Cosmogonic Sacrifice
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9894249 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Amir Ahmadi (1Monash University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 60 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-16 |
| Publication date | 2017-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Indo-Iranian Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0019-7246 • E-ISSN: 1572-8536 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/15728536-06001001 |
| OpenAlex | W2587379400 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
A number of prominent scholars of Zoroastrianism have recently taken up Marijan Molé’s thesis that Ahura Mazdā created the world by way of a sacrifice. This article examines the sources that have been adduced for the thesis. It concludes that neither in Avestan nor Pahlavi texts do we find any evidence for the supposed cosmogonic sacrifice
Art · Literature · Sacrifice · Theology · Zoroastrianism · Ancient Near East History · Byzantine Studies and History · Eurasian Exchange Networks · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |