Publication
Imprint: Rockport, Mass. : Element, 1991. Responsibility: Farhang Mehr. OCLC Number: 24546481. Physical: Text : 1 volume : xv, 139 pages ; 23 cm. Features: Includes bibliography.
Call number
History / Mehr
ISBN
1852302542 / 9781852302542
Collections
CSS Library Notes
Description: Dr. Mehr outlines the forgotten spirituality of Zarathustra and shows how it has influenced the Abrahamic Religions. The reader is initiated into the Gathic principles of the Avestan and Pahlavi sacred texts, "Asha" the principle of God's will, the moral dualism of good and evil, the cretive Holy Spirit of Spenta Mainyu, the immortality of the soul, the principle of refreshment, and the final triumph of Goodness. -- from back cover
Table of Contents: One God: Ahura Mazda --
The prophethood of Zoroaster --
Asha --
Good and evil --
The creative (holy) spirit: Spenta Mainyu --
Immortality of the soul --
Frash-Kreti: refreshment.
Location: COLLECTION: Religious Studies -- AREA: Religious Studies -- SECTION: History / Filing name: Mehr
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
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Table of Contents: One God: Ahura Mazda --
The prophethood of Zoroaster --
Asha --
Good and evil --
The creative (holy) spirit: Spenta Mainyu --
Immortality of the soul --
Frash-Kreti: refreshment.
Location: COLLECTION: Religious Studies -- AREA: Religious Studies -- SECTION: History / Filing name: Mehr
Topics: In TinyCat -- See "Tags" above for our libraries topic areas. See "Subjects" below for LCSH (Library of Congress Subject Headings) (note you can tour our library via Tags or LCSH, but LCHS are not available for all items in our holdings).
FYxxxx / FY2015 /
Physical description
xv, 139 p.; 23 cm
Description
The spiritual heritage of one of the oldest and most influential religions in history is shared by one of its greatest living scholars.
Language
Original language
English
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