Zoroastrian Perception of Ascetic Culture

This paper is a critical examination of the guiding principle in Zoroastrianism on renunciation and worldly engagement. The religious ideal of an ascetic, hermit, mendicant, mystic, monk, and recluse, typical in other religions, has no counterpart in Zoroastrianism. The reason for this difference, I...

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Main Author: Nigosian, Solomon Alexander 1932-2020 (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1999
In: Journal of Asian and African studies
Year: 1999, Volume: 34, Issue: 1, Pages: 4-18
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