Avestan period

The Avestan period is the period in the history of the Iranians when the Avesta was produced. It saw important contributions to both the religious sphere, as well as to Iranian mythology and its epic tradition. __NOTOC__ Quotes The Zoroastrians were a colony from Northern India. They had been together for a time with the people whose sacred songs have been preserved to us in the Veda. A schism took place, and the Zoroastrians migrated westward to Arachosia and Persia. These views exclusively reflect the perspectives of the professor who authored them in the 19th century. Max Muller (1875) The Science of Language. New York: Scribner. (p. 248). quoted in Bryant, E. F. (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate. Oxford University Press. [If] we use archaeology and history to date the Avesta, we cannot turn around and use the Avesta to date the same archaeological and historical events, and vice versa. Skjaervo, Oktor, P. 1995. "The Avesta as Source for the Early History of the Iranians." In The Indo-Aryans of Ancient South Asia (155-173). Berlin: de Gruyter. Skjaervo (1995) (p. 158). Quoted in Bryant, E. F. (2001). The Quest for the Origins of Vedic Culture : the Indo-Aryan migration debate. Oxford University Press. By means of indirect calculations, one can arrive at such vague dates for the time of his activity as "1000-600 BC." In any case, it seems that Zarathustra must be placed considerably earlier than the Achaemenid Great Kings in the West, such as Cyrus or Darius. Otherwise, however, the veil of timeless Aryan antiquity lies over his life. Mittels indirekter Berechnungen kann man für den Zeitpunkt seines Wirkens zu so unbestimmten Angaben wie „1000-600 v. Chr.“ gelangen?. Auf jeden Fall scheint es, daß man Zarathustra bedeutend früher als die achämenidischen Großkönige im Westen, einen Cyrus oder Darius, ansetzen muß. Im übrigen liegt jedoch über seinem Leben der Schleier zeitloser Zustände des arischen Altertums. Die Religionen Irans by Widengren, Geo, 1907-1996. Quoted in G. Gnoli. Zoroaster’s Time and Homeland External links Category:Avesta