160152 PS Proseminar to the Historical Grammar of a further Indo-European Language of Asia (2017S)
Readings in Zarathushtra’s Gathas’
Continuous assessment of course work
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Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).
- Registration is open from Sa 04.02.2017 08:00 to Su 19.02.2017 12:00
- Registration is open from Tu 21.02.2017 15:00 to Tu 28.02.2017 15:00
- Deregistration possible until Tu 28.02.2017 15:00
Details
max. 40 participants
Language: German
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Wednesday 01.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 08.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 15.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 22.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 29.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 05.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 26.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 03.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 10.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 17.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 24.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 31.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 07.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 14.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 21.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
- Wednesday 28.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 2 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
Becoming competent in the fields of historical phonology and grammar of Avestan as the best documented Old Iranian corpus by working on and interpreting together the stanzas and formulas of Zarathushtra and related texts all of which are to be studied philologico-linguistically in all their details.
Assessment and permitted materials
Oral and written homework -- Reading short papers.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Regular participation in the course and carrying out every single oral and written exercise each of which will be given individual marks.
Examination topics
All sorts of (home)work to be done on the basis of what was taught.
Reading list
Texts and Translations:
HELMUT HUMBACH (ed. & tr.), Die Gathas des Zarathustra. Bd. I-II. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1959.
ID. -- KLAUS FAISS, Zarathushtra and his Antagonists. A Sociolinguistic Study with English and German Translation of his Gathas. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 2010.
JEAN KELLENS -- ERIC PIRART, Les textes vieil-avestiques. Vol. I: Introduction, texte et traduction II: Répertoires grammaticaux et lexique III: Commentaire. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 1988-1991.
MARIA C. MONNA, The Gathas of Zarathustra. A Reconstruction of the Text. Diss. Leiden 1978.
MARTIN L. WEST, The Hymns of Zoroaster. A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran. With introduction and commentary. London: I.B. Tauris, 2010.
ID., Old Avestan Syntax and Stylistics. With an Edition of the Texts. [Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen N.F. 13]. Berlin -- Boston: De Gruyter, 2011 (Appendix on p. 143-175: "The Old Avestan Texts", crit. ed.).Studies:
ROBERT S.P. BEEKES, A Grammar of Gatha-Avestan. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988.
KARL HOFFMANN, Aufsätze zur Indoiranistik. Bd. I-III, ed. J. NARTEN et al. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 1975-1992.
ID. -- BERNHARD FORSSMAN, Avestische Laut- und Flexionslehre. 2., durchgesehene und erweiterte Auflage. [IBS 115]. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität, 2004.
GERT KLINGENSCHMITT, Aufsätze zur Indogermanistik. Hrsg. von M. JANDA et al. Hamburg: Dr. Kovac, 2005.
PRODS O. SKJÆRVØ, Avestan and Old Persian Morphology. In: A.S. KAYE (ed.), Morphologies of Asia and Africa. Winona Lake 2007, II/853-940.
ID., Old Iranian. In: The Iranian Languages, ed. G. WINDFUHR. London -- New York 2009, p. 43-195.
CHLODWIG H. WERBA, Ghost-Words in den GaÞas. In: Festgabe für Manfred Mayrhofer, ed. M. PETERS -- J. SCHINDLER. Teil II [= Die Sprache 32,2 (1986)]. Wien Wiesbaden 1988, p. 334-364.
ID., Das Epitheton achaimenidischer Macht und Größe Medisches Erbe oder altpersische Neubildung. In: VIDA NADDAF -- FARZANE GOSHTASB -- MOHAMAD SHOKRI-FOUMESHI (ed.), Ranj-o-Ganj [‘Ohne Fleiß kein Preis’]. Papers in honour of Professor Zohre Zarshenas. Tehran 2013, p. 119-140.
HELMUT HUMBACH (ed. & tr.), Die Gathas des Zarathustra. Bd. I-II. Heidelberg: Carl Winter, 1959.
ID. -- KLAUS FAISS, Zarathushtra and his Antagonists. A Sociolinguistic Study with English and German Translation of his Gathas. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 2010.
JEAN KELLENS -- ERIC PIRART, Les textes vieil-avestiques. Vol. I: Introduction, texte et traduction II: Répertoires grammaticaux et lexique III: Commentaire. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 1988-1991.
MARIA C. MONNA, The Gathas of Zarathustra. A Reconstruction of the Text. Diss. Leiden 1978.
MARTIN L. WEST, The Hymns of Zoroaster. A New Translation of the Most Ancient Sacred Texts of Iran. With introduction and commentary. London: I.B. Tauris, 2010.
ID., Old Avestan Syntax and Stylistics. With an Edition of the Texts. [Abhandlungen der Akademie der Wissenschaften zu Göttingen N.F. 13]. Berlin -- Boston: De Gruyter, 2011 (Appendix on p. 143-175: "The Old Avestan Texts", crit. ed.).Studies:
ROBERT S.P. BEEKES, A Grammar of Gatha-Avestan. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1988.
KARL HOFFMANN, Aufsätze zur Indoiranistik. Bd. I-III, ed. J. NARTEN et al. Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert, 1975-1992.
ID. -- BERNHARD FORSSMAN, Avestische Laut- und Flexionslehre. 2., durchgesehene und erweiterte Auflage. [IBS 115]. Innsbruck: Institut für Sprachwissenschaft der Universität, 2004.
GERT KLINGENSCHMITT, Aufsätze zur Indogermanistik. Hrsg. von M. JANDA et al. Hamburg: Dr. Kovac, 2005.
PRODS O. SKJÆRVØ, Avestan and Old Persian Morphology. In: A.S. KAYE (ed.), Morphologies of Asia and Africa. Winona Lake 2007, II/853-940.
ID., Old Iranian. In: The Iranian Languages, ed. G. WINDFUHR. London -- New York 2009, p. 43-195.
CHLODWIG H. WERBA, Ghost-Words in den GaÞas. In: Festgabe für Manfred Mayrhofer, ed. M. PETERS -- J. SCHINDLER. Teil II [= Die Sprache 32,2 (1986)]. Wien Wiesbaden 1988, p. 334-364.
ID., Das Epitheton achaimenidischer Macht und Größe Medisches Erbe oder altpersische Neubildung. In: VIDA NADDAF -- FARZANE GOSHTASB -- MOHAMAD SHOKRI-FOUMESHI (ed.), Ranj-o-Ganj [‘Ohne Fleiß kein Preis’]. Papers in honour of Professor Zohre Zarshenas. Tehran 2013, p. 119-140.
Association in the course directory
MA4-WM3.1
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