Zarathushtra and His Contemporaries in the Rigveda: With the Date of Zarathushtra and the Zarathushtrian Calendar
Shapurji Kavasji Hodivala
- Mangaka
- Shapurji Kavasji Hodivala
- First published
- 1913
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Published in the early 20th century, this scholarly work by Shapurji Kavasji Hodivala represents a significant effort within the Parsi intellectual community to reconcile the chronology of the Prophet Zarathushtra with the linguistic and historical data embedded within the Rigveda. Hodivala, a respected Parsi scholar, sought to place the Zoroastrian tradition within a broader Indo-Iranian context, arguing for historical synchronicity between the two ancient religious frameworks.
The text is deeply rooted in the nineteenth and early twentieth-century academic trend of comparative philology and historical reconstruction. Hodivala’s approach reflects the meticulous, often dense research style typical of the era's orientalist studies, aiming to establish a rigorous calendar and timeline for Zoroastrian antiquity. While the scholarly consensus on these specific dates has evolved significantly since the book's release, the work remains a notable example of the effort to bridge the gaps between Avestan and Vedic scholarship during a period of intense cultural and historical inquiry.
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