HIST 103 Chapter 8: History 103 - Persian Religion
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Of all cultural contributions made by the persians, their faith, Their father, zoroaster (also known as zarathustra), was born in. His teachings were finally written down in the third century a. d. after a time of wandering and isolation, he encountered discoveries that led him to be regarded as a prophet of the"" true religion. "" Like the hebrews the moral philosophy of zoroaster was monotheistic. To zoroaster, ahuramazda was the only god and the only true religion he preached. Ahuramazda(""" wise lord"") was the supreme deity which created all things. Ahuramazda also held abstract attributes, or states, according to zoroaster, that all humans should strive to such as good thinking, right and piety. He was not unopposed because ahuramazda was supreme. At the beginning of the world, the evil spirit, known as ahriman, had opposed ahuramazda"s good spirit. In this universal battle between good and evil human beings have played a part.
