Amir Ahmadi

The Daeva Cult in the Gathas

An Ideological Archaeology of Zoroastrianism

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Produktbeschreibung

Addressing the question of the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, this book argues that the intransigent opposition to the cult of the dävas, 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).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. April 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9781138847668
• ISBN-10: 1138847666
• Artikelnr.: 41607533

Autorenporträt

Amir Ahmadi is an Adjunct Researcher at the School of Languages, Literatures, Cultures and Linguistics, Monash University. He has published in Philosophy, History of Religions and Iranian Studies.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1 Monotheistic Thesis 2 Ahura-Cult Thesis 3 Ethno-Historical
Thesis 4 Ritualistic Thesis 5 The Choice 6 The Daeva Cult 7 Chthonic
Features of the Daeva Cult 8 The Nocturnal Rite 9 The Greek Mysteries 10
The Magi in Heraclitus and the Derveni Author 11 The Divine Man, the Gös
and the Magician 12 Initiation-based Youth Bands and Initiatory Sacrifice
13 Eschatology Conclusion