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The Fifth Book of Dênkird

Amouzgar J., Tafazzoli A.

Monday 25 August 2003

Le cinqième livre de Dênkard
Cahiers de Studia Iranica 23, 2000.

The Dênkird is a “ theological compendium”, written in the ninth century A.D. by some compilers using ancient data from the Sasanian period. This book V is a mine of informations on Mazdean cosmogony, legends on Zoroaster, eschatology, ritual and purity laws, etc. in the literary form of “Questions and Answers”.

Le cinqième livre de Dênkard
Amouzgar J., Tafazzoli A.
Cahiers de Studia Iranica 23, 2000

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