Modi J.J. The Religious Ceremonies and Customs of the Parsees

2nd ed.; Electronic Edition by Joseph H. Peterson, 2011. — Bombay: Jehangir B. Karani’s Sons, 1937. — xi + 378 p.Foreword
Abbreviations
Preface
By the Same Author
Socio-Religious Ceremonies and Customs
Birth Ceremonies and Customs
Marriage Ceremonies and Customs
Funeral Ceremonies and Customs
Ceremonies that relate to the disposal of the body
Ceremonies that relate to the soul of the deceased
Purificatory Ceremonies, Rites, and Customs
The padyab and the nahn
Padyab, the first form of purification
Nahn, the second form of purification
The Barashnom and the Riman
Riman, The Fourth Form of Purification
Purificatory Processes and Customs in Daily Life
Initiation Ceremonies and Customs
The Navjote. The Initiation of a Zoroastrian Child into the Fold
The Nawar and the Martab
The Martab
The Consecration Ceremonies
Consecration of the Sacred Fires and the Fire-Temples
Consecration of the Sacred Fire of the second grade, the
Atash Adaran
Consecration of the Sacred Fire of the Third Grade: The
Atash Dadgah
Consecration of the Towers of Silence
Consecration of the Alat or Religious Requisities
The Liturgical Ceremonies
The Inner Liturgical Ceremonies. (I)
The Yasna: Its Liturgical Apparatus
The Paragna
The Yasna Proper
The Visperad Ceremony
The Vendidad Ceremony
The Baj Ceremony
The Outer Liturgical Services. (I)
The Afrinagan Ceremony
The Farokhshi
The Satum
Combined Groups of Liturgical Ceremonies
1. Hamayasht or Homasht
2. The Geti-Kharid
3. Sarosh
4. Zinda-Rawan
5. The Nirangdin
6. The Gahanbar Ceremony
7. Jashan
8. Frawardigan or Mukhtad Ceremonies
9. Fireshte [Faresta]