The Concept of "Sacred Places" in Zoroastrianism

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  • ゾロアスター教における聖地の概念 : 神宮階級の「移動する聖火」と平信徒の自然崇拝
  • ゾロアスター教における聖地の概念--神官階級の「移動する聖火」と平信徒の自然崇拝
  • ゾロアスターキョウ ニ オケル セイチ ノ ガイネン シンカン カイキュウ ノ イドウ スル セイカ ト ヘイシント ノ シゼン スウハイ

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The main purpose of this paper is to trace Iranian and Indian Zoroastrian folk religion(s) and by doing so, inquire into the concept of "sacred places" in Zoroastrianism, both in Iran and India. Despite priests' claim that Zoroastrianism is the "fire worshipping religion," I discovered in my field work in Iran that popular beliefs of Zoroastrians possess a long history of Holy-Water/Tree/Stone worship, at least in Iran. In India, however, Zoroastrian priests took the opportunity to reject such popular beliefs, and made an ideal religious community apart from Iranian folk religion.

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