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Contents. hide. Beginning. What is it. References. Axial Age (also Axis Age, [1] from German: Achsenzeit) is a term invented by German philosopher Karl Jaspers. It refers to ancient history from the 8th and the 3rd century BCE. He says that this time was a turning point in human history.
The Third Millennium: A History of the World AD 2000–3000 is a 1985 book by the science fiction writers Brian Stableford and David Langford. It is a fictional historical account, from the perspective of the year 3000, giving a future history of humanity and its technological and sociological developments.
Millennia: 2nd millennium · 3rd millennium · 4th millennium. Centuries: 21st century · 22nd century · 23rd century · 24th century · 25th century · 26th century · 27th century · 28th century · 29th century · 30th century. The 3rd millennium began on January 1, 2001 and will end on December 31, 3000 .
- Possible Dates of Existence
- Life
- Zoroastrian Teachings
- Zoroaster in Tajikistan
- Legacy
- Zoroaster in The Bahá'í Faith
- Bibliography
- External Links
Estimates for the lifetime of Zoroaster vary widely, depending upon the sources used: 1. 1400 B.C.E. to 1000 B.C.E., which represents the current scholarly consensus, is cited by Mary Boyce in her A History of Zoroastrianism(1989). 2. "Before 458 B.C.E." is cited by H.S. Nyberg (1889-1974) in Die Religionen des Alten Iran(1938). 3. The Bundahishn (...
Information about the life of Zoroaster primarily derives from the following sources: the Avesta, the Gāthās, Greek texts, oral history, and archaeological evidence. The Spena Nask, the thirteenth section of the Avesta, which describes Zoroaster's life, has disappeared over the centuries, and the biographies in the seventh book of the Dēnkard (nint...
The teachings of Zoroaster are presented in the Yasna, 17 liturgical texts or "hymns," which is divided into groups called Gāthās. The basic precept of Zoroastrianism is the maxim “Humata, Hukhta, Huvarshta” (Sanskrit sumata, sukta, suvartana)—“Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.” The foundation of human existence is the cosmic struggle between ...
In his book, The Tajiks in the Mirror of History, President Emomali Rahmonov of Tajikistan, an overwhelmingly Muslim nation, claims that Zoroaster was a Tajik from Bactria. Rahmonov, a Muslim, states in his work: Rahmonov subsequently convinced UNESCOto declare 2002-2003 the third millennium since Zoroaster's birth. This gave rise to an extraordina...
Zoroaster in the West
Zoroaster was known as a sage, magician, and miracle-worker in post-Classical Western culture. Though almost nothing was known of his ideas until the late eighteenth century, by that time his name was already associated with lost ancient wisdom and had been appropriated by Freemasons and other groups who claimed access to such knowledge. Zoroaster appears as “Sarastro” in Mozart's opera Die Zauberflöte, which has been noted for its Masonic elements, where he represents moralorder in oppositio...
Thus Spoke Zarathustra
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche used the name Zarathustra in his seminal work Also sprach Zarathustra (Thus Spoke Zarathustra)]] (1885), in which he fictionalized the historical figure to meet his own literary and philosophical aims. Nietzsche presents Zoroaster as a returning visionary who repudiates the designation of good and evil and thus marks the observation of the death of God. Nietzsche asserted that he chose Zoroaster as a vehicle for his ideas because the historical prophet h...
Bahá'ís believe Zoroaster was a "Manifestation of God," one of a line of prophets who have progressively revealed the Word of God to a gradually maturing humanity. Zoroaster therefore shares an exalted station with Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Krishna, Jesus, Muhammad, the Báb, and the founder of the Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'u'lláh. However, the Central Figur...
Boyce, Mary. Textual Sources for the Study of Zoroastrianism. Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1984. ISBN 9780389204787Boyce, Mary. A History of Zoroastrianism: The Early Period. 2nd ed. Brill Academic Publishers, 1989. ISBN 9004088474; 1996. ISBN 9004104747Gnoli, Gherado. Zoroaster in History. Biennial Yarshater Lecture Series 2, NY: Bibliotheca Persica, 2000. ISBN 9780933273436Gnoli, Gherardo. "Agathias and the Date of Zoroaster," Eran ud Aneran, Festrschrift Marshak. 2003 Agathias and the date of Zoroaster www.transoxiana.com. Retrieved August 28, 2007.All links retrieved October 16, 2020. 1. Zoroastrian Religion BBC. 2. Harry Thurston Peck's entry on Zoroaster, in the Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities (1898) PerseusTufts University. 3. Zarathushtra's Gathas Sacred Liturgy and Gathas/Hymns of Zarathushtra avesta.org. 4. Zoroastrians Keep the Faith, and Keep Dwindling New York Times.
v. t. e. The history of mathematics deals with the origin of discoveries in mathematics and the mathematical methods and notation of the past. Before the modern age and the worldwide spread of knowledge, written examples of new mathematical developments have come to light only in a few locales.
Plato’s enormous impact on later philosophy, education, and culture can be traced to three interrelated aspects of his philosophical life: his written philosophical dialogues, the teaching and writings of his student Aristotle, and the educational organization he began, “the Academy.”
