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Frontmatter
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface to the Second Edition VII
- Preface to the First Edition VIII
- Contents XI
- Note on the Transcription of Iranian Words XIV
- Abbreviations and Symbols XV
- Bibliography XVIII
- I. Introduction 1
- II. The Soul of the Righteous During the First Three Nights After Death 9
- III. The Soul of the Wicked During the First Three Nights After Death 21
- IV. The Manifestation of the Daēnā, or Conscience, to the Soul, According to the Gāthās 28
- V. The Manifestation of the Daēnā, or Conscience, to the Soul, According to the later Avesta 33
- VI. The Manifestation of the Daēnā, or Conscience, to the Soul, According to the Pahlavi and Parsi-Persian Literature 39
- VII. The Individual Judgment According to the Gāthās 49
- VIII. The Individual Judgment According to the Later Avesta 60
- IX. The Individual Judgment According to the Pahlavi Writings 72
- X. The Individual Judgment According to the Parsi-Persian Literature 99
- XI. Conclusion 112
- Indexes 115
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter I
- Preface to the Second Edition VII
- Preface to the First Edition VIII
- Contents XI
- Note on the Transcription of Iranian Words XIV
- Abbreviations and Symbols XV
- Bibliography XVIII
- I. Introduction 1
- II. The Soul of the Righteous During the First Three Nights After Death 9
- III. The Soul of the Wicked During the First Three Nights After Death 21
- IV. The Manifestation of the Daēnā, or Conscience, to the Soul, According to the Gāthās 28
- V. The Manifestation of the Daēnā, or Conscience, to the Soul, According to the later Avesta 33
- VI. The Manifestation of the Daēnā, or Conscience, to the Soul, According to the Pahlavi and Parsi-Persian Literature 39
- VII. The Individual Judgment According to the Gāthās 49
- VIII. The Individual Judgment According to the Later Avesta 60
- IX. The Individual Judgment According to the Pahlavi Writings 72
- X. The Individual Judgment According to the Parsi-Persian Literature 99
- XI. Conclusion 112
- Indexes 115