of Zoroaster taken from
the holy book Avesta. It is mainly based on the motto of the religion:
think Good Thought, speak Good Words, act Good Deeds.
Available at IGNCA.
2. AMBASHTHYA (B.P.) (Ed.)
Contributions on Akbar
and the Parsees. Patna: Janaki Prakashan, 1976. 177p.
It is based on two
articles of J.J. Modi. The Parsees at the court of Akbar and Dastur
Meherji Rana and another by R.P. Karkaria, read before the Bombay Branch
of the Royal Asiatic Society on various dates in the years A.D.
1896-1903. An effort has been made to present Akbar’s point of view in
the field of religion and then to evaluate in this perspective his
attitude towards Zoroastrianism.
Available at ASI Library.
3. ANKLESARIA (Behramgore
T.)
Holy Gathas of
Zarathustra: transliteration and translation in English with Prologues.
Bombay: (s.n.), 1953. xxxxv, 257p.
The Gathas are the
precious heritage of the Zoroastrians. There are seventeen sacred hymns
composed and recited by Holy Zarathustra in the course of his life.
Private Collection.
4. ANKLESARIA (Behramgore
T.) (Tr.)
Pahlavi Vendidad (Zand-i-jvit-dev-dat).
ed. by Dinshah D. Kapadia. Bombay: Rustam J.J. Modi, 1949. xii, 404p.
Pioneer work of
transliteration and translation of Pahlavi version of the Vendidad (Jvit
Dev-Dat) in English.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
5. ANKLESARIA (Behramgore
T.) (Ed.)
Rivayat-i-hemit-i asavahi
- stan. Bombay: K.R. Cama Oriental Institute Publication, 1962.
Contents: V.1. Pahlavi
Text
In Pahlavi.
Available at IGNCA.
6. ANKLESARIA (Behramgore
Tehmuras)
Zandi Vohuman Yasn and
two Pahlavi Fragments : with text, transliteration and translation in
English. Bombay: B.T. Anklesaria, 1957. v, 134+viiip.
Written with the help of
two manuscripts, k20 of the Library of the University of Copenhagen and
D.H. pertaining to the library of Dastur Hoshangji Jamaspji Jamasp Asa,
with a transcription of the Pahlavi text with footnotes giving the
collations of these texts, and its English translation.
Available at IGNCA.
7. ATURPAT-I-EMETAN
Wisdom of the Sasanian
Sages (Denkard VI); tr. by Shaul Shaked. Boulder: Westview Press, 1979.
lv, 384p. (Persian Heritage Series/ed. by Ehsan Yarshater; no. 34).
It contains an excellent
introduction and an annotated translation of Book VI of the Denkard (the
Acts of Religion), an important Zoroastrian work in middle Persian. The
Denkard is a large compendium of varied material, totaling about 169,000
words, focusing on a defence of the Mazdayasnian faith and describes the
dogma, traditions, customs, history, legends and literature of the
Zoroastrians of that period.
Available at IGNCA.
8. Avestan Prayers for the
Zarathushtrian Children (In Roman script).
3rd ed. Bombay: M.M.
Karani, 1970. vi, 47p.
Deals with Avesta prayers
in Roman script for the use and benefit of children for their
preparation for the Navjote ceremony.
Available at IGNCA.
9. BASU (Yogiraja)
Jarathustradharma.
Calcutta: Visvabharati Granthalaya, 1960. viii, 52p.
Brief account of the
history and basic tenets of Zoroastrian religion: includes biographical
sketch of Zarathustra (Zoroaster), the exponent of the religion and
selections from the Avesta in Bengali translation.
Available at IGNCA.
10. BEEKES (Robert S.P.)
Grammar of Gatha -
Avestan. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988. xvi, 242p.
Gatha - Avestan is the
language of the oldest part of the Avesta, the holy book of
Zoroastrianism. It is the language of the Gathas, a number of hymns from
Zarathustra himself. The grammar is a historical phonology and
morphology, it gives no syntax. Its aim is primarily to present this in
a systematic way. The historical treatment gives the development from
Proto-Indo-European and is primarily a comparison with Sanskrit.
Available at ASI Library.
11. BHARUCHA (Ervad
Sheriarji Dadabhai)
Brief Sketch of the
Zoroastrian Religion and Customs. 3rd ed. Bombay: D.B. Taraporevala,
1928. 210p.
Deals with a brief but
comprehensive sketch of the Zoroastrian religion. Deals with the founder
of Zoroastrianism, Zoroaster, the predecessors of Zoroaster, Zoroastrian
scriptures, the character of God as depicted in the Gathas, supreme
Godhead of Ahura Mazda, cosmology and psychology, ritual, fire-temples,
the Navjote ceremony, Zoroastrian marriage, Zoroastrian funeral,
purificatory law. The author also added to its value by giving a number
of appendices on various subjects which, no doubt, has made his work one
of permanent use not only to strangers to the religion but to the
Zoroastrians themselves.
Available at IGNCA.
12. BHATT (Krsnadatta)
Parsi dharma kya kahata
hai? 2nd ed. Varanasi: Sarva seva sangha Prakasana, 1965. 64p.: ill.
(Dharma kya kahata hai; no. 7).
This book is in Hindi and
deals with the comparative study of Vedic Culture and Parsi religion.
Also deals with Zoroaster: the Prophet, the Gathas and Avesta literature
and the Pahlavi language.
Available at IGNCA.
13. BIANCHI (U), BLEEKER (C.J.)
and BAUSANI (A.) (ED.)
Problems and Methods of
the History of Religions. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1972. (Studies in the
history of religions).
Proceedings of the study
conference organised by the Italian Society for the History of Religions
held at Rome, 6-8 Dec.;1969. Gherardo Gnoli in his paper "Problems
and Prospects of the Studies on Persian Religion" describes the
importance of the Persian religion which is dominated by the figure of
Zoroaster. Further discusses how God’s power manifests itself in two
polarities, through a universal law of production and destruction - the
first one positive, Spenta Mainyu, and the other negative, Angra Mainyu.
Also highlights the research work in the historical and cultural milieu
of primitive Zoroastrianism, in which the Swedish school has
particularly distinguished itself. Has the great merit of stressing the
complex religious physiognomy of ancient Iran.
Available at IGNCA.
14. BLEEKER (C. Jonco) and
WIDENGREN (Geo) (Ed.)
Historia Religionum :
hand book for the history of religions. 2V. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988.
Presents the religions of
the world. In V.2 the chapter "Zoroastrianism" by Mary Boyce
describes the essence of the religion, its historical development,
conception of the deity, worship, ethics, doctrine, the conception of
man, present religious situation.
Available at IGNCA.
15. BOCOCK (Robert) and
THOMPSOM (Kenneth) (Ed.)
Religion and Ideology: a
Reader. Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1985. vii, 320p.
Collected papers on the
sociology of belief, religion and social control, religion as social
cement, religion and resistance, metaphysical conception of God and of
the world. Deals with comparative religion of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism,
Buddhism and Christianity.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
16. BODE (Framroze Ardeshir)
and NANAVUTTY (Piloo) (Tr.)
Songs of Zarathushtra:
the Gathas translated from the Avesta. London: George Allen & Unwin,
1952. 127p. (Ethical and Religious Classics of East and West; no. 6).
Deals with the Gathas of
Zarathushtra stressing their symbolic meaning. The translation is to be
updated in the light of contemporary research.
Available at IGNCA.
17. BOYCE (Mary)
History of
Zoroastrianism. 3V. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1991. (Handbuch Der
Orientalistik/B. Spuler).
Content: V.1 The early
period. V.2 Under the Achamenians. V.3 Zoroastrianism under Macedonian
and Roman rule/Mary Boyce and Frantz Grenet.
Covers the period of
Zoroastrian history from the fourth century B.C. to the fourth century
A.D.
Available at IGNCA.
18. BOYCE (Mary)
On the Antiquity of
Zoroastrian Apocalyptic. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African
Studies, University of London. 47(Pt. 1);1984. 56-78.
Deals with the genesis of
Zoroastrinism. It also further describes that Zoroastrinism is in fact
the archetypal millenarian faith, to which most subsequent millenarian
movements may well owe a historical debt. With necessary approximate
dates of the history of Zoroastrian apocalyptic is also worked out in a
tabular form.
Available at IGNCA.
19. BOYCE (Mary)
Persian Stronghold of
Zoroastrianism: based on the Ratanbai Katrak Lectures, 1975. Oxford:
Clarendon Press, 1977. ix, 284p:ill.
It is based on six
lectures given in 1975 in the series of Ratanbai Katrak Lectures founded
at Oxford in memory of his wife by the late Dr. Nanabhai Nauroji Katrak.
Deals with the social life, culture, festivals of Zoaoastrians of
Sharifabad-e Ardekan, a little village at the northern end of the Yazdi
plain.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
20. BOYCE (Mary)
Zoroastrians: their
Religious Beliefs and Practices. London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979.
xxi, 252p: ill.
It is the first to
attempt to trace the continuous history of the faith from the time it
was preached by Zoroaster down to the present day-a span of about 3,500
years. First taught among nomads on the Asian steppes, Zoroastrianism
became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires (Achaemenian,
Arsacid and Sassanian, sixth century B.C. to seventh century A.D.); and
because of its lofty character, and the dominant position of Iran
between the Greco-Roman world and Asia, it had a remarkable influence on
other world faiths: to the east on northern Buddhism, to the west on
later Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
21. CARNOY (A.J.)
Religion of Ancient
Persia. London: Catholic Truth Society, 1947. 28p. (Studies in
comparative Religion; no. 11).
Gives brief historical
information about the early religion of Iran, the sacred book of the
Zoroastrians, the so-called Zend-Avesta, in the Avestic language,
completed in the Zoroastrian literature of the Pahlavi or middle Persian
dialect.
Available at IGNCA.
22. CHATTERJI (Jatindra
Mohan)
Atharvan Zarathustra: the
Foremost Prophet. Calcutta: Parsi Zoroastrain Association, 1971. xvi,
250p.
Deals with comparative
study of Hinduism, Zoroastrianism and Islam. Also deals in detail with
the philological comparisions of the Rigveda and the Gathas.
Available at IGNCA.
23. CHATTERJEE (Jatindra
Mohan)
Ethical Conceptions of
the Gathas. Navsari: Cherag office, 1932. 532p.
Deals with comparative
religion of Hinduism and Parsi-ism (Zoroastrianism). Mazda-Yasna and
Vishnu-Yajna are the two eyes of the Aryan culture, no one of them being
more important than the other, and both of them being equally useful to
the whole. The author compares Ahura worship to the Asura worship as
inculcated in the Rigveda.
Available at IGNCA.
24. CHATTERJEE (Jatindra
Mohan)
Gatha: athava jarathustra
Upanisat. Calcutta: Bharat Prakashan Bhavan, 1964. 302p.
In Bengali. Deals with
comparative study of Hinduism and the religion of Zarathushtra, the
Prophet of Iran. It is a comparative study of religious philosphy of
India and Iran. It is an exposition of the philosophy of Mazda-Yasna. It
is also a translation of the hymns of Atharvan Zarathushtra. The Gatha
is the oldest portion of the Yasna (Yajna) section of the Avesta, and
being the composition of Zarathushtra himself, is also the most sacred
portion.
Available at IGNCA.
25. CHATTERJEE (Jatindra
Mohan)
Gathas or the Hymns of
Atharvan Zarathushtra; Gujarati tr. by Ardeshir N. Bilimoria. Navsari:
Cherag Office, 1932. 400p.
Text in Brahmi script,
Prose order in Sanskrit, translation in English and Gujarati. The Gathas
represent one phase of the Aryan culture and a very typical one, viz.,
Bhakti-Yoga.
Available at IGNCA.
26. CHATTERJI (Jatindra
Mohan)
Gospel of Zarathushtra in
the words of Maulana Jalal-ud-din Rumi. Calcutta: The Parsi Zoroastrian
Association, 1972. 214p.
Valuable addition to the
study of comparative religion between Islam, Hinduism and
Zoroastrianism. The two works, taken together, demonstrate the
continuity between the gospel of Zarathushtra and the tenets of Sufism
as revealed in the mystic poems of Jalal-ud-din Rumi. This comparative
study of the Masnavi and the gospel of Zarathushtra shows that Rumi’s
Sufism was really of Pre-Islamic Iranian origin. Sufism is described by
Rumi himself as the "Elixir of Khizr". The author takes this
statement to mean that Sufism is "the lore of the Chishtis handed
down by generations of saints". He says, "Jalal did not invent
Sufism; he had simply inherited it from the Chishtis".
Available at IGNCA.
27. CHATTERJEE (Jatindra
Mohan)
Hymns of Atharvan
Zarathushtra. Calcutta: Parsi Zoroastrain Association, 1967. 839p.
Deals with the
comparative study of Vedic culture and religion of Zarathushtra.
Compares also Vedic and Avestan literature. Avesta comprises four
Samhitas or collections of hymns, the chief of which is called by the
name of Yasna. Seventeen hymns of this Samhita are usually designated as
Gatha.
Available at IGNCA.
28. CHATTERJEE (Jatindra
Mohan)
Visnu and Mazda.
Calcutta: Bharat Prakash Bhavan, (n.d.). 90p.
The Sufi cult became very
popular in Iran and continued to be so even after the advent of Islam.
Islam adopted Sufism as its inner truth. The Sufi cult teaches that
Mazda is God of love and is accessible through love.
Available at IGNCA.
29. CHATTOPADHYAYA (Kshetresh
Chandra)
Studies in Vedic and
Indo-Iranian Religion and Literature; ed. By Vidya Niwas Misra. 2v.
Varanasi: Bharatiya Vidya Prakashan, 1976. Variant Pagination.
Divided into 4 chapters
in which first three relate to Vedic. Only Chapter fourth deals with
Indo-Iranian studies. Covers the comparative study with Vedic
literature, traditional date of Zarathustra, religious reform of
Zarathushtra, Mithra worship in Zoroastrianism.
Available at IGNCA.
30. Convention of Religions
in India. Delhi: Bimla Publishing House, 1982.
Contains the proceedings
of the first convention of religions in India which was held at Calcutta
in 1909. In this convention two papers are on Zoroastrianism by J.J.
Modi and D.M. Madan, deals with the ancient Persians and their effects
on the West and on the East.
Available at IGNCA.
31. CUMONT (Franz)
Mysteries of Mithra; tr.
from the French edition by Thomas J. McCormack. New York: Dover
Publications, 1956. xiv, 239p.:ill., map.
Deals with the origin and
history of the Mithraic religion.
Available at National
Museum Library, New Delhi.
32. DADACHANJI (F.K.)
Parsis - Ancient and
Modern: never before has so much been achieved by so few. Karachi: (s.n.),
1980. 184p. (paperback).
Provides a brief
description of each dynasty of Iranian history. Thought content is
divided into two parts. Part I is History of Iran i.e. history proper
and Part II is modern times. However, it can’t be called history in
true sense, becasue no proper running historical records of the first
eight or nine centuries exist and it is therefore titled "A record
of outstanding achievements of a microscopic community". It is
primarily meant for Parsis - particularly the Karachi Parsis and their
student community.
Available at IGNCA.
33. DARMESTETER (James)
(Tr.)
Zend-Avesta. 3V. Delhi:
Motilal Banarsidass, 1965. (Sacred books of the East series / ed. by F.
Max Muller ; Vol. 4,23,31).
Content : Pt.1 Vendidad.
Pt.2 Sirozahs, Yasts and Nyayis. Pt.3 Yasna, Visparad, Afrinagan, Gahs
and miscellaneous fragments/ tr. by L.H. Mills.
Available at IGNCA.
34. DASTUR (Maneckshaw
Navroji)
Moral and ethical
teachings of Zarathushtra. Bombay: F.M. Dastur, 1928. xix, 143p.
Deals only with the
teachings as expressed by some particular terms which have a broad moral
significance and which are well known even to the lay public. There are,
however, many other noteworthy moral teachings of Zarathushtra which one
comes across in the Parsi religious literature, and they are to be found
not in certain words, but in sentences and paragraphs. The latter are
also important but not covered in this work. Covers Avestan literature
in the matter of the moral teachings of Zarathushtra under the following
heads. 1. Conception of God. 2. Spirit of Good. 3. Spirit of evil and
origin of evil. 4. Self of man. 5. Duties of man. 6. Aim of man. 7. On
tha Amesha Spentas (Archangels). 8. On the Yazatas (Angels).
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
35. DAVAR (Firoze Cowasji)
Iran and its Culture.
Bombay: New Book Co., 1953. xii, 492p.
It gives the idea of the
history, religion, philosophy, literature, art, the geographical
environment, the social conditions and national character of ancient,
mediaeval and modern Iran. Deals with the Avestan literature,
Zoroastrian heresies and comparison with the Vedas, Sufism etc.
Available at IGNCA.
36. DAVAR (Firoze Cowasji)
Vision of Zarathushtra;
tr. by B.I. Taraporewala. Bombay: Hukhta Foundation, 1997. xv, 223p.
Translated from the
Gujarati original ‘Zarathushtra darshan’. Deals with Parsi religion,
its origin, history, language, literature, the age of Zarathushtra, his
life, essence of Zoroastrian religion, status of fire in the religion
and Zoroatrian faith etc.
Available at IGNCA.
37. DAVOUD (Poure)
Introduction to the Holy
Gathas; tr. By D.J. Irani. Bombay: Iranian Zoroastrian Anjuman, 1927 (P.D.
Marker Avestan Series; Vol.1).
Pioneer work in the
Persian language. The Holy Gathas are translated into modern Persian.
Deals with Zarathushtra and the Avesta, history of Avestan studies,
Zarathushtra and the Jewish prophets, the Avestan script Din Dabireh,
the Sassanian scripts, the Avestan language and texts such as Yasna,
Visparad, Vendidad, Yashts, Khordeh Avesta, Niyashes, the Siruze and the
Afringans, Gathas, the religion of Zarathushtra.
Available at IGNCA.
38. DESAI (Bejon N.) and
KHAN (Roni K.)
Homage unto Asho
Zarathushtra. Nashik: Navaz Publications, 1993. xxviii, 201p.
Deals with the prayers
for the Mazdayasni - Zarathushtri community. Divided into three sections
i.e. devotional exercise, the seven pillars and selections from ‘Khordeh
Avesta’. Transliterated in Devanagari and Roman script.
Available at IGNCA.
39. DESAI (Minoo Burjorji)
Sant Dasturji Kukadaru;
tr. by Marzban J. Giara. Bombay: Marzban J. Giara, 1993. 28p.
Among the famous Dasturs
of the Parsees in the latter half of the 19th century, the late Dasturji
Jamshedji Sorabji occupies an important place. He is well known and
respected among the Parsi community for decades by his surname as
Dasturji Kukadaru. Dasturji Kukadaru was the last Dasturji who gave a
glimpse of the name "Dastur".
The Parsi community will
for ages revere his memory with respect and gratitute for his high
degree of piety, ability to perform miracles and his spiritually
advanced status.
Available at IGNCA.
40. DHABHAR (Ervad Bamanji
Nusserwanji) (Tr)
Translation of Zand-i
Khurtak Avistak. Bombay: K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, 1963. vii, 476p.
Contains Pahlavi versions
of the Avestan prayers as contained in the Khordeh Avesta. While
translating the text the author added very exhaustive footnotes showing
the meaning of each important word used in the text, giving references
to other Pahlavi texts wherein the word was used.
Available at IGNCA.
41. DHALLA (Homi B.)
Avestan View of Ecology.
Bombay: K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, 1991. 7p.
This is an Exhibition
note for "Parasika".
Available at IGNCA.
42. DHALLA (Maneckji
Nusservnji)
History of
Zoroastrianism. 3rd ed. Bombay: K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, 1994.
xxxiv, 525p.
Deals with different
periods of ancient Iranian history: Pre-gathic, Gathic, Avestan, Pahlavi
etc. Also describes the prayers, rituals and Zoroastrian theology
together with the Zrvan heresy.
Available at IGNCA.
43. DHALLA (Maneckji
Nusservanji) (Ed. and Tr.)
Nyaishes or Zoroastrian
Litanies: Avestan text with the Pahlavi, Sanskrit, Persian and Gujarati
versions. Pt. 1. New York: Columbia University Press, 1908. xxii, 235p.
(Columbia University Indo-Iranian Series/ed. by A.V. Williams Jackson;
Vol. 6).
Contents: Pt. 1. Khordah
Avesta.
The Nyaishes or
Zoroastrian litanies are a collection of five short prayers or
ascriptions of praise addressed to the Sun, Moon, Water and Fire and to
the Angels Khurshed, Mihr, Mah, Ardvisur and Atash. They are composed of
fragments taken from the Yasna and Yashts which are found in the Greater
Avesta and they form an important part of the Khordeh Avesta. Like the
greater part of the Avesta, the original Avestan Nyaishes were rendered
into Pahlavi (about 700-900 A.D.), later into Sanskrit (1,200 A.D.),
into Persian (1,600-1,800 A.D.) and lastly into Gujarati (1,818 A.D.).
In this work transliteration of several texts is given on one side and
on the opposite page the translation of each into English. The complete
Pahlavi text is collated and edited here for the first time.
Available at IGNCA.
44. DHALLA (Maneckji
Nusservanji)
Zoroastrian Civilization:
from the earliest times to the downfall of the last Zoroastrian Empire
651 A.D. New York: Oxford University Press, 1922 xxviii, 395p.
Deals with ancient
history from the beginning of the first prehistoric Pishdadian dynasty
to the downfall of the last Zoroastrian Empire. The mighty empires of
the ancient Persians covered a vast portion of Ahura Mazda’s earth and
included nearly all civilized nations. Three thousand years and more
before the present day Zarathushtra, the prophet of Persia preached his
excellent religion which has so greatly enriched the religious thought
of the world. Zoroastrian Persia played the part of intermediary between
East and West for several centuries, and her people enjoyed an
importance quite unique in the world’s history, from about 1,000 B.C.
to the seventh century A.D., when their vast empire vanished. Covers the
following periods - 1. The Pishdadian Period. 2. The Kianian Period. 3.
The Median Period. 4. The Achaemenian Period. 5. The Period of
Stagnation. 6. The Sasanian Period. Also deals with the cultural
movements of the different periods.
Available at IGNCA.
45. du BREUIL (Paul)
Zoroastrisme. Paris:
Presses Universitaires de France, 1982. (Que Sais-je).
Original French.
Private Collection.
46. du BREUIL (Paul)
Des Dieux De L’ancien
Iran Aux Saints Du Bouddhisme, Du Christianisme et De L’islam. Paris:
Dervy-Livres, 1989. 135p.
Original French.
Private Collection.
47. DUCHESNE-GUILLEMIN
(Jacques)
Hymns of Zarathustra:
being a translation of the Gathas together with introduction and
commentary by Jacques Duchesne - Guillemin; tr. from the French by M.
Henning. Reprint. London: John Murray, 1992. 162p. (Wisdom of the East
Series).
It is a serious attempt
by a distinguished modern scholar to translate into a Western language
the traditional hymns of Zoroaster, so to reproduce as nearly as
possible the words which Zarathustra actually spoke. The French version
and commentary have appeared as part of a book "Zoroastre, essai
critique avec une traduciton commentee des gathas, Paris: G.P.
Maisonneuve, 1948."
Available at IGNCA.
48. DUCHESNE GUILLEMIN
(Jacques)
Religion of Ancient Iran;
tr. from the original French by K.M. JamaspAsa. Bombay: Tata Press,
1973. v, 271p.
The plan and scope of
this book is truly vast. With a balanced judgement the author outlines
comtemporary beliefs (disputed or accepted) and ritual practices not
generally known even to Parsi laymen. Deals with the history, texts,
practices, origin of Zarathustra, Achaemenian, Parthian, Sasanian and
Islamic empires, relations between Zoroastrianism and other religions.
Available at IGNCA.
49. DUCHESNE GUILLEMIN
(Jacques)
Symbols and Values in
Zoroastrianism: their survival and renwal. New York: Harper Torchbook,
1966. vii, 175p: ill.
Deals with the
georgraphical and historical sketch of the Parsis, their living
tradition, rituals, beliefs and customs, ethics, about Ahura Mazda, the
God. Also gives comparative study with Islam, Hinduism and Sufism. The
Parsis give their customs and beliefs a symbolic meaning.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
50. DUCHESNE-GUILLEMIN
(Jacques)
Zoroastre: etude critique
avec une traduction commente des Gathas. Paris: G.P. Maisonneuve, 1948.
301p. (Les Dieux et les Hommes; Vol.2).
A critical study with
translation and commentry of the Gathas in French.
Available at IGNCA.
51. DUPERRON (M. Anquetil)
(Tr.)
Zend - Avesta: ouvrage de
Zoroastra. 2v. Paris: Chez N. M. Tilliard, 1771.
Original French. Volume
I, part I contains the narration of the author’s travels in India,
especially an account of the manner in which he acquired manuscripts of
Zoroastrian scriptures and learnt Avestic and Pahlvi language from
Dasturs in Surat, in 1,759-61 A.D.
Volume I, part II
contains the description of manuscripts brought back to Paris and a
French translation of Yasht, Vispered, Vendidad.
Volume II contains the
French translation of several Yashts, Bundahishn etc. a vocabulary of
Avestic-Pehlvi-French and an exposition on the religious and civil
customs of the Parsees in the18th century.
Available at IGNCA.
52. DURRANY (K.S.)
Religion in Society:
Select Indian Press Index of Comparative Religion. New Delhi: Uppal
Publishing, 1983. xxi, 315p.
Index clearly reflects
the role and functions of religion in society, particularly religion in
Indian society. The author has indentified all world religions except
the religions of China and Japan. It also covers Zoroastrianism.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
53. DUTT (Chinmay)
Selections from Avesta
and old Persian: Texts, Grammatical notes and Indices. Calcutta: World
Press, 1973. xxiii, 251p.
Provides a reliable and
well equipped document for selected texts from Avesta and Old Persian
Cuneiform Inscriptions. This book furnishes in convenient form some
materials for those beginning to study Ancient Iranian languages.
Available at IGNCA.
54. EDULJEE (H.E.)
Kisseh-i-Sanjan. Bombay:
K.R. Cama Oriental Institute, 1991. iii, 197p: ill.
It is the oldest written
document of the Parsis in India. It was written by Bahman Kaikobad of
Navsari in 969 AY (1,600 A.D.) in Persian verse. It has been translated
several times into Gujarati and English and was much better known to the
Parsis 70-80 years ago, when it played vital part in some of the
controversies that then agitated the community.
Available at IGNCA.
55. ELIADE (Mircea)
History of religious
ideas : from the stone age to the Eleusinian mysteries; tr. By Willard
R. Trask. V.1. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1978.
Translation of French
text "Histoire des Croyances et des idees religieuses. V.1: De lage
de la pierre aux mysteres d Eleusis". It describes the life of
Zarathustra, its history and myth.
Available at IGNCA.
56. Famous Parsis:
biographical and critical sketches of Patriots, Philanthropists,
politicians, reformers, scholars and captains of Industry. New Delhi:
Mittal Publications, 1990. viii, 488p: ill.
Gives biographical
sketches of eminent Muslims and Indian Christians. Includes lives and
careers of 14 Parsis with photographs i.e. Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy,
Framji Cowasji Banaji, Naoroji Ferdoonji, Byramjee Jejeebhoy, Sir
Dinshaw Manockjee Petit, Sorabji Shapurji Bengalli, Dadabhai Naoroji,
K.R. Cama, J.N. Tata, Sir Dinshaw Edulji Wacha, Sir Pherozeshah Mehta,
Behramji M. Malabari, Sir Jivanji Jamshedji Modi and Sir M.M.
Bhownaggree.
Available at IGNCA.
57. GAER (Joseph)
How the Great Religions
Began. New York: The New American Library, 1956. 240p. ill.
Deals with a
comprehensive sketch of the Zoroastrian religion and its founder,
Zoroaster.
Available at IGNCA.
58. GELDNER (Karl F.) (Ed.)
Avesta : the sacred books
of the Parsis. 3V. Delhi: Parimal Publications, 1991.
Contents : Pt. 1. Yasna.
Pt. II. Vispered : Khorda Avesta. Pt. III. Vendidad.
Originally published in
1886. This is a revised version of Westergaard’s edition of the Avesta
and is compiled with the help of many manuscripts.
Available at IGNCA.
59. GERSHEVITCH (Ilya)
(Tr.)
Avestan Hymn to Mithra.
Cambridge: The University Press, 1959. xv, 357p (University of Cambridge
Oriental Publications; no. 4).
The interest in Mithras
is so great that one would expect the ancient Zoroastrian hymn in praise
of his Iranian forbear Mithra to range, in translation, among the more
widely known literary products of antiquity. Mithra is the god of the
treaty, more especially of the international treaty. Yet the hymn which
reveals the character of the god is all but unknown outside specialist
circles. The importance of the hymn for Mithraic studies is not yet
generally appreciated, it is because the few experts who have
scrutinized it have made only selective use of the information it
provides. The poem has been treated as if it were a secondary source,
out of which each student of Mithra need consider only such data as
seemed relevant to his own notion of the god. No attempt has been made
to approach every part of the hymn as a meaningful record of Mithra’s
character, and the whole poem as a consistent description of a single,
well-defined god. To encourage such attempts is the prime purpose of
this book.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
60. GNOLI (Gherardo)
Zoroaster’s Time and
Homeland: a study on the origins of Mazdeism and related problems.
Naples: Istituto Universitario Orientale, 1980. xxiii, 279p.: map. (Seminario
Di Studi Asiatici, Series Minor; VII).
Deals with the problems
of the absolute chronology of Zoroaster and his homeland. Also deals
with the historical study, especially Avestan, of the figure of
Zoroaster and his work, the Gathas. Also gives a brief sketch of the
historical development of Zoroastrianism in the light of the results
proposed concerning the questions of its founder’s homeland and his
time, in order to make it clear on some fundamental problems connected
with the historical perspective of the studies of the religious world of
pre-Islamic Iran.
Available at ASI Library.
61. GREENLEES (Duncon) (Ed.
and Tr.)
Gospel of Zarathushtra:
Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds. Adyar: Theosophical Publishing,
1951. cxi, 301p. (World Gospel Series; no. 5).
Based on arranged texts
from the Avesta with a new rendering of the Gathas, held to be original
scriptures of the great Prophet of Iran, with a brief introduction on
the life and work of the Prophet.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
62. HARTMAN (Sven S.)
Parsiism: the Religion of
Zoroaster. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1980. xii, 30p.: ill. (Iconography of
Religions; no. XIV, 4).
Deals with the full
historical development from the earliest times to the present.
Available at IGNCA.
63. HAUG (Martin) (Ed.)
An old Zand-Pahlavi
Glossary; tr. by Dastur Hoshengji Jamaspji. Osnabruck: Biblio Verlag,
1973. LVI, 132p.
It is a reprint edition
of 1867. It was originally prepared from several works of the same
nature for the use of the students of the Pahlavi language.
Available at ASI Library.
64. HAUG (Martin)
Essays on the Sacred
Language, Writings and Religion of the Parsis; ed. By E.W. West. 2nd ed.
London: Trubner, 1878. xvi, 427p.
It is a comprehensive
work on the Zoroastrian religion. Divided into four essays - deals with
1. History of the researches into the sacred writings and religion of
the Parsis 2. Language of the Parsi scriptures 3. The Zend-Avesta, or
the scripture of the Parsis 4. The Zoroastrian religion as to its origin
and development. Also presents Sanskrit and Avesta sounds. These
deviations from present systems have been made for the sake of the
general reader, who can hardly be expected to pronounce words correctly
unless they are spelt in accordance with the usual sounds of the letters
in English.
Available at IGNCA.
65. HINNELLS (John R.)
Zoroastrianism and the
Parsis. London: Ward Lock Educational, 1981. 80p.: ill.
Deals with the growth of
the Zoroastrian religion, its teachings, its daily life. It is concerned
mainly with its living form, especially with the Parsis in India.
Available at IGNCA.
66. HINTZE (Almut)
Zamyad Yast:
Introduction, Avestan Text, Translation, Glossary. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig
Reichert Verlag, 1994. 56p. (Iranische Texte - Herausgegeben von Georges
Redard, Heft 7).
The Zamyad Yast is a hymn
that forms part of the corpus text called the Avesta, the holy texts of
the Mazdayasnians, who follow the religion founded by their prophet,
Zarathushtra. The language of these texts is an old North-East Iranian
dialect of which, however, no documents outside the Avesta have been
preserved. This Yasht contains interesting material on the soul’s
journey after death.
Available at IGNCA.
67. HOLM (Jean)
Keyguide to Information
Sources on World Religions. London: Mansell, 1991. pp. 213-215.
Indicates the nature and
range of the reference material available for the study of world
religions. Divided in three parts. Part I deals with a brief
introduction to the development and scope of the study of religions.
Part II is an annotated bibliography of sources. Part III is a directory
of institutions and organisations.
Available at IGNCA.
68. INSLER (S.)
Gathas of Zarathustra.
Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1975. 387p. (Acta Iranica. 3rd Series).
The collection of Gathas
or Songs of Zarathustra is the most important work of ancient Iranian
literature for both linguist and historian of religions, since this text
contains the oldest form of any known Iranian language and the only
poetic compositions in it.
Private Collection.
69. International Congress
on Indo-Iranian Historical and Cultural Studies at K.R. Cama Oriental
Institute from 5th to 8th January;1989.
K.R. Cama Oriental
Institute is the store house of the literature related to
Zoroastrianism. A varied group of Indo-Iranian scholars from India and
abroad gathered for the first International Congress on Indo-Iranian
subjects. These are the proceedings of this conference. The theme of the
conference was Indo-Iranian Historical and Cultural Studies. All the
papers naturally revolve around it though the participants are from
various disciplines such as linguistics, history, archaeology etc. All
of them contributed in their respective fields within the framework of
the Conference theme.
Available at IGNCA.
70. IRANI (D.J.)
Divine Songs of
Zarathushtra. London: George Allen & Unwin, 1924. 79p.
One of the most important
facts in the history of religion is the reform brought about by
Zarathushtra. Zarashushtra was the greatest of all the pioneer prophets
who showed the path of freedom to men, the freedom of moral choice, the
freedom from blind obedience to unmeaningful injunctions, freedom from
the multiplicity of shrines which draw our worship away from the
single-minded chastity of devotion. Zarathushtra was a complete
monotheist. He further recognises that the Supreme Being, the Universal
Soul, was and is the source of all perfect attributes. Six of such
divine attributes he refers to in his writings are : 1. The Spirit of
the Good Mind (Vohu Mano). 2. The Spirit of Truth and Right (Asha). 3.
The Spirit of Holy Sovereignty (Khashtra). 4. The Spirit of Benevolent
Devotion and Love. (Spenta Armaiti). 5. The Spirit of Perfection and
Healthful well being (Haurvatat). 6. The Spirit of Immortality (Ameretat).
The translation needs to be updated in the light of recent research.
Available at IGNCA.
71. JACKSON (A.V. Williams)
Zoroaster: the Prophet of
Ancient Iran. London: Macmillan, 1899. xxiii, 312p.: ill., map.
Deals with the life and
legend of Zoroaster, the Prophet of Ancient Iran. It is a biographical
study based on traditions, history and the purpose is to present the
picture of Zoroaster in its historic light. Still considered the most
authoritative life of the Prophet. (Repint-New York, 1962).
Available at IGNCA.
72. JACKSON (A.V. Williams)
Zoroastrian Studies: the
Iranian Religion and Various Monographs. New York: AMS Press, 1965.
xxxiii, 325p. (Columbia University Indo-Iranian series; Vol. 12).
It is divided into three
Parts. Part 1 deals with the Iranian religion. Part 2 deals with the
Zoroastrian doctrine of the freedom of the Will. Part 3 deals with
miscellaneous Zoroastrian Studies.
Available at National
Museum Library, New Delhi.
73. JAFAREY (Ali A.) (Tr.)
Gathas our Guide: the
Thought - Provoking Divine Songs of Zarathushtra. USA: Ushta
Publications, 1989. 124p.
Deals with seventeen
songs composed by Asho Zarathushtra Spitama. He wanted to deliver an
ever-fresh message. It had to be concise and precise. He has given his
message in a poetic language because a poetic piece is easily and
correctly memorized and transmitted. The Gathas are a coherent
collection. Each stanza is a pearl in a cord of song, and each cord of
song is a part of a necklace of the divine, complete poetic works. This
is what Zarathushtra wanted to leave for his present and the future - a
thought - provoking message. Not an exact translation.
Available at IGNCA.
74. JAMASPASA (Peshotan
Dastur Jamshedji)
Varnehade Avesta: Avesta
Writing. 2nd ed. Bombay: Dastur Dr. H.K. Mirza, 1990. xx, 148p: ill.
First published in a
lithograph edition at Bombay in 1846. It is reproduced in this second
enlarged edition in its original form with English translation,
explanatory notes on allied subjects, glossary of select Gujarati words
used in the book and nine plates illustrating and explaining ancient and
middle Iranian scripts. It contains Avesta alphabet, primary Avesta
prayers, Avesta words and phrases for exercise in reading and writing,
names of days, months, Gathas, Gahs - all in Avesta script with
transcription in Gujarati script as they were pronounced in the time of
the author. The author gives also the old modes of writing Avesta
characters in Avesta script as they were preserved respectively in India
and Iran. These old modes seem to be groupings of similarly shaped and
similarly pronounced Avesta letters, as they were found in some old
manuscripts of Avesta and of Persian Rivayats. It also contains phonetic
notes which are found nowhere else in Zoroastrian writings. This shows
that phonetic studies were in vogue among Zoroastrian priests of India
up to the middle of the last century.
Available at IGNCA.
75. JAMES (E.O.)
Comparative Religion. 2nd
ed. London: Methuen, 1961. vii, 334p.
First published in 1938.
Deals with the origin and development of religion in the light of
evolutionary thought. Gives comparative study of the world religions in
the field of myth and ritual, discusses birth, naming, marriage, death,
annual festivals, ritual purification, oriental theism, the way of
salvation, monotheism, sin and atonement, sacrifice and sacrament,
worship and prayer, immortality.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
76. JEFFERY (Arthur)
Al-Biruni’s
Contribution to Comparative Religion. In Al-Biruni commemoration volume
A.H. 362-A.H. 1362. Calcutta: Iran Society, 1951. xiii, 303p.
Al-Biruni writes down his
observations on religions, customs and beliefs. He adopted a comparative
method which was based on original and reliable information. Prof.
Arthur Jeffery summarizes the information given by Al-Biruni on the
great religions of the world and some sects of his days: Hinduism,
Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Manichaism, the Greek religion, Judaism etc.
Available at ASI Library.
77. JEJEEBHOY (Sorabjee
Jamsetjee) (Tr.)
Tohfa-i-Jamsheed: being a
translation in Goozratee of a Persian treatise entitled Kileed-i-Danesh.
Bombay: Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1848. 169p.
Original Gujarati.
Available at IGNCA.
78. JENNINGS (Hargrave)
Indian Religions. Delhi:
Indian India, 1975. xii, 267p.
Deals with the
comparative study of the Indian religions. Gives brief historical
descriptions of the religions of India. The author thinks Buddhism is
the foundation of all the religions of India. Discusses Fire-worship,
myths, soul, philosophical views etc. Mainly discusses Buddhism,
Hinduism, Christianity. But in brief also discusses Zoroaster, the
founder of the Persian ethics, and the advocate of Fire-worship which is
not accepted by Zoroastrians.
Available at Central Arts
Library, Delhi University.
79. JHABVALA (S.H.)
Catechism on
Zoroastrianism: pt. I and II. 3rd ed. Bombay: S.H. Jhabvala, 1946. 71p.
Deals with a general
conception of Zarathushtra’s theory which passed into the faith that
he preached. It is a brief exposition of his life and creed.
Available at IGNCA.
80. JHABVALA (S.H.)
Prince of Light: a Poem
Depicting the Life and Teachings of Zarathushtra. Bombay: Karnatak
Publishing, 1945. 30p.
Deals with the life of
Zarathushtra in a poetic form and depicting his teachings to reflect
light, and to carry the message of his wisdom in the shaping and
reconstruction of a new world that is being born. According to the
author, Zarathushtra is light which gives birth to life, and to joy
because light is knowledge, light is science, light is wisdom.
Available at IGNCA.
81. JHABVALA (Yasmine)
Vers Ahura Mazda. Berne:
Peter Lang., 1992. 214p. (Publications Universitaires Europeennes: Ser.
27, Etudes Asiatiques et Africaines; Vol. 29.).
Original French. This is
a study of Gathic concepts in their relationship to one another.
Private Collection.
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