Pahlavi Texts, Part 4 of 5: Contents of the Nasks (The Sacred Books of the East (Volume 37 of 50))

The Sacred Books of the East, a 50-volume series, encompasses the seven non-Christian religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Zoroastrianism, Jainism, and Islam. Translated into English by authorities in their respective fields, these sacred texts have been edited by F. Max Muller and have profoundly influenced civilization. Pahlavi Texts, Part 4 (1892) translated by E. W. West, is Volume XXXVII of The Sacred Books of the East, a series available from Cosimo Classics. This book in five parts, focuses on Zoroastrianism and consists of twenty-one Nasks, or treatises, which serve as a guide to moral conduct in multiple facets of life. This text is a valuable addition to the personal library of scholars and of those interested in Zoroastrianism.

E. W. WEST (1824-1905) was an English scholar who studied at King's College in London and was a noted orientalist and authority on Zoroastrianism. He translated five volumes in The Sacred Books of the East series. F. MAX MÜLLER (1823-1900) was a German author and orientalist who lived in England most of his life. As a professor at Oxford, he combined the studies of language, culture, and religion to create the discipline of comparative mythology. His body of work included The Sacred Books of the East, which he had edited.