Cursing the daēvas as an Example of Verbal Aggression in the Zoroastrian “Declaration of Faith”?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Cursing the daēvas as an Example of Verbal Aggression in the Zoroastrian “Declaration of Faith”?

Published:2024-06-07 Issue:1 Volume:26 Page:191-204
ISSN:2449-8696
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Author:

Paraskiewicz Kinga

Abstract

This article examines the notion of verbal aggression evident in Zoroastrian prayers. Although one may be surprised that a declaration of Zoroastrian faith, called Fravarānē (Yasna 12), begins with the words “I hate / abhor / am disgusted” instead of “I believe,” cursing (nifrīn kunišn) the demons is a pious religious act.

Publisher

Ksiegarnia Akademicka Sp. z.o.o.

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