Avesta
Zoroastrian compendium of sacred literature
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Summary
Avesta is a religious text[1]. Avesta ranks in the top 9% of religious text entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,102 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Author: Zoroaster[3]
- Religion or worldview: Zoroastrianism[4]
- Place of publication: Sasanian Empire[5]
- Commons category: Avesta[6]
- Language of work or name: Avestan[7]
- Has edition or translation: Zend-Avesta, ouvrage de Zoroastre...[8]
- Narrative location: Persian Empire[9]
- Topic's main category: Category:Avesta[10]
- Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12], Orthodox Theological Encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[15], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[16], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[17], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[18], The New Student's Reference Work[19], Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 1[20], Otto's encyclopedia[21]
- Time period: Sasanian Empire[22]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[23]
Why It Matters
Avesta has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] Avesta is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]