A Nigosian
Biographic Data
| ID | 83578 |
|---|---|
| NAME | A Nigosian |
| GIVEN NAMES | A |
| FAMILY NAME | Nigosian |
| SIGNATURE | NIGOSIAN A |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1975 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
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 shall argue, derives primarily from the basic ideals and concepts of virtue and righteousness in Zoroastrianism. In fact, virtue and righteousness is…
Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Zoroastrian Communities
This paper is a critical examination of the tensions existing between two major opposing forces that cut across the existing Zoroastrian communities in Iran, India and the West. The basic factors that are at the root of their disagreements arise from the necessity to reconcile with: (1) the increasing complexities of modern society; (2) the impact of critical discoveries by Western scholars; (3) the declining numbers of their community; and (4) t…
The Zoroastrian Faith
The Zoroastrian Faith is organized around five themes: an account of Zoroaster's life and work; discussion of the development and spread of Zoroastrianism from its beginnings to the present; description of the sacred writings and religious documents of the faith; an analysis of the basic Zoroastrian beliefs and their influence on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; and a description of the prescribed observances. In this historical and analytical s…
What Is Scripture? Wilfred Cantwell Smith Minneapolis
Textual Sources for the Study of Islam Andrew Rippin and Jan Knappert, editors Textual Sources for the Study of Religion, 5 Chicago
Zoroastrianism in fifth-century Armenia
The religions in Achaemenid Persia
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 shall argue, derives primarily from the basic ideals and concepts of virtue and righteousness in Zoroastrianism. In fact, virtue and righteousness is…
Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Zoroastrian Communities
This paper is a critical examination of the tensions existing between two major opposing forces that cut across the existing Zoroastrian communities in Iran, India and the West. The basic factors that are at the root of their disagreements arise from the necessity to reconcile with: (1) the increasing complexities of modern society; (2) the impact of critical discoveries by Western scholars; (3) the declining numbers of their community; and (4) t…
The religions in Achaemenid Persia
Zoroastrianism in fifth-century Armenia
Textual Sources for the Study of Islam Andrew Rippin and Jan Knappert, editors Textual Sources for the Study of Religion, 5 Chicago
What Is Scripture? Wilfred Cantwell Smith Minneapolis
The Zoroastrian Faith
The Zoroastrian Faith is organized around five themes: an account of Zoroaster's life and work; discussion of the development and spread of Zoroastrianism from its beginnings to the present; description of the sacred writings and religious documents of the faith; an analysis of the basic Zoroastrian beliefs and their influence on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; and a description of the prescribed observances. In this historical and analytical s…
Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Zoroastrian Communities
This paper is a critical examination of the tensions existing between two major opposing forces that cut across the existing Zoroastrian communities in Iran, India and the West. The basic factors that are at the root of their disagreements arise from the necessity to reconcile with: (1) the increasing complexities of modern society; (2) the impact of critical discoveries by Western scholars; (3) the declining numbers of their community; and (4) t…
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 shall argue, derives primarily from the basic ideals and concepts of virtue and righteousness in Zoroastrianism. In fact, virtue and righteousness is…
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