For persons with these names, such as several Sasanian kings, see Most prominent of these voices was that of the Scottish Presbyterian minister For a scholastic review of the theological developments in Indian Zoroastrianism, particularly with respect to the devaluation of Angra Mainyu to a position where the (epitome of) pure evil became viewed as a creation of Mazda (and so compromised their figure of pure good), see Asko Parpola (2015), The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization, Oxford University Press, William W. Malandra. What follows this is just evidence of Zoroastrian's influence on modern philosophy and Iranian culture.--From the article: "It is believed that key concepts of In this sentence: "It has no major theological divisions (the only significant schism is based on calendar differences), but it is not monolithic." Please clarify as to whether this skepticism is justified or not. The claims sound ridiculous and the overall Wikipedia page regarding "Zoroastrianism" is extremely murky. The fact that there were many Buddhas before Gotama is not known to Frye, Boyce, Briant and other scholars. This would really help! 4–16" Nobody named Foltz is listed as an author in the references at the end of the article. Removed claim the Zor. Zoroastrian During the Sassanid Empire, a heretical and divergentOther than Zurvanism, the Sassanian kings demonstrated their devotion to Ahura Mazda in other fashions. The worship of Ahura Mazda with symbolic images is noticed, but it stopped within the Sassanid period. It's almost as if the author thinks he (or she) is involved in a dick war "my monotheistic religion is older than your monotheistic religion." There is evidence he was born In Medya / Modern Kurdistan. Request: This section should be revised to properly summarize Chapter 14 of Boyce. It would be interesting to this article or preferably other to detail what were those influences. I'm thinking along the lines of Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra, Strauss's work of the same name, it's use in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the reference in Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky (Rod Walker's family are Zoroastrian). That's liguistically problematic. "It was opposed to the dualistic theology that held Ohrmazd and Ahriman to be primordial, uncreated spirits." I agree with the person who said on the BCE discussion page (I think), that being offended by the use of BC and AD is like being offended by Thor when using Thursday. The word "uncreated" is only used once in the entire article. Print.) Not "Zoroastrianism: Holy text, beliefs and practices." An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion. That kind of attitude is out of place on Wikipedia. Boyce's chapter states the conquest of Zoroastrian people was inspired by Surah 9.29 of Quran, 'Fight those who believe not in God and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and his Messenger have forbidden - such men as practise not the religion of truth, being people of the book - until they pay tribute out of hand and have been humbled.' Worth mentioning that bit of trivia?A bit of a mouthful, why not simply "beliefs"; also the section doesn't present clearly the Amesha Spentas, each one has a specific quality, and represents an aspect of creation, I propose adding each individually, with a brief introduction. 3)If you read the entire paragraph it atributes the concept of Ohrmazd and Ahriman being primordial, uncreated spirits to Manicheism and Zurvanism. Furthermore, it is widely believed and reported in outlets such as BBC's "Engineering an Empire: Persia", that Cyrus the Great freed the Jews so that they could act as a buffer state between Persia and Egypt. I can cite, if need be (Fisher, Mary P. Living Religions. Just a question, I'm not a Jew, I'm a believer in God and that's all it takes IMHO. If the Amesha Spentas are manifestations/aspects of Mazda. The greatest scholar from Harvard University actually places him in MIDDLE of Afghanistan, where you have the Buddhist statues (just read the page about Zoroaster, this debate was already settelled). Is this issue still up for debate? The worst religion in the history of religion? If he listens to angre mainyu he will be the opposite and he will suffer. there is a proposal for the creation of Wikiproject:Gnosticism. The Sassanid Period reference could use clarification, and perhaps the "7th Century" mention afterwards. I wanted to let you know there is a problem with this part. It might also include the use of Ahura Mazda's name for a car company and a brand of electric light bulbs. At the very least, the sentence should revised to: For a second source, please see Encyclopedia Britannica article on Zoroastrian beliefs are scattered in three sections: Philosophy, Basic Beliefs, and Principal beliefs. ;) There was sad that Ariana came to existence a round 6000(-6500)years ago and that (they/[we])the Five kings took the name Some scholars (Kuiper. I also shouldn't leave out that there are extensive information regarding Zoroastrianism in the Parthian Empire and that the "Wise Men" who selected Jesus upon his birth and presented him with 3 gifts were Zoroastrian and one of their burial sites is believed to be in Orumieh, Iran where an Assyrian Church now lies (Fox News has a report on it that is accessible on youtube.) This is far from the truth. It would be better if it gave a reference for the date and place, so readers would know what sources indicated the date and place it was founded. This is evidenced in part in the AHUNAVAITI GATHA 30, 3 & 4 with the twin primorial spirits creation of "life and not life."
For persons with these names, such as several Sasanian kings, see Most prominent of these voices was that of the Scottish Presbyterian minister For a scholastic review of the theological developments in Indian Zoroastrianism, particularly with respect to the devaluation of Angra Mainyu to a position where the (epitome of) pure evil became viewed as a creation of Mazda (and so compromised their figure of pure good), see Asko Parpola (2015), The Roots of Hinduism: The Early Aryans and the Indus Civilization, Oxford University Press, William W. Malandra. What follows this is just evidence of Zoroastrian's influence on modern philosophy and Iranian culture.--From the article: "It is believed that key concepts of In this sentence: "It has no major theological divisions (the only significant schism is based on calendar differences), but it is not monolithic." Please clarify as to whether this skepticism is justified or not. The claims sound ridiculous and the overall Wikipedia page regarding "Zoroastrianism" is extremely murky. The fact that there were many Buddhas before Gotama is not known to Frye, Boyce, Briant and other scholars. This would really help! 4–16" Nobody named Foltz is listed as an author in the references at the end of the article. Removed claim the Zor. Zoroastrian During the Sassanid Empire, a heretical and divergentOther than Zurvanism, the Sassanian kings demonstrated their devotion to Ahura Mazda in other fashions. The worship of Ahura Mazda with symbolic images is noticed, but it stopped within the Sassanid period. It's almost as if the author thinks he (or she) is involved in a dick war "my monotheistic religion is older than your monotheistic religion." There is evidence he was born In Medya / Modern Kurdistan. Request: This section should be revised to properly summarize Chapter 14 of Boyce. It would be interesting to this article or preferably other to detail what were those influences. I'm thinking along the lines of Nietzsche's Also sprach Zarathustra, Strauss's work of the same name, it's use in 2001: A Space Odyssey, and the reference in Heinlein's Tunnel in the Sky (Rod Walker's family are Zoroastrian). That's liguistically problematic. "It was opposed to the dualistic theology that held Ohrmazd and Ahriman to be primordial, uncreated spirits." I agree with the person who said on the BCE discussion page (I think), that being offended by the use of BC and AD is like being offended by Thor when using Thursday. The word "uncreated" is only used once in the entire article. Print.) Not "Zoroastrianism: Holy text, beliefs and practices." An Introduction to Ancient Iranian Religion. That kind of attitude is out of place on Wikipedia. Boyce's chapter states the conquest of Zoroastrian people was inspired by Surah 9.29 of Quran, 'Fight those who believe not in God and the Last Day and do not forbid what Allah and his Messenger have forbidden - such men as practise not the religion of truth, being people of the book - until they pay tribute out of hand and have been humbled.' Worth mentioning that bit of trivia?A bit of a mouthful, why not simply "beliefs"; also the section doesn't present clearly the Amesha Spentas, each one has a specific quality, and represents an aspect of creation, I propose adding each individually, with a brief introduction. 3)If you read the entire paragraph it atributes the concept of Ohrmazd and Ahriman being primordial, uncreated spirits to Manicheism and Zurvanism. Furthermore, it is widely believed and reported in outlets such as BBC's "Engineering an Empire: Persia", that Cyrus the Great freed the Jews so that they could act as a buffer state between Persia and Egypt. I can cite, if need be (Fisher, Mary P. Living Religions. Just a question, I'm not a Jew, I'm a believer in God and that's all it takes IMHO. If the Amesha Spentas are manifestations/aspects of Mazda. The greatest scholar from Harvard University actually places him in MIDDLE of Afghanistan, where you have the Buddhist statues (just read the page about Zoroaster, this debate was already settelled). Is this issue still up for debate? The worst religion in the history of religion? If he listens to angre mainyu he will be the opposite and he will suffer. there is a proposal for the creation of Wikiproject:Gnosticism. The Sassanid Period reference could use clarification, and perhaps the "7th Century" mention afterwards. I wanted to let you know there is a problem with this part. It might also include the use of Ahura Mazda's name for a car company and a brand of electric light bulbs. At the very least, the sentence should revised to: For a second source, please see Encyclopedia Britannica article on Zoroastrian beliefs are scattered in three sections: Philosophy, Basic Beliefs, and Principal beliefs. ;) There was sad that Ariana came to existence a round 6000(-6500)years ago and that (they/[we])the Five kings took the name Some scholars (Kuiper. I also shouldn't leave out that there are extensive information regarding Zoroastrianism in the Parthian Empire and that the "Wise Men" who selected Jesus upon his birth and presented him with 3 gifts were Zoroastrian and one of their burial sites is believed to be in Orumieh, Iran where an Assyrian Church now lies (Fox News has a report on it that is accessible on youtube.) This is far from the truth. It would be better if it gave a reference for the date and place, so readers would know what sources indicated the date and place it was founded. This is evidenced in part in the AHUNAVAITI GATHA 30, 3 & 4 with the twin primorial spirits creation of "life and not life."