ACADEMICIA: An International Multidisciplinary Research Journal
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 10
  • Issue: 10

On the issues of creation of existence in avesta

Doctor of philosophy PhD, Head teacher of the UNESCO Chair in the Religious, Studies and the Comparative Study of World Religions, International Islamic Academy of Uzbekistan

Online published on 1 December, 2020.

Abstract

This article is based on Zoroastrian traditions and Avesta materials to show the dynamics of the transition from primitive mythological notions of the being that surrounds man to the religious system, from abstract, supernatural notions to divine images, and finally to the deification of the forces of nature. At the same time, their relationship to existence is analyzed on the basis of a functional analysis of primitive mythological images that served as objects of worship before Zoroastrianism. The distribution of the duties of the gods is analyzed, and it is shown that the field belonging to each of them does not always covers the whole being. As a result, it is revealed that Mazda Yasna (Zoroastrianism), which was established as a result of the Zarathustra reform, solved the model of the creation of the universe in an absolutely revolutionary way. That is, the essence of the advanced cosmogonic solution for its time is shown, that the whole being was originally created on a noble basis by the will of the one and only Ahura Mazda. Through these, Zoroastrianism is based on the optimal interpretation of the problem of man and the universe from the standpoint of goodness and creativity.

Keywords

Avesta, Zoroastrianism, Gohs, Ahura Mazda, Behdin, Kavi, Xaoma, Geushurvan, Granodmani, Cosmogony, Videvdot, Ardvisura, Ashi, Spentaarmaiti, Haurvatat, Ameretot, Vahumana