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CONTENTS.
CHAPTEE IV.
THE PARSI CREED.
A book of prayers—The Vendidad—The Yasna—The Visparad— The Khordeh-
Avesta—The five Gahs—The Nyaishes—The Yashts—Their importance—
The Afringans—The Patets—Prayers of repentance—An exhaustive list
of sins—The Afrins—The prophet's own prayer—The oldest copies of
the Parsi books—Professor "Westergaard's texts—The Pehlevi language—
Conjectural meanings—Connected with Parthia—List of Pehlevi works—
Some of the more important—The Pazand language—"What is the Parsi
religion ?—Zoroaster's mission—Monotheism—Ahura Mazda—The One
God—Zoroaster's theology—The account of Herodotus—Of Dr. Haug—
Zoroaster's philosophy—The resurrection of the body—Zoroaster's moral
teaching—Ardeshir Babekan calls an assembly—The vision of Arda
Yiraf—Two foreign critics on the Parsis—Expression of regret at the
decay of the old Parsi religion .... Pages 165-208
CHAPTEE V.
MONOTHEISM AND EIRE-REVERENCE.
The Parsis are monotheists—Fire-temples—Respect for fire—The best symbol
of the Almighty—The purification of fire—Nine times purified—Repu-
diation of idolatry — The antiquity of fire - reverence — The Roman
Flamines—Bishop Meurin's writings—Dean Prideaux on the Parsis—
Anquetil du Perron—Further evidence in favour of Parsi religion—The
name of fire-worshippers unmerited—A poet's opinion—Parsi fidelity—
Firm but not bigoted—Parsi toleration—A Parsi martyr—Innovations—
A Religious Reform Association—A successful essay—Religious books—
Translations into Gujarati—The Parsi priesthood—A hereditary profes-
sion—Educating the priests—The present "dasturs"—The Bareshnum
■ceremony—The dignity of Navar—The induction of a priest . 209-241
CHAPTEE VI.
PROGRESS AND PRESENT POSITION.
Parsi qualities—The "bania"—The commerce of Bombay—Extent of Parsi
enterprise—■ Parsi bankers — Cotton-mills—A large engine—Old Parsi
weavers—The construction of railways—Parsi share in them—Parsi ship-
wrights—The China trade—Jews v. Parsis—" The share mania "—Some of
the staple trades—Commercial morality of Parsis—Parsi officials—"The
salt of the Bombay community "—Parsi benevolence—Special cases—The
CHAPTEE IV.
THE PARSI CREED.
A book of prayers—The Vendidad—The Yasna—The Visparad— The Khordeh-
Avesta—The five Gahs—The Nyaishes—The Yashts—Their importance—
The Afringans—The Patets—Prayers of repentance—An exhaustive list
of sins—The Afrins—The prophet's own prayer—The oldest copies of
the Parsi books—Professor "Westergaard's texts—The Pehlevi language—
Conjectural meanings—Connected with Parthia—List of Pehlevi works—
Some of the more important—The Pazand language—"What is the Parsi
religion ?—Zoroaster's mission—Monotheism—Ahura Mazda—The One
God—Zoroaster's theology—The account of Herodotus—Of Dr. Haug—
Zoroaster's philosophy—The resurrection of the body—Zoroaster's moral
teaching—Ardeshir Babekan calls an assembly—The vision of Arda
Yiraf—Two foreign critics on the Parsis—Expression of regret at the
decay of the old Parsi religion .... Pages 165-208
CHAPTEE V.
MONOTHEISM AND EIRE-REVERENCE.
The Parsis are monotheists—Fire-temples—Respect for fire—The best symbol
of the Almighty—The purification of fire—Nine times purified—Repu-
diation of idolatry — The antiquity of fire - reverence — The Roman
Flamines—Bishop Meurin's writings—Dean Prideaux on the Parsis—
Anquetil du Perron—Further evidence in favour of Parsi religion—The
name of fire-worshippers unmerited—A poet's opinion—Parsi fidelity—
Firm but not bigoted—Parsi toleration—A Parsi martyr—Innovations—
A Religious Reform Association—A successful essay—Religious books—
Translations into Gujarati—The Parsi priesthood—A hereditary profes-
sion—Educating the priests—The present "dasturs"—The Bareshnum
■ceremony—The dignity of Navar—The induction of a priest . 209-241
CHAPTEE VI.
PROGRESS AND PRESENT POSITION.
Parsi qualities—The "bania"—The commerce of Bombay—Extent of Parsi
enterprise—■ Parsi bankers — Cotton-mills—A large engine—Old Parsi
weavers—The construction of railways—Parsi share in them—Parsi ship-
wrights—The China trade—Jews v. Parsis—" The share mania "—Some of
the staple trades—Commercial morality of Parsis—Parsi officials—"The
salt of the Bombay community "—Parsi benevolence—Special cases—The