Philologie

New Turkish Paperback. Cr. 8vo. (20 x 14 cm). In Turkish. 212 p. Zerdüst dini: Zerdüst'ün Gathalari, üç unutulmus din: Mitraizm, Maniheizm, Mazdakizm. [= The religion of Zarathusthra: Tha Gathas of Zarathusthra, three forgotten religions]. Translated to Turkish by Nice Damar. Buyuk Peygamber Zerdust'un solugunun, antik tapinaklarin sunaklarindaki kullerini ufleyerek, yine tapinaklarini supurecegi gunu dusluyorum ve her sunak isildayarak atese donusecek ve yine gokyuzunden karsilik veren alevler, Iran dininin bir kez daha olmasi gerektigi gibi, insan tinlerinin isaret fisegi, dunyanin en buyuk dinlerinden biri, yaparak dusecek. Annie Besant Bu kitap, Dr. J.S. Taraporewala'nin "Zerdust Dini" adli ilk baskisi 1926'da yapilmis kitabinin yeniden gozden gecirilmis ve genisletilmis baskisidir. Kitapta ayrica Zerdust Gathalarinin Ingilizceden yapilmis serbest kosuk cevirisi ve Iran'in unutulmus dinleri Mitraizm, Manizm ve Mazda dinleri uzerine uc deneme de yer aliyor. Gathalarin cevirisi, okurun peygamberin bildirisini, kendi sozcuklerinden ogrenmesini, Iran'in unutulmus dinleri uzerine uc deneme ise, yasayan en eski dinlerden biri olan Zerdust dinini kendi perspektifinden gormesini ve bu inancin, neden hala gelismekte oldugunu anlamasini saglayacaktir. [The Religion of Zarathushtra is at the same time one of the simplest and yet most profound introductions to Zoroastrianism, the once glorious but now nearly forgotten religion of the Magi. The author grew up in the small community of Zoroastrians still surviving in India, and had a deep and abiding love for his religion. He was a man of liberal outlook and wide learning, with a full mastery of the ancient languages. He became one of the greatest scholars of Zoroastrianism in our time. The rare combination of a true believer and a profound scholar gives this book simple beauty and great depth.].