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Sacred Beads of Pearl Necklaces of Sasanian Kings Based on their Coins [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2023 The Avesta and Zoroastrian manuscripts, in Pahlavi language, have been studied, interpreted and translated numerous times over the past century. The study of sacred numbers, only based on the above-mentioned texts, has also been a part of printed ...
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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'Religion' in Late Antique Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism: Developing a Term in Counterpoint
Entangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer, 2020 This article evaluates the development of a generic term for ‘religion’ in late antique Manichaeism and Zoroastrianism. It examines linguistic indications of the use of dēn/δēn as a generic term in the Manichaean Middle Iranian corpora, i.e.
Kianoosh Rezania
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Marriage and its requirements in Islam and Zoroastrianism: a comparative study [PDF]
زن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2016 The formation of marriage which is the foundation of family in both Islam and Zoroastrianism depends on certain requirements or conditions. The comparative study of these requirements or conditions shows certain similarities and differences between the ...
Kolsom Ghazanfari +2 more
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Derbent in the history of Zoroastrianism in the Caucasus
Гуманитарные и юридические исследования, 2023 Introduction. For many centuries, the Caucasus has acted as a bridge, through which there was an intensive exchange not only of economic achievements, but also of the ideology of the highly developed regions of the Mediterranean, Minor and Central Asia.
A. А. Kudryavtsev
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Totemism and Its Role in Negating Practice of Marriage among Siblings in Ancient Iran [PDF]
زن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2014 Marriage among siblings has remained a controversial subject in the study of ancient Iranian customs and rites, especially in regard to Zoroastrianism. There have been endless debates on the existence of such a custom in ancient Iran.
Reza Satari, Marzieh Haghighi
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Scripta Instituti Donneriani Aboensis, 1979 It is a well-known fact that Judaism and Zoroastrianism, being prophetic religions with a monotheistic character, present many affinities. One point of similarity is a clear tendency towards aniconic representation of the Divine, which, from the ...
Anders Hultgård
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The function of fire and fire temple in the culture of ancient Iran [PDF]
پژوهشهای تاریخی ایران و اسلام, 2021 The significance of fire and fire temple in Iranian religion and subsequently in Zoroastrianism has always been considered as one of the prominent and well-known aspect of this religion. This being the case, fire worshipping and its related rituals haven
علی یزدانی راد
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A Comparative Study of Natural Environmental Teachings in Islam and Zoroastrianism with an Emphasis on Quran and Vendidad [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2021 The present study deals with the natural ecological teachings of Islam and Zoroastrianism in a comparative way and a library citation method, based on two books of the Quran and Vendidad. The Quran's environmental references to nature, in addition to the
Kamran Oveisi
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Harvard Theological Review, 1912 The religion whose adherents call themselves “Worshippers of Mazda,” the Wise God, and which we commonly name after its founder Zoroastrianism, is in many ways of peculiar interest. It is the only monotheistic religion of Indo-European origin, as Judaism is the one independent Semitic monotheism.
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