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Iranian Complexities : A Study in Achaemenid, Avestan, and Sasanian Controversies by Abolala Soudavar (2018, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherLulu Press, Inc.

ISBN-101387719718

ISBN-139781387719716

eBay Product ID (ePID)28038815395

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Book TitleIranian Complexities : a Study in Achaemenid, Avestan, and Sasanian Controversies

Number of Pages232 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicGeneral

Publication Year2018

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorAbolala Soudavar

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight18.8 Oz

Item Length11 in

Item Width8.2 in

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SynopsisThe monotheistic ideology that Darius imposed on the nascent Achaemenid state resulted in a religious revolution with far reaching effects, as it reverberated on two different levels. At the top level, the imposition of an omnipotent abstract god, Ahura Mazda, created a sharp reaction that led to the general massacre of the opposition termed as Magophonia by Herodotus. Several centuries of doctrinal development led to Zoroastrianism, a religion marked by the art of compromise and virulent rhetoric. While the Zoroastrian influence on Abrahamic religions has mainly been investigated in respect to borrowed concepts such as Paradise or Day of Judgment, its influence on the art of compromise and rhetoric has been neglected. So has been the influence of its underground opposition, organized as brotherhood. The underground opposition affected early Christianity, while the Iranian clergy influenced the Judaic priesthood. Together, they ended up affecting Islam.