An Introductory Analysis of Prayers : Zoroastrian Parsis Prayers in Navsari, Gujarat, India(1)

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The purpose of this paper is to clarify the coherence and modification of religious meanings in terms of prayer. The materials for our study are traditionally prescribed private prayers of existing Zoroastrian Parsis in Navsari in India. Our careful and comprehensive literature review does not show us in the concrete to what extent Zoroastrian Parsis understand the meanings of such old prayers or to what extent these important prayers influence their thought and behaviour in their everyday life. Nor does it show us specifically whether or not there have been some modifications or changes in their meanings. But our intensive research on existing Zoroastrian Parsi prayers showed that the literal meanings of Zoroastrian oldest and most important prayers are not understood or maintained by Parsis in Navsari. In this sense, their Avestan prayers are manthric recitations in expectation of some effective power or influence. The main reasons for it were described in the conclusions of this paper.
宮崎公立大学の論文
2006-03-20