Book of Arda Viraf

The Book of Arda Viraf (Middle Persian: Ardā Wirāz nāmag, lit. 'Book of the Righteous Wirāz') is a Zoroastrian text written in Middle Persian. It contains about 8,800 words.[1] It describes the dream-journey of a devout Zoroastrian (the Wirāz of the story) through the next world. The text assumed its definitive form in the 11th-12th centuries after a series of redactions[2] and it is probable that the story was an original product of 9th-10th century Pars.[3]

  1. ^ "Pahlavi - Pahlavi texts on religious subjects - 3". Archived from the original on 2017-02-23. Retrieved 2008-11-11.
  2. ^ "Ardā Wirāz-nāmag" at Encyclopædia Iranica
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference origin was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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