The Zend Avesta of Zarathustra [Paperback]

S. F. Rahman (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Holmes Pub Grou Llc (June 1984)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0916411419
• ISBN-13: 978-0916411411
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,943,734 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A Selection form the Avesta, October 2, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Zend Avesta of Zarathustra (Paperback)

This 50-page book is only a selection form the Zend-Avesta, and NOT the whole book. Still, it does give one a representative idea of what the rest of the book probably holds. May be intertesting for someone into Eastern Mythology, but who doesn't want to get in too deep.

20 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Bother, November 5, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: The Zend Avesta of Zarathustra (Paperback)

For the money, this is one of the worst books on the subject that I can imagine anyone [else] buying.It has the looks and feel of a pamphlet;it has NO historical/theological/mythological explanations, not even a preface.It is simply and only selections from the Avesta,with no explanation as to why these particular selections were chosen.If you are interested in Zarathustrian works.....this is NOT the book you want.

5 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Of course it's incomplete, October 1, 2004

By 

Two Cents Ready "Perpetual Student" (New Jersey, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Zend Avesta of Zarathustra (Paperback)

Only portions of this ancient text survived. This title should be considered in light of this fact. How can it be faulted for not including what doesn't exist? As for interpretations, the point of original sources is to be able to confront them directly, with out the interference of some other person imposing their thoughts. If you're looking for something that's already been digested, a critical work might be a better choice.