A Comparative Study of the Reasons for the Persistence of Buddhism and the Decline of Zoroastrianism in Ancient China [PDF]
Comparative TheologyThe topic of religion in the history of relations between the two civilizations of Iran and China is an issue that has not been addressed much. According to Chinese sources and other documents, Buddhism and Zoroastrianism were introduced to China by ...
Amin Yazdkhasti, Hamidreza Pashazanous
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A Comparative Study of Kinship System among Zoroastrians in Pre-Islamic and Modern Iran Focusing on Family and Marriage [PDF]
زن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2019 The evaluation of the kinship, family and marriage systems in pre-Islamic Iran, mainly Sassanid era, and today Iranian Zoroastrian has been carried out in this study with diachronic approach.
Mojtaba Torkian Demneh +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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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.
Ahn +78 more
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An Approach to History from the Viewpoint of Philosophy of History of Zoroastrianism [PDF]
تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاری, 2017 Many intellectual schools in the world, either philosophical or religious, have presented special interpretation and approach in the concept of history and time.
Esmaeil Sangari, Alireza Karbasi
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Reflection of the character of Arsaces I as the Ideal King of Zoroastrianism in Greco-Roman Historiography [PDF]
تاریخ نگری و تاریخ نگاریIn Greco-Roman sources such as the accounts of Justinus, Ammianus, and the Suda Lexicon, as well as the accounts of Moses Khorenats’i, Arsaces, the founder of the Parthian Empire, is attributed with characteristics such as the conquest of lands, justice,
Amin Babadi
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Refutations of “Heterodoxy”: Zoroastrians, New Christians, and Muslims against Manichaeans [PDF]
Religious Inquiries, 2019 The controversies and theological debates between different religions have always been an interesting topic for the scholars of religion. These debates were usually carried out in two ways: orally, in a meeting dedicated to these debates, or in writing ...
Seyyed Saeed Reza Montazeri
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Conceptual Interpretation of the Nishapur Third and Fourth Century AH Buff Pottery Motifs by Focusing on Zoroastrianism [PDF]
هنر و تمدن شرقPottery is one of the art products through which one can discern the social conditions, lifestyle, culture, and religion of the targeted society, as it closely connects with people’s lives. Based on the conducted excavations, third- and fourth-century AH
Hadis Mirzaee Fashami
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Religion and Government in Sasanian Era: Introduction to Zarathustra’s Political Theology [PDF]
رهیافتهای سیاسی و بین المللی, 2019 The idea of Iran as a religious, cultural, and ethnic reality goes back as far as the end of the 6th century B.C.E. As a political idea, we first catch sight of it in the twenties of the 3rd century C.E.
Mostafa Ensafi, Shoja Ahmadvand,
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Pilgrimage in Monotheistic Religions and Its Spiritual and Civilizational Role [PDF]
پژوهشنامه کلام تطبیقی شیعه, 2022 Pilgrimage is an act of worship intending to seek spirituality in a holy place. Investigations into the historical pilgrimage record show that such a practice existed in pre-Islamic religions such as Zoroastrianism, Judaism, and Christianity, and the ...
Hafez Najafi
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