Concept
Gathas
Overview
The Gathas () are the central texts of Zoroastrianism, often attributed to Zarathushtra himself. They are composed in Old or Gathic Avestan and represent the oldest attestation of an Iranian language, as well as one of the oldest remnants of Indo-European literature.
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Related ideas
- Indo-European languages
- Vedas
- Avestan
- Vedic period
- Sanskrit
- Brahmana
- Iranian languages
- Zoroastrianism
- Yajna
- Zoroaster
- Avesta
- Latin script
- Central Asia
- Cambridge University Press
- Afghanistan
- Middle Persian
Place in the tradition
Part of Iranian philosophy.