Home›Sources›The Book of Arda Viraf (Martin Haug and E.W. West)SourcesThe Book of Arda Viraf (Martin Haug and E.W. West)sourceCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "The Book of Arda Viraf (Martin Haug and E.W. West)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/haug-west-the-book-of-arda-viraf.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). The Book of Arda Viraf (Martin Haug and E.W. West). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/haug-west-the-book-of-arda-virafCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-the-book-of-arda-viraf-martin-haug-and-e, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {The Book of Arda Viraf (Martin Haug and E.W. West)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/haug-west-the-book-of-arda-viraf}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXMartin Haug and E.W. West's The Book of Arda Viraf, prepared with the Parsi scholar Dastur Hoshangji Jamaspji Asa, was the foundational English scholarly edition and translation of the text and remains the standard reference edition cited today, alongside later twentieth century critical work such as Philippe Gignoux's French edition.FactsClaims Backed By This Source (29 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedMartin Haug and E.W. West, translators, with Dastur Hoshangji Jamaspji AsaPublisherWell-attestedGovernment Central Book Depot, Bombay, and Trubner and Co., LondonPublication YearWell-attested1872Source TypeWell-attestedcritical translationAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2The foundational scholarly translation of the text into English, still the standard reference edition, though its nineteenth century philology is read today alongside more recent critical editions such as Gignoux's.Claims Backed By This Source (29 claims)This source backs 29 claims across the atlas. As facts: 21 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 open question. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 1 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicScriptures & Texts, 9 claims: 5 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate, 1 open question, 1 holds, 1 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 6 claims: 6 well-attested.Articles, 4 claims: 3 well-attested, 1 general references.Realms, 2 claims: 1 well-attested, 1 general references.Well-attested21ArticlesA Guided Tour of the Afterlife, Taken So Others Need Not DoubtOpen QuestionsWho composed the Arda Viraf Nameh, and how much of the surviving text reflects its Sasanian-era narrative setting rather than later redaction?RealmsThe House of LiesScriptures & TextsArda Viraf Nameh (Book of Arda Viraf)SourcesThe Book of Arda Viraf (Martin Haug and E.W. West)Scholarly debate1Scriptures & TextsArda Viraf Nameh (Book of Arda Viraf)Open question1Scriptures & TextsArda Viraf Nameh (Book of Arda Viraf)Holds1Scriptures & TextsArda Viraf Nameh (Book of Arda Viraf)Connected1Open QuestionsWho composed the Arda Viraf Nameh, and how much of the surviving text reflects its Sasanian-era narrative setting rather than later redaction?General References4ArticlesA Guided Tour of the Afterlife, Taken So Others Need Not DoubtOpen QuestionsWho composed the Arda Viraf Nameh, and how much of the surviving text reflects its Sasanian-era narrative setting rather than later redaction?RealmsThe House of LiesScriptures & TextsArda Viraf Nameh (Book of Arda Viraf)Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year