Imbued with the essence of the Gods

The intersection between Zoroastrian theology and the Old Avestan possessive adjectives derived from personal pronouns

Dados Bibliográficos

ID2819441
AutoresArish Dastur (University of London, autor correspondente)
Ano2025
Volume88
Fascículo2
Páginas1-34
Data de publicação2025-05-19
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoBulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0041-977X • E-ISSN: 1474-0699
EditoraCambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1017/s0041977x25000187
OpenAlexW4410496883
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas1
Referências citadas12

The Gāθās of Zaraθuštra provide us with the Old Avestan attestations of the adjectives mauuaṇt-, θβāuuaṇt- and xšmāuuaṇt-/yūšmāuuaṇt-. The adjective mauuaṇt- occurs twice in the Gāθās, while θβāuuaṇt- occurs five times and xšmāuuaṇt-/yūšmāuuaṇt- occurs seven times. Over the years, little effort has been put into studying the broader context in which these words are situated or into understanding the specific use and significance of these words in the Gāθās. The basis for their translation has mostly been exogenous, with the early Avestan scholars using the readily available meanings of the Vedic equivalents mā́vat-, tvā́vat- and yuṣmā́vat- for this purpose. In contrast, this article endeavours to understand the meaning and significance of the words mauuaṇt-, θβāuuaṇt- and xšmāuuaṇt-/yūšmāuuaṇt- in the context of Zoroastrian theology. It further seeks to examine the morphological basis of their meaning, to offer updated translation options for them and to situate these updated translations into the Gāθic stanzas in which they occur

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