A Comparative Study of the Functions of Asha and Ma'at [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2022 Extended AbstractOld civilizations are often characterized by the belief in some sacred cosmic order, which compelled people to adapt their material and spiritual lives to constant eternal principles and laws of a sacred cosmic order.
Sayyed Saeid Reza Montazeri +2 more
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The Concept of Divine Intellect in Ancient Iranian Metaphysics (with Reference to Dādistān-ī Mēnōg-ī Xrad) [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2023 The Concept of the Intellect (xrad) in Middle Persian literature is portrayed at various existential levels. Sometimes it is seen as an acquirable intelligence, which does not transcend the individual state; sometimes it is described as an essential and ...
Esmaeil Radpour +1 more
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Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2021 This paper is an ‘interdisciplinary research’ on ‘ethics’ and ‘Iranian ancient culture and languages’ that describes ‘Zoroastrian Ethics’ by analyzing Avestan and Pahlavi texts such as AVESTA, Dēnkard (esp.
Shirzad Peik Herfeh
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Investigating the Similarities and Differences of Utopia in Zoroastrianism and Confucianism [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2021 Extended Abstract Zoroaster was born in an era that Iran was experiencing political and social unrest. He brought a new religion based on several thousand years of history of thought and wisdom in ancient Iran.
Sayyed Saed Reza Montazeri +1 more
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A Comparative Study of Freydūn in Ferdowsi’s Shahnameh and Shakespeare’s King Lear with Mythological Approach [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2022 Introduction Although the epic of Freydūn in Shahnameh and the tragedy of King Lear are created in different time and location, they have remarkable and significant similarities that they could be compared.
neda akhavan aghdam
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Comparison of the Comprehensive Concept of God in the Qur'an with the Scriptures of Other Divine Religions, According to Islamic Traditions and Shiite narratives [PDF]
پژوهشنامه کلام تطبیقی شیعه, 2019 The comprehensive concept of God has been debated in various books of the divine religions; in the Muslim Qur'an titled "Allah", in the Avesta Zoroastrian holy book entitled "Ahura Mazda"; in the Jewish holy book, Torat, entitled "Jehovah " In the Gospel
Alireza Farsinezhad +2 more
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Exploring the Symbol of Gavaevodata and the Essence of Siavash in Shāhnāmeh and its Replication on the Embossments of Persepolis [PDF]
هنر اسلامی, 2020 Myths represent the culture and way of thinking of people in ancient times; Language is a historical narrative from prehistoric times; It is the voice for precious relics that are extracted from the heart of earth or amongst rocks and mountains.
Peyman Aghabeygipoor +2 more
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Similes for Mainyu, Ahura Mazdā and Ahriman in the Avesta, Bundahishn and Mainyu-i ye Xrad [PDF]
مطالعات زبانی و بلاغیThe concepts of Ahura Mazdā and Ahriman in the Zoroastrian religious culture are intertwined with the concept of Mainyu, such that Ahura Mazda holds Spenta Mainyu within himself, and Ahriman is another verbal form of Angra Mainyu.
Saba Kazemian +2 more
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Fereydun, the Mythical Warrior Who Was a Doctor [PDF]
Journal of Research on History of MedicineThis study explores the character of Fereydun (in Middle Persian: Frēdōn) within the context of ancient Iranian mythology, emphasizing his significance as both a warrior and a healer.
Katayoon Namiranian
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Monotheism the Zoroastrian Way [PDF]
, 2014 This article examines seemingly monotheistic, polytheistic and dualistic features of Zoroastrianism from the point of view of the Zoroastrian creation myth.
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