To: Lurking Libertarian
Not exactly monotheistic; they only worship one god, but they believe in the existence of two-- Ahura Mazda (the good guy) and Ahriman (the bad guy). Ahriman (the bad guy) or Aura Mainyu, is the origin of Satan, or The Devil.. ( That "other" bad guy )
And, IIRC, the concept of a Heaven and a Hell came from Zoroaster as well..
Later to be adopted by those "other" monotheistic religions..
I'm not so sure they actually worshipped Ahriman, as much as acknowledged his (it's? ) existence and influence on the lives of humanity..
8 posted on
06/18/2004 4:51:08 PM PDT by
Drammach
(Ripley... Last survivor of the Nostromo.... signing off....)
To: Drammach
Zoroastrian friends have told me they don't and have never worshipped the devil figure in the faith and therefore the religion is monotheistic.
9 posted on
06/18/2004 4:55:19 PM PDT by
freedom44
To: Drammach
I'm not so sure they actually worshipped Ahriman, as much as acknowledged his (it's? ) existence and influence on the lives of humanity..
No, they don't worship the devil Ahriman.
26 posted on
06/21/2004 12:16:19 AM PDT by
Cronos
(W2K4!)
To: Drammach
What other monotheistic religion adopted this concept?
35 posted on
06/21/2004 5:44:46 AM PDT by
O.C. - Old Cracker
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