The Zoroastrian Nāhn Purification Rituals

The Zoroastnan Nāhn rituals, based on a threefold purificatory process, are documented and analysed in the article using both literary sources and field study. On the basis of the documentation and analysis it is suggested that these rituals replicate the universal struggle between good and evil. Th...

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Main Author: Choksy, Jamsheed Kairshasp 1943- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Dep. [1987]
In: Journal of ritual studies
Year: 1987, Volume: 1, Issue: 2, Pages: 59-74
Further subjects:B Urine
B Evil
B Ritual pollution
B Environmental Pollution
B Priests
B Purification rituals
B Zoroastrianism
B Water purification
B Prayer
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