Zoroastrianism

Aug 14, 2009 | 1 Comment

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Quite possibly one of the most important religions in all of history because of its links between Western and Eastern religions, Zoroastrianism is a monotheistic religion based on the teachings of the prophet Zoroaster.  Zoroastrianism is used synonymously with the term Mazdaism, or the worship of Ahura Mazda, the spirit god Zoroaster exalted as the supreme being.

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If you were a follower of the religion you might refer to yourself as Zoroastrian or Zarathustrian,  or Behdin (meaning follower of Daena).  However Behdin is normally only used when one is being inducted into the religion.  However, no matter what you wish to refer to yourself to, all names come with similar beliefs.

  • There is one universal and transcendental God, Ahura Mazda, and her creation is the antithesis of chaos.
  • Active participation in life through good thoughts, good words and good deeds is necessary to ensure happiness and to keep the chaos at bay.
  • Ahura Mazda will ultimately prevail over evil Angra Mainyu , at which point the universe will undergo a cosmic renovation and time will end.
  • In the final renovation, all of creation—even the souls of the dead that were initially banished to “darkness”—will be reunited in Ahura Mazda returning to life in the undead form.
  • There will then be a final purgation of evil from the Earth (through a tidal wave of molten metal) and a purgation of evil from the heavens (through a cosmic battle of spiritual forces). In the end good will triumph, and each person will find himself or herself transformed into a spiritualized body and soul. Those who died as adults will be transformed into healthy adults of forty years of age, and those who died young will find themselves permanently youthful, about age fifteen. In these new spiritual bodies, humans will live without food, without hunger or thirst, and without weapons (or possibility of bodily injury). The material substance of the bodies will be so light as to cast no shadow. All humanity will speak a single language and belong to a single nation without borders. All will experience immortality (Ameretat) and will share a single purpose and goal, joining with the divine for a perpetual exaltation of God’s glory.

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1 Comment to “Zoroastrianism”

  1. Tony Garone

    Feb 15th, 2010

    Hi Andrew,

    I agree with you concerning the importance of Zoroastrianism, however, in my studies, I have found that its tenets are not aligned with monotheism, but dualism, as there is an “evil” component to Ahura Mazda whose name is Angra Mainyu. Initially, I too was convinced that Zoroastrianism was monotheistic until I delved a bit deeper into the history of the religion (I am a religious studies/anthropology student).

    Cheers,

    Tony

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