著者

春田 晴郎

出版者

学術雑誌目次速報データベース由来

雑誌

オリエント (ISSN:00305219)

巻号頁・発行日

vol.31, no.2, pp.92-106, 1988

被引用文献数

1

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A Pahlavi text entitled <i>Ayadgar i Zareran</i> (<i>AZ</i>) relates the legendary battle between Vištasp, Kayanian king, and Arjasp, king of Xyons. § § 17-21 of <i>AZ</i> describe the answer made by Zarer, Vištasp's brother, to Arjasp's demand that Vištasp should abandon Zoroastrianism. A new translation of <i>AZ</i> § § 17-21 is given here to elucidate the latent eschatology of Zoroastrianism in the answer full of metaphor. The latter half of the answer should be interpreted as follows: … Next month we, except you, shall (live in the peaceful world just as all the people) drink "immortality" (on the Last Day and live for ever); there, at Hutos-wood and the meadow (morv: Pth marγ) of Zardušt, not a high mountain nor a deep lake, on that level plain (just as gods are separated from demons on the Last Day, our) horses and brave footmen should be separated (from you for ever). Come from there so that we shall come from here. And you will see us and we shall see you. And we shall show you how (you will be struck by us just as) demons are struck at the hands of the gods (in the Last Day Battle).