نوع مقاله : مقاله پژوهشی
نویسندگان
ندارد
چکیده
کلیدواژهها
عنوان مقاله [English]
Zoroasterianisam, Zurvanism and Mithraism have been combined with
astrological beliefs in such a way that it is nearly impossible to grasp
these schools and religions without having knowledge about
astrological beliefs. Ikhwān al-Safā, a mystical and esoteric association
in tenth century in Basra and Baghdad, wrote 52 epistles full of religioastrological
beliefs and thoughts. For example their theory of Prophetic
Cycles was developed to explain the cosmic cycles and the sacred
history. Observing similarities between ancient Iranian religions and
Ikhwān al-Safā and after surveying the religio-astrological elements of
Iranian millenarianism (especially that of Zoroasterianism and
Zurvanism) and Ikhwān al-Safā’s Prophetic Cycles, we decieded to
compare these two religious traditions. In the present research, by using
scientific and historical references, we have tried to recognize and
analyze the common roots of these beliefs and thoughts in the both
traditions. The most significant achievement of this research is
presenting a new method for comparison between the ancient Iranian
concept of ontological levels and Ikhwān al-Safā’s concept of celestial
souls. Moreover, by surveying the role of the archetypes of infinite
Time and eternal Place in the immaterial and material world, we could
make a comparison between Yazatas and Ameshaspentas of ancient
Iranian religions and Ikhwān al-Safā’s consepts of Universal Reason,
Universal Soul and Celestial Souls.
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