| Description |
1 online resource (353 pages) |
| Series |
Iranian Studies |
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Iranian Studies
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| Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I Preamble; 1 Monotheistic thesis; 2 Ahura-cult thesis; 3 Ethno-historical thesis; 4 Ritualistic thesis; Part II Preamble; 5 The choice; 6 The daēva cult; Part III Preamble; 7 Chthonic features of the daēva cult; 8 The nocturnal rite; 9 The Greek mysteries; 10 The magi in Heraclitus and the Derveni author; 11 The divine man, the goēs and the magician; 12 Initiation-based youth bands and initiatory sacrifice; 13 Eschatology; Conclusion; Index |
| Summary |
Addressing the question of the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, this book argues that the intransigent opposition to the cult of the daēvas, the ancient Indo-Iranian gods, is the root of the development of the two central doctrines of Zoroastrianism: cosmic dualism and eschatology (fate of the soul after death and its passage to the other world). The daēva cult as it appears in the Gāthās, the oldest part of the Zoroastrian sacred text, the Avesta, had eschatological pretentions. The poet of the Gāthās condemns these as deception. The book critically examines various theories put forward s |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Avesta. Yasna. Gathas -- Criticism, interpretation, etc
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Avesta. Yasna. Gathas fast |
| Subject |
Zoroastrian gods.
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RELIGION -- Zoroastrianism.
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Zoroastrian gods
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317537458 |
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1317537459 |
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