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Hintze, Almut (2014) 'Monotheism the Zoroastrian Way.' Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 24 (2). pp. 225-249.

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Abstract

This article examines seemingly monotheistic, polytheistic and dualistic features of Zoroastrianism from the point of view of the Zoroastrian creation myth. Exploring the personality of the principal deity, Ahura Mazdā, the origin of the spiritual and material worlds and the worship of the Yazatas, it is argued that Zoroastrianism has its own particular form of monotheism.

Item Type: Journal Article
Keywords: Zoroastrianism, Iranian Studies, Religious Studies, Monotheism, Dualism, Polytheism
SOAS Departments & Centres: Legacy Departments > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Department of the Study of Religions
ISSN: 13561863
DOI (Digital Object Identifier): https://doi.org/10.1017/S1356186313000333
Date Deposited: 24 Apr 2014 14:46
URI: https://eprints.soas.ac.uk/id/eprint/18346

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