Preservation and evolution of the Yasna ceremony through the lens of Gujarati ritual directions (16th-19th c.) - Céline Redard (Strasbourg)
CERES-Palais, Raum "Ruhrpott" (4.13)
Preservation and evolution of the Yasna ceremony through the lens of Gujarati ritual directions (16th-19th c.)
Guest Lecture by Céline Redard, Lecturer (Maître de conférences) for the Institute of History of Religions at the University of Strasbourg.
The ritual actions accompanying the recitation during the performance of the long liturgy have been transmitted in the written tradition and have also been preserved in the living performance. In the Indian tradition, ritual directions in Gujarati language are found in liturgical manuscripts dating back to the 16th century, have continued into the early printed editions of the 19th century, and are part of the present priestly training manual.
By comparing the ritual directions of selected passages in the oldest Indian Yasna Sade manuscripts (mss. 100_B3, 110_K11, 234_G26b ) with printed editions and the current practice, this talk discusses the transmission history of the ritual directions in the Indian liturgical tradition. Moreover, a comparison with the Iranian practice will highlight some differences between the two ritual traditions.
