Dēnkard III language variation and the defence of socio-religious identity in the context of Early-Islamic Iran [PDF]
, 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Book Review: The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States [PDF]
, 2001 A review of The South Asian Religious Diaspora in Britain, Canada, and the United States edited by Harold Coward, John R.
Rambachan, Anantanand
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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.
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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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