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22 Cards in this Set
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Also Sprach Zaranthustra
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By Richard Strauss, musical poem
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Who is Zoroaster
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A prophet that created Zoroastrianism
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For Zoroaster, religion is not just...
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motions human beings go through on earth to make themselves feel better but instead reflects an on-going, cosmic battle
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Ahura Mazda (Ohrmazd)
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The creator of all good
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Angra Mainyu
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Druj ="The Lie" , evil and bad
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Zoroastrianism is...
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monotheistic, is one of the first religions to believe that there is one source of evil
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Ethical Dualism...
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Two cosmic kingdoms locked in mortal combat, the kingdom of good against the kingdom of evil
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Relationships between Ahura Mada (Good) and Angra Mainyu (Evil)
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1. Co-eternal realities, but then is Ahura Mazdah really the only God, with unlimited power?
OR 2. Angra Mainyu is Ahura Mazdah’s son, who rebelled and was expelled from heaven, to become the embodiment of evil. |
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Eschatology
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eschaton + logos =
“doctrine of the end times,” what one thinks is going to happen at the end of history, when the world as we know it comes to an end. |
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Zoroastrian ethics believes in...
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“good thoughts,
good words, and good deeds” |
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Personal morality is important to Zoroaster because...
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He believes that everybody faces judgement at the Bridge of Chinvat
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At the end of time Zoroaster will return as.....
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Saoshyant (Savior)
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Clean & Unlean
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corpse and menstruating woman are most unclean things according to Zoroaster.... the Idea of Clean and Unclean is very important
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Towers of Silence
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Towers, where corpse are put so that vultures can dispose of them.
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Zoroastrianism is primarily in this region...
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Bombay, India
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Parsees are___
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the group of people that practice Zoroastrianism
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Zoroastrianism has four basic beliefs:
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1. immortality of the soul
2. resurrection of the body 3. a devil who functions not as a servant of God but as God’s adversary 4. an eschatological savior who will appear at the end of time to set things right |
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Magi
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Priest
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2 things Zoroaster was displeased with
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Sacrifice of cattle and ritual drunkenness
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Zoroaster married the ________
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daughter of nobleman
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Ahura Mazdah, also known as _______ is _______
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Ohrmazd, God
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Angra Mainyu, AKA ________ and ______
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Ahriman, the Druj (Lie)
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