Contending for the cosmos
A Zoroastrian poet’s mysterious rival
Dados Bibliográficos
| ID | 12558203 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Arish Dastur (University of London, autor correspondente) |
| Ano | 2023 |
| Volume | 34 |
| Fascículo | 1 |
| Páginas | 79-108 |
| Data de publicação | 2023-04-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Sim |
| Open Access | Sim |
| Tipo | ARTICLE |
| Periódico | Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society (JOURNAL) |
| Identificadores do periódico | ISSN: 1356-1863 • E-ISSN: 1474-0591 |
| Editora | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s135618632200061x |
| OpenAlex | W4366830225 |
| Idioma | EN |
| Citações recebidas | 1 |
| Referências citadas | 3 |
The ancient Zoroastrian hymn of worship dedicated to the frauuaṣ̌i- s (affirmative choices) of righteous mortals and divinities refers to an important discourse that takes place between an unnamed Zoroastrian poet-sage and his mysterious rival, named Gaōtəma. The figure of Gaōtəma has intrigued Avestan scholars through the years, but the significance and the implications of Gaōtəma's identity, and of his presence in the hymn, has to date not been seriously studied. This article first examines the context in which Gaōtəma is presented in the hymn. Building upon this, it then evaluates four potential identities for Gaōtəma: Avestan, Turanian, Buddhist, and Vedic. Conducting a multidisciplinary and comparative assessment, the article eventually argues in favour of a Vedic identity for Gaōtəma, specifically that of a poet-sage who was a proponent of the Rig Vedic divinity Indra. This investigation into Gaōtəma's identity concomitantly provides important perspectives on certain aspects of the Zoroastrian religion, and often in a comparative context
Aesthetics · Archaeology · Art · Context (archaeology · Divinity · Hymn · Identity (music · Islam · Literature · Theology · Zoroaster · Zoroastrianism · Ancient Near East History · Classics · Eurasian Exchange Networks · History · Linguistics and language evolution · Philosophy
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