Dēnkard III Language Variation and the Defence of Socio-Religious Identity in the Context of Early-Islamic Iran [PDF]
Open Linguistics, 2017 The aim of the present paper is to illustrate as a case study, the linguistic and stylistic peculiarities characterizing the third book of the Dēnkard, one of the most authoritative texts in Zoroastrian Pahlavi literature (9th-10th CE). The analysis will
Terribili Gianfilippo
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The presocratic philosophical legacy of ancient Greece and its influence on Zoroastrian eschatology [PDF]
تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری, 2022 The Gathas, as Zoroaster's own compositions, contain the oldest eschatological material, describing a picture of the future with a clear vision of the victory of right over wrong.
Sayyed Toufiq Hosseini
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A Note on Sasanian Glassware and Zoroastrian Sacred Numbers (Sasanian to Post-Sasanian Periods) [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022 The Sasanian Empire was one of the most important periods in ancient Iran and one that experienced flourishingof the Zoroastrian religion. As the official religion in the Sasanian to post-Sasanian period, Zoroastrianism can beunderstood better by ...
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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The traditional textile art "Kar O Čāle" and the narration of the "Serpent King" stories by Zoroastrian women of Iran [PDF]
Dānishhā-yi būmī-i Īrān, 2020 In the past, the occupation of Zoroastrian men was agriculture and animal husbandry, and Zoroastrian women inherited the spinning and textile arts of previous generations, especially the Sassanid period. Women's occupations complemented men's occupations,
Azadeh pashootanizadeh
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Induced abortion in the world: 1. Perception of abortion throughout the centuries and by religions. [PDF]
Int J Gynaecol ObstetAbstract Induced abortion has religious, moral, and cultural dimensions that place it at the center of major ethical debates. The interest of women caught in the middle of this never‐ending controversy requires that a dialogue replaces current confrontation.
Benagiano G +4 more
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Zoroastrianism: Global or Ethnic? [PDF]
مطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی, 2021 One of the most important issues in the field of religions is the universality or ethnic-racial existence of the living religions of the world in the present age.
Sayyid Mohammad Hajati shooroki +1 more
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Mantra and its function in Zoroastrianism [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2023 Mantra and Its Function in ZoroastrianismMantra is one of Zoroastrian most essential teachings. Avestan Mantra denotes “Avesta as a sacred book,” “holy discourse,” and certain Avestan prayers whose accurate recitation is crucial.
Mojtaba Zurvani, hasan namian
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Contending for the cosmos: a Zoroastrian poet’s mysterious rival
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 2023 The ancient Zoroastrian hymn of worship dedicated to the frauuaṣ̌i-s (affirmative choices) of righteous mortals and divinities refers to an important discourse that takes place between an unnamed Zoroastrian poet-sage and his mysterious rival, named ...
A. Dastur
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Construction Analysis of “Srōš Bāǰ”: The Opening Part of the Zoroastrian Prayer
Asian Culture and History, 2023 The present study examines the structure of Srōš Bāǰ Avesta, which forms the first part of the Zoroastrian prayer, in order to determine its different parts and how to construct it. The Zoroastrian prayer was created by Zoroastrian religious leaders, and
Poorchista Goshtasbi Ardakany
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Study and review of the Viewpoint of Zoroastrian Apocalyptic Texts against Iranian Anti-Caliphate Movements in the 2nd and 3rd century A.H [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2019 Early Islamic centuries (1st to 3rd A.H) are significant in every scholarly study of different periods in Iranian history due to their intense transformation and profound developments within the Iranian society and also the encounter of Zoroastrian and ...
Esmaeil Sangari, Mohsen Yaqubi
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