DaÄ“va cult in the gÄthÄs, the: an ideological archaeology of zoroastrianism
Auteur :
Ahmadi, Amir
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781138847668
Date de publication :
20 avr. 2015
Dimensions :
23,4 x 15,6 cm
Poids :
810 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Addressing the question of the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, this book argues that the intransigent opposition to the cult of the daēvas, the ancient Indo-Iranian gods, is the root of the development of the two central doctrines of Zoroastrianism: cosmic dualism and eschatology (fate of the soul after death and its passage to the other world).