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- hell was allegedly imported into Judaism from Zoroastrianism, and it appears to have supplanted the earlier concept of Sheol (mentioned in Isaiah 38:18 ...8 KB (1,334 words) - 06:33, 18 April 2024
- ===Zoroastrianism=== Nowruz ( نوروز ), also known as Persian New Year, a Zoroastrian holiday, marks the first day of spring and the beginning ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- was classed with Buddhism and Zoroastrianism as another “foreign ... As for the Da-chin (Nestorian) and Muhu (Zoroastrianism) temples, ...19 KB (2,813 words) - 16:23, 11 November 2022
- Macrocosm/microcosm is a Greek compound of μακρο- "Macro-" and μικρο- "Micro-," which are Greek respectively for ...11 KB (1,612 words) - 17:28, 9 November 2022
- Mihragan, or the festival of sharing or love in Zoroastrianism. * The spring equinox marks the Wiccan Sabbat of Ostara (or Eostar), while at the ...25 KB (4,132 words) - 19:17, 13 February 2024
- no doubt exposed to Zoroastrian influence. Zoroastrianism had developed the concept of a volitional evil deity Angra Mainyu who existed in counterpoint ...27 KB (4,237 words) - 16:57, 23 December 2022
- Dualistic religions, such as Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism, attribute ... *Zoroastrianism—In the originally Persian religion of Zoroastrianism ...41 KB (6,708 words) - 23:52, 24 March 2024
- hoped-for Good Kingdom did not arrive, Zoroastrianism focused on the fate of ... powers of goodness. In other words, Zoroastrianism affirms an eschatological ...39 KB (6,287 words) - 23:22, 20 February 2022
- #039;s view—was simply Romanized Zoroastrianism. This "continuity ... Mary Boyce, 1996, A history of Zoroastrianism, vol. 1, Early period ...29 KB (4,494 words) - 03:48, 1 May 2023
- and was an important astrological symbol in Zoroastrianism, which may represent the astrological chart at the time of David's birth or anointment ...12 KB (2,021 words) - 19:53, 9 February 2023
- founder of the religion of Zoroastrianism and an early proponent of pantheism, though the religion he founded later diversified to also include ...13 KB (1,922 words) - 13:20, 4 February 2023
- Dindorf, 67). However; there is no tradition in Zoroastrianism, nor its scriptures, to support this postulation. ==Buddhist relics== ...12 KB (1,900 words) - 19:40, 16 April 2023
- In the Persian Empire, Zoroastrianism was the state religion of the Sassanid dynasty which lasted until 651 C.E., when Persia was conquered by ...28 KB (4,007 words) - 19:54, 9 February 2023
- of the basically monotheistic Zoroastrianism and those who wanted to bring back the Magian worship of Mithra and Anahita. Some Christian readers ...13 KB (2,127 words) - 07:27, 17 November 2023
- "the ancient Iranian religion of Zoroastrianism." ... both of which are preserved in Zoroastrianism. The Ashvamedha (horse ...25 KB (3,858 words) - 14:44, 3 May 2023
- Fables of Bidpai, by Ruzbih, a convert from Zoroastrianism, who took the name Abdullah ibn al-Muqaffa. It is not quite so strange, however, when one ...24 KB (3,634 words) - 06:28, 18 November 2022
- The Samanids (819–999)Sāmāniyān) were a Persian dynasty in Central Asia and Greater Khorasan, named after its founder Saman Khuda who converted ...15 KB (2,168 words) - 11:36, 6 September 2022
- of the Abrahamic religions, as well as Zoroastrianism, the Indian religions ... the glory of the Father"; from Zoroastrianism, the return of Shah Bahram ...32 KB (5,101 words) - 05:47, 26 August 2023
- A yarmulke (Hebrew: יאַרמלקע meaning "cap") is a thin, slightly-rounded skullcap traditionally worn by Orthodox Jewish men ...15 KB (2,303 words) - 10:14, 22 May 2023
- around 550 B.C.E. During this period, Zoroastrianism spread in Azerbaijan ... Zoroastrianism in Azerbaijan dates back to the first millennium B ...40 KB (5,942 words) - 05:17, 26 August 2023
