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28 wrz 2019 · What are the key sacred texts of Zoroastrianism? These religious ideas are encapsulated in the sacred texts of the Zoroastrians and assembled in a body of literature called the Avesta.
This part of the site has complete online editions of the Sacred Books of the East's Zoroastrian texts: the three volume Avesta series, as well as the five volume Pahlavi series.
25 kwi 2020 · The position of Zoroastrian women in remote antiquity - as illustrated in the Avesta, the sacred books of the Parsees by D. P. Sanjana (1892)_page_numbers.json download 16.9K
What are the key sacred texts of Zoroastrianism? These religious ideas are encapsulated in the sacred texts of the Zoroastrians and assembled in a body of literature called the Avesta. Composed in an ancient Iranian language, Avestan, the Avesta is made up of different texts, most of which are recited in the Zoroastrian rituals, some of them by ...
The Avesta ( / əˈvɛstə /) is the primary collection of religious texts of Zoroastrianism from at least the late Sassanid period (ca. 6th century CE). [1] It is composed in the Avestan language, [2] with the oldest surviving fragment of a text in the Avestan language dating to 1323 CE. [2]
7 lut 2012 · Centered on the worship of Ahura Mazda, the All-knowing Ruler, Zoroastrianism follows the practices and rituals set out by the prophet Zarathustra, according to the indigenous tradition. As one of the world's great religions, Zoroastrianism has a heritage rich in texts and cultic practices.
25 sie 2017 · Zoroastrianism has a long oral tradition. Its prophet Zarathushtra (known in the West as Zoroaster) lived before the Iranians knew of writing, and for many centuries his followers refused to use this alien art for sacred purposes.
