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AVESTA

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Author(s): J. Kellens | Alberto Cantera
the holy book of the Zoroastrians. A version of this article is available in print…
Date: 2015-03-30

VENDĪDĀD

(8,776 words)

Author(s): William W. Malandra | Alberto Cantera
the common name given to the Avestan text widaēwa-dāta-, Pahl. jud-dēw-dād “The Law repudiating the Demons.” VENDĪDĀD i. Survey of the history and contents of the text Of the three major divisions of the 21 Nasks of the Sasanian Avesta, the Vendīdād—Avestan widaēwa-dāta-, Pahl. jud-dēw-dād “The Law repudiating the Demons” (Benveniste, 1970)—was the last of those called dādīg “dealing with law,” and 19th overall. The summary of its contents given in the 9th-century Dēnkard (Bk. 8.44; West, 1892, pp. 6-8, 152-66; ed. Madan, pp. 777-84) acco…
Date: 2015-03-10