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An Analysis of Manichaeism as the First Ideological Challenge During the Sasanian Dynasty [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Archaeological Studies, 2022 With the establishment of the Sasanian empire, Ardashir became the heir to the feudal and lenient legacy of the Parthians. He sought to establish political and religious centralism under his reign.
Azim Shahbakhsh
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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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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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From Manichaeism to Zoroastrianism: On the History of the Teaching of the ‘Two Principles’
Entangled Religions, 2020 The essential feature in the religious history of Pre-Islamic Iran is its dualistic worldview. It marks all stages of Zoroastrianism and also Manichaeism, in which dualism can be regarded as the most important Zoroastrian piece of inheritance.
Götz König
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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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Apostasy and Repentance in Early Medieval Zoroastrianism
, 2017 The Middle Persian (Pahlavi) literature from the early Islamic centuries frequently deals with practical theological issues faced by the Zoroastrian communities under foreign domination.
Yishai Kiel, P. O. Skjærvø
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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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, 2020 The article first presents the theoretical, historical, and methodological presuppositions that guided the organization of the first “Formative Exchanges in Late Antique Eurasia” workshop at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg (KHK), Ruhr-Universität Bochum, in ...
Eduard Iricinschi
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