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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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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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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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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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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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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Zurvanite iconographic canon. Astronomy and mythology [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2014 This article reveals the results of the study of iconographic canon of Zurvanite mythologem belonging to the worldwide myths, comprising the myth of the divine twins. The following reasons make the theme relevant: 1.
Larichev, V.E. +2 more
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Renhed og urenhed i zarathustrismen
Religionsvidenskabeligt Tidsskrift, 1997 This paper deals with the relation between the pure and the impure in the late Avestan text Vendīdād. It is shown how, in this religion, there is an almost exact correlation between the cosmic dualism between the good creation of Ahura Mazdā and the ...
Erik Reenberg Sand
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Comparative Look at the Metaphysical Foundations of State Theory in Ancient Iran and China [PDF]
دولتپژوهی, 2015 Brushing aside the development of conceptual elements of Iranian and Chinese cosmologies, as yet we can generally specify their certain identity as a system.
Dal Seung Yu
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1982 In this paper we shall present some observations on the role played by ecstasy in the activity of the seer, as he emerges in ancient Jewish and Iranian texts.
Anders Hultgård
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