Amir Ahmadi: 1 book
The Daēva Cult in the Gāthās
An Ideological Archaeology of Zoroastrianism
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Addressing the question of the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, this book argues that the intransigent opposition to the cult of the daēvas, the ancient Indo-Iranian gods, is the root of the development of the two central doctrines of Zoroastrianism: cosmic dualism and eschatology (fate of the...
