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This fascinating volume consists of articles by world-renowned
scholars of Zoroastrian, Iranian, Parsi, and Jewish studies. The
topics covered range from the prophet Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) and
the ancient Indo-Iranians to the modern Zoroastrians and Jews of
Iran and India. Insightful descriptions of divinities and demons,
priests and laity will capture the attention of readers as will
absorbing discussions of good and evil, rituals and documents, and
of communities past and present.
Societies often link the phenomena of evil and good to the feminine
and masculine genders and, by extension, to women and men. Evil,
Good, and Gender explores doctrinal and societal developments
within a context of malevolence that came to be attributed to the
feminine and the female in contrast to benevolence ascribed to the
masculine and the male by Zoroastrians or Mazda worshipers. This
study authoritatively elucidates implications of the feminine and
the masculine in religion and suggests that images in theology have
been fundamental for defining both women's and men's social roles
and statuses.
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