VENDĪDĀD

 

VENDĪDĀD

the common name given to the Avestan text widaēwa-dāta-, Pahl. jud-dēw-dād “The Law repudiating the Demons.”

i. Survey of the history and contents of the text.

ii. Transmission of the Vīdēvdād in India.

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Originally Published: March 9, 2015

Last Updated: March 9, 2015

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EIr, "VENDĪDĀD," Encyclopædia Iranica, online edition, 2015, available at http://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/vendidad-parent (accessed on 09 March 2015).