The Zoroastrian Manuscripts of the Matenadaran: Facsimile Edition (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia, 32)

Book info: The Zoroastrian Manuscripts of the Matenadaran: Facsimile Edition (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 2 South Asia, 32) (Hardcover, 416 pages) – Brill, 2025. Language: English.

Armenia was a stronghold of the Zoroastrian religion in antiquity and late antiquity. Of the rich Zoroastrian literature that was composed and transmitted in the region, no single text was extant there after long periods of cultural, political and religious changes. The three Zoroastrian manuscripts of this facsimile edition, containing precious copies of texts in the Avestan, Pahlavi and Zoroastrian New Persian languages, are the only exception. Stemming from Iran and now preserved at the Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts (Matenadaran), they are heirs of an ancient Iranian faith that once flourished also in Armenia. Editorial Reviews About the Author Miguel Ángel Andrés-Toledo, Ph.D. (2009), University of Salamanca, is FEZANA Professor of Zoroastrian Languages and Literatures at the University of Toronto. He has published several articles and monographs, including The Zoroastrian Law to Expel the Demons: Wīdēwdād 10-15 (Harrassowitz, 2016).