CHAPTER XXI

PERSIA

Sources--The contents of the Zend-Avesta are composite-- Zoroaster--Primitive religion of Iran--The call of Zarathustra--The doctrine--Its inconsistencies--Man is called to judge between the gods--This religion is essentially intolerant--Growth of Mazdeism--Organisation of the heavenly beings--The attributes of Ahura--Ancient testimonies to the Persian religion--The Vendidad: laws of purity--How this doctrine entered Mazdeism--Influence of Mazdeism on Judaism and in other directions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 381-408

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UNIVERSAL RELIGION

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