introduction        gāthic texts are a collection of religious songs of zarothustra who lived about 1200 bc. of the seventy two hāts (stanzas) of yasna (one of the five chapters of avesta), seventeen hāts belong to five gāthas. these seventeen hāts have been classified into five categories based on their syllabic meter and the number of the song: 1) ahunavaiti, 2) ushtavaiti, 3)spanta.mainyu, ...

The idea of Communitarianism with epistemic teachings, such as politics as virtue, the priority of good faith, respect for the cultural diversity of societies, is one of the most prominent intellectual currents of the present age. The hypothesis of this research is that based on the comparative analytical attitude of key societal teachings and the epistemic principles of Islam, one can find com...

This study examines the emotional dynamics of written and oral texts Tabligh Jama’at—respectively, Faza’il-e-A’maal (Virtues Good Deeds) bayan (religious sermon). In them, identifies emotion work—the attempt to generate certain emotions. The discusses how texts’ work relates Tablighi discursive ideology (framing) also posits several emotions that might generate. From these findings, offers idea...

Background Behaviour is guided by perceptions and traditions. As such, understanding culture and religion is important in order to understand healthcare behaviour. Religious perceptions shape a person's understanding of the world and are maintained through texts and tradition. One such important religious text in relation to sexual and reproductive health is the Nativity story. This account of ...

Most Hebrew Bible scholars believe that Israelite religion evolved from polytheism to monotheism, an evolution in which the biblical writers participated. The dominant version of this consensus is that this religious evolution culminated by the end of the exile or shortly thereafter. A minority perspective places the evolutionary end point later. At issue is the presence of the language of divi...

Throughout most periods of ancient Near Eastem history, religious rituals frequently played an important role in the resolution of legal disputes that were brought to trial. It appears that judges would sometimes make use of them arbitrarily but often when they felt the available evidence was insufficient or at least too ambiguous to render a decisive verdict. The rituals—or cultic procedures, ...

It is worth mentioning that the main purpose of mystics in dealing with myths and epics Shahnameh to express mystical themes. In this research, an attempt has been made three prominent religious, mythological epic themes: Zoroaster, Jamshid, Kaykhosrow, how they are reflected texts, their transformation connections from beginning stage Islamic perfection maturity. The method work research use l...