Avesta Essays

Topic: concept of the book Beowulf is the first English literary masterpiece and one of the earliest European epics written in the vernacular, or native language, instead of literary Latin. The hero’s journey consists of three things such as, separation, initiation, and return. Beowulf cycles through all of these stages in the epic poem, so his journey does follow Campbell’s monomyth. Includes a quick synopsis at the side of the page, also has another languages on the left side of the book.

Zoroastrianism is recognized by most historians as the first monotheistic religion of the world. Zoroastrians believe that Ahura Mazda, whose name means “Wise Lord,” is the true god and creator of all things good. They also believe that his rival, Angra Mainyu, is the root of evil.  Zoroastrianism was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran approximately 3,500 years ago. It was the predominant religion of the world for nearly 1,000 years, and was the official religion of Persia from 600

the Zoroastrian religion About 3500 years ago, the Prophet Zoroaster founded the Zoroastrian religion in ancient Iran. The religion was influenced by Islam and Christianity. The Holy Book The Avesta is the religious book of Zoroastrians that contains a collection of sacred texts. The history of the Avesta is found in many Pahlavi texts. Beliefs of Zoroastrianism Zoroastrians believe in one highest

From the ancient Near East there are three Mesopotamian flood myths and one Judaic flood story. The oldest is the Eridu Genesis, shown a the left and written in 2300BC, then the Epic of Gilgamesh, pictured in the middle and dated to 2150BC, next is the Epic of Atrahasis, on the right and written around 1650BC, and then the Old Testament, written between 538 to 330BC. All four accounts of the flood begin the same way as result of the overpopulation of mankind or mankind is too noisy, mankind is to

The importance of a consistent patriarchal influence in Classical Empires is shown in most religious doctrines, family life and political authority, however unlike other civilizations, Ancient Persian afforded women many more rights. Ancient Persia exhibited a somewhat patriarchal society through religious beliefs and but also showed gender equality through ideals taught by a higher power. In ancient Persia, even though political power was mostly held in the authority of men, women contributed greatly

Zoroastrianism is perhaps the oldest religion in the world, which originated in the territory of ancient Iran (the old name was Persia) from 600 BCE to 650 CE. Prophet Zoroaster is considered the founder of this ancient religion. (PoverPoint, p.2-3) The main three ideas of Zoroastrianism are the struggle between good and evil (light and darkness), eschatology (as the creation of a new purified Earth), and understanding of paradise. (Book, p.236) Once, the god Ahura Mazda appeared to the prophet Zoroaster

Persian, and Mesopotamian stories of creation is that each culture even though unattached have similar creation stories and share similar words, concepts, and ideas. Table 1.1 A Culture and it’ s Ancient Creation Text Israelites and Genesis Persian and Avesta Mesopotamian and Enuma Elish Creator ElohimOrmuzd The God’ s Marduk battles Goddess TiamatTime of Creation 6 days of creation & 7thday Elohim rested 6 days of creation & 7thday Ormuzd rested Each the gods creates their own domain Creation of Man

What should be of interest to many is that every one of the ancient Holy Books of the world comprises the knowledge that a Loving God has given to his children. It includes the ancient Sanskrit texts of the Rigveda, the Upanishads, the Gita, the Avesta, the Quran, the Old and New Testaments of the Bible, and so on, but there is a problem with the translations of those texts in print today. The translators of those books are mistaken in thinking that the texts are written in the common languages

Adversary), malign and ignorant who reigns in hell. On the side of Ahura Mazda were the powers of light, the sun and fire. Those who followed his principles would attain immortality. Teachings and beliefs The oldest Zoroastrian scripture is the Avesta. It is about a thousand pages long. Some portions, including the Gathas, are in an older dialect called 'Old Avestan' .All worship must be directed to Ahura Mazda , the universal God. He is not only the

true religion, when it actually is a duplicate of Zoroastrianism. The common facts that bind these religions’ all have an importance on good versus evil, the holy writings and teachings and even angels and demons. The Zoroastrianism religion has the Avesta and Christianity has the bible. Although Zoroastrianism is now a smaller and more limited religion; mainly in India. Christianity is

summers and very cold, dry winters, so they designed their buildings and made changes to them according to the climate. In conclusion, Persians treated women well and had a typical social hierarchy of a civilization of that time period. According to the Avesta (the Zoroastrian text), Persian women would have social freedom, legal freedom, and would be treated with great respect (even though this was during a period of time when women were deprived of their basic rights). Although women were treated well

Dear Ms. Nelligan, The religion that I have chosen was Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism is the world’s oldest religion. It was founded by the Prophet Zoroaster in ancient Iran. For thousands of years Zoroastrianism was one of the most powerful religions in the world and many people followed. Now, this is the world’s smallest religion. There are only has less than 190,000 followers according to the 2006 New York’s Times newspapers released May 2006. They believe in a God named “Ahura Mazd” which

Great material on the history of ancient Iran gives archaeological excavations on its territory: the remains of the oldest Mesolithic and Neolithic settlements and burials, numerous samples of archaic ceramics, the ruins of magnificent palaces, grandiose temples, remains of powerful fortifications Susa, Perselol, Pasargada and Dur-Untash), monumental statues, rock reliefs, articles of precious metals (weapons, ornaments). The study of the ancient monuments of Iran began with the travels of Europeans

The Roman and the Persian both had a successful empire throughout many decades. One way both the Roman and the Persian expanded their empire was by concurring vast territories. “Following the conquest of the Italian peninsula, Rome fought with Carthage for control over the western Mediterranean. This led to a series of conflicts called the Punic Wars”( slide 10). After the victory of the first Punic Rome seized full control of both Sicily and Corsica and most importantly, Rome emerged as a dominant

The official religion of the Iranian people was Zoroastrian during the Sassanid dynasty (224-645). Sassanid state collapsed by the Arab invasion in 645 A.D and the Iranian forced to convert into Islam. Those who did not want to change their religion, escaped to desert in center of Iran and the rest fled the country to India. The Zoroastrians who stayed in Iran, and unwilling to convert to Islam had to pay Jizya (tax for non-Muslims who live in Muslims’ territories) in order to preserve their religion

lining the tunnels. Cultural historian Richard Foltz argues that early Iranian civilization recognized the importance of conservation and sustainable development through ethical systems of water usage. Foltz attributes Zoroastrian teachings in the Avesta as representing the respectful relationship early Persians

Few members are found in both Iran and India, but they have maintained the cultural heritage of the religion, by conducting festivals and rituals that aim at emphasizing their identity and beliefs. Through the Avesta, which is the religious book of the Zoroastrians, the sacred texts are a guide to each believer, and are a source of wisdom to many. Through this, believers are influenced to live positive lives, and continue the heritage through the many generations

The Bible, the Torah, the Qur’an, the Tripitaka, the Vedas, the Kojiki, the Avesta; all of them are sacred books belonging to a certain religion. People have been following the scared book of their religion for generations ever since they were made. So obviously, eventually people would wonder ‘How do you know what you’re reading is reliable?’ It is very important to know how reliable a holy book is because most religions are built upon what is written on those books. One of the most questioned books