10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAZDEISM»
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Mazdeism in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Mazdeism and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Eschatology: A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future ...
Thus the resurrection in Daniel is not ex- mangle, tended to all Israelites, but is
limited to the martyrs and the apostates, whereas in Mazdeism it is abso- Fiance
with lutely universal. Again in Daniel, Sheol—the intermediate abode of the
saints ...
2
The Voice of the Prophets: Wisdom of the Ages, Volume 7 of 12
Mazdeism the state religion: at last, Âdarbâd under Shapûr II, purified the Avesta
and fixed the number of the Nasks, and Shapûr proclaimed to the heterodox[1]: '
Now that we have recognised the law of the world here below, they shall not ...
3
The Cambridge Cient Histo, Volume XII
In the last centuries before Christ two different systems of Mazdeism had sprung
into being: one sect regarded Space, the other Time, as the original Principle,
which produced the Good and the Bad Spirit (Ormuzd' and Ahriman)1. Of these ...
It does notfollow hence, ofcourse, that therewas nothing left to individualgenius in
the formation of Mazdeism.; the contrary is evident àpriorifrom thefact that
Mazdeism expresses the ideas of a sacerdotalcaste. It sprang fromthe long ...
The Parthian dynasty of the Arsacides, who reigned from 256 B. C. until 226 A. D.
, marks a fatal period for Mazdeism. It was only on the accession of Ardeschir
Babej an, the founder of the Sassanide dynasty, that Mazdeism regained its ...
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Problems and Methods in the History of Religions: ...
As the ancient Iran's ethnic religion, Mazdeism is not the result of a revolution or
of a reformation, but the final product of a slow process of transformation of a kind
of more ancient Aryan religiosity; a process that has developed this side of the ...
Ugo Bianchi, Claas Jouco Bleeker, Alessandro Bausani, 1972
analogies we have just pointed out appear most prominently in those parts of the
collection which bear reference to a development posterior to Mazdeism, and
scholars are now unanimous in admitting that these portions of the Avesta belong
...
This may seem strange at Àrst, since Bactria never spoke an Indian language
and since Mazdeism and Buddhism or Hinduism share few anthropological or
cosmological orientations.188 But the evidence betokens that the Bactrians and ...
Ann Heirman, Stephan Peter Bumbacher, 2007
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The Divine Aspect of History:
The distinction drawn by M. Cumont in the last paragraph is fundamental; but in
the first paragraph one word should, I think, be altered; instead of “mazdeism,” it
would be more exact to speak of “primitive magianism” as the source of Mithraism
.
John Rickards Mozley, 2012
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Sacred Books of the East
It does not follow hence, of course, that there was nothing left to individual genius
in the formation of Mazdeism ; the contrary is evident a priori from the fact that
Mazdeism expresses the ideas of a sacerdotal caste. It sprang from the long ...
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAZDEISM»
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Mazdeism is used in the context of the following news items.
From the Tower of Babel to the Endless Column
Christianity adds to the Old Testament the New Testament, Zoroastrianism is a reformation of Indo-Iranian religions (Mazdeism), Buddhism is ... «Yareah Magazine, Apr 13»
Hinduism and Monotheism (Part 2)
So, far from being a pioneer of monotheism, Mazdeism, even to the extent that its contemporary form can be described as monotheistic, is a ... «ChakraNews.com, Feb 12»
