Is Zoroastrianism an Ecological Religion?

In recent years a number of Zoroastrian scholars have sought to characterize Zoroastrianism as the ‘world’s first environmental religion’, pointing to a number of rituals and injunctions aimed at safeguarding nature from activities seen as polluting. However, while the tradition does indeed enjoin Z...

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Authors: Foltz, Richard 1961- (Author) ; Saadi-nejad, Manya (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Equinox Publ. 2007
In: Journal for the study of religion, nature and culture
Year: 2007, Volume: 1, Issue: 4, Pages: 413-430
Further subjects:B Environmental Ethics
B Zoroastrianism
B religion and nature
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