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Consubstantial dualism: a Zoroastrian perspective on the soul
Religious Studies: An International Journal for the Philosophy of Religion, 2023 This article describes the group of ninth-century Zoroastrian philosophers I call the ‘Dēnkard School’ and sketches the way they do philosophy. It presents their argument against substance dualism, which the Zoroastrians argue is in tension with the ...
Ted Good
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Farzaneh Goshtasb, Āzar Kayvān: Zendegī Nāme, Āthār va ‘Aqā`ed, Tehran, 2021. [PDF]
حکمت معاصر, 2022 This is a 392-page, extensive Persian book published in Tehran in November 2021. The biography, achievements, and ideologies of Azar Kayvan (1533–1618), who lived in Safavid Iran and Mughal India in the 16th and 17th centuries are covered, as the title ...
Takeshi AOKI
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Culture and Religion, 2023 Interested in the modern transformation of religious events, I discussed the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress, held in New York City in 2022, as a social construct. The Congress is the most important Zoroastrian community festival, held every four or five
Paulina Niechciał
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The Impact of Zoroastrian Cultural-Religious Services on the Development of Iranian-Islamic Civilization [PDF]
هنر اسلامی, 2020 No civilization is created in a void. Every civilization has its own heritage and has a substantial relationship with it. In essence, what is left from a past plays a decisive role in shaping the future.
Elahe Ziaei +3 more
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What to think of Dumezil's tripartite approach of Indo-European cosmologies? [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2020 The paper analyzes the tripartite approach of Indo-European cosmologies once proposed by Georges Dumezil (1898-1986). The first part describes what Dumezil proposed, and then the second part tries to assess the relevancy and limitations of the tripartite
Fournet, A.
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Investigation of Soroush's Concept in Avestan and Pahlavi Literature [PDF]
مطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی, 2018 Surūsh (Av. Səraoša), as one of the most venerated deities in Zoroastrian religion, holds a special position in the hierarchy of Zoroastrian deities. Surūsh is one of the few among Zoroastrian deities who are attested in the Gathas.
میترا آقامحمدحسنی +1 more
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Examining the Role of Social Factors in the Extinction of Behdini Dialect in Kerman, and an Attempt to Rescue it [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2017 Language shows the past and the identity of a people. However, many minority languages have disappeared or do not have a chance to survive under the influence of official languages.
Armita Farahmand
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Endowments of Arbab Rostam Giv and Their Role in the Social and Cultural Development of Iranian Zoroastrians (Case study: Second Pahlavi period) [PDF]
مطالعات وقف و امور خیریه, 2023 IntroductionConsidering the importance of charity and benevolent acts as one of the most prominent religious-ethical teachings of all religions including Mazdaism, since the Qajar period and following the Persians' decision to improve their conditions ...
Elham Malekzadeh, Anis Sajjadi
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Fasts, feasts, and festivals in diabetes: Glycemic management during Parsi rituals
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 The article is one in the series of articles related to glycaemic management in festivals across all religions in India. The article discusses issues in glycaemic management among Parsi culture, which represent a small but ever important group of Indian ...
Ameya S Joshi +4 more
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Iran, 2021 Zoroastrian menstrual purity laws served as one of the most salient markers of socio-religious distinction during the tumultuous early centuries of Islamic rule in the Iranian world.
Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina
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