Wrestling with the demons of the Pahlavi Widewdad : transcription, translation, and commentary /

The Pahlavi Widēwdād (Vidēvdād), The Law (Serving to Keep) Demons Away , a fifth-century Middle Persian commentary on the Avestan Vidēvdād , describes rules and regulations that serve to prevent pollution caused by dead matter, menstrual discharges, and other agents. It recognizes the perpetual pres...

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Main Author: Moazami, Mahnaz.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Boston : Brill, 2014.

Series: Iran Studies 9.
Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2014, ISBN: 9789004262485.

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Call Number: BL1515.5.V4 M63 2014

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