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Zoroastrianism


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Éditeur : Chelsea House Publishers Date & Lieu : 2009, New York
Préface : Pages : 144
Traduction : ISBN : 978-1-60413-116-1
Langue : AnglaisFormat : 187x235 mm
Thème : Religion

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Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism is one of the oldest world religions—it arose in ancient Persia (present-day Iran) around 3,500 years ago. At that time the prophet Zarathustra—Zoroaster, as the Greeks called him—began preaching his message. Zarathustra, thought to be a priest of the existing Iranian religion of his time, was a highly original thinker and a bold reformer. His teachings may seem straightforward today, but in his time they were truly revolutionary.

Zarathustra rejected many of the beliefs and practices of the existing religion. In a time of many gods he preached about one great and supreme God, Ahura Mazda. In a time when most people believed that worship consisted mainly of elaborate rituals to satisfy angry deities, he preached a religion of personal ethics in which people’s actions in life were more important than ritual and sacrifice. Zarathustra’s preaching formed the basis of one of the most influential and long-lasting religions the world has ever known. His message is preserved in the Avesta, the Zoroastrian scripture...


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WORLD RELIGIONS
ZOROASTRIANISM
THIRD EDITION
by
Paula R. Hartz

Series Editors: Joanne O’Brien and Martin Palmer

Zoroastrianism, Third Edition
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hartz, Paula.
Zoroastrianism / by Paula R. Hartz. – 3rd ed.
p. cm. — (World religions)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-1-60413-116-1
1. Zoroastrianism—Juvenile literature. I. Title. II. Series.
BL1572.H37 2009
295—dc22                  2008035811

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The late Paula R. Hartz was a teacher and a textbook editor, and specialized in writing nonfiction and educational materials for elementary and secondary school students. She is the author of Baha’i Faith, Native American Religions, Shinto, Daoism, and Zoroastrianism, all from Chelsea House’s World Religions series.




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