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Zoroastrian Astrology in the Bundahišn

MacKenzie, D. N.·1964·Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
DOI 10.1017/s0041977x0011835x
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One of the interesting features of the Pahlavi Bundahišn, the great work on cosmogony and cosmology completed in the ninth century A.D., is the manner in which traditional, orthodox beliefs derived from the Zoroastrian scriptures appear side by side with later and even contemporary scientific opinions. While in some parts, notably the astronomical chapter II, the resulting incongruity is undisguised, in others there has been a conscious effort of syncretism. The astrological sections are a case in point.

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Authors
MacKenzie, D. N.
Corresponding author
MacKenzie, D. N.
Venue
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
1964-10
Volume
27
Issue
3
Pages
511-529
ISSN
  • 0041-977X (ISSN-L)
  • 1474-0699
DOI
10.1017/s0041977x0011835x
OpenAlex
W2019167525
Cited by
49
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0
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Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified, 16520 d)
Locations
Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies
  • Physical Sciences › Physics and Astronomy › Astronomy and Astrophysics › Historical Astronomy and Related Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Eurasian Exchange Networks
Keywords
Zoroastrian cosmology, syncretism, Zoroastrian texts, 9th century

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MacKenzie, D. N. (1964). Zoroastrian Astrology in the Bundahišn. Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies. https://doi.org/10.1017/s0041977x0011835x