Zoroastrianism

The religion whose adherents call themselves “Worshippers of Mazda,” the Wise God, and which we commonly name after its founder Zoroastrianism, is in many ways of peculiar interest. It is the only monotheistic religion of Indo-European origin, as Judaism is the one independent Semitic monotheism. Zo...

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Main Author: Moore, George Foot (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press 1912
In: Harvard theological review
Year: 1912, Volume: 5, Issue: 2, Pages: 180-226
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