عنوان

Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Zoroastrian Communities

شماره

LA114977

زبان متن نوشتاري يا گفتاري و مانند آن

انگلیسی

عنوان اصلي

Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary Zoroastrian Communities

نام عام مواد

[Article]

نام نخستين پديدآور

S.A. Nigosian

محل نشرو پخش و غیره

Leiden

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Brill

متن يادداشت

This paper is a critical examination of the tensions existing between two major opposing forces that cut across the existing Zoroastrian communities in Iran, India and the West. The basic factors that are at the root of their disagreements arise from the necessity to reconcile with: (1) the increasing complexities of modern society; (2) the impact of critical discoveries by Western scholars; (3) the declining numbers of their community; and (4) the danger of losing their cultural heritage and identity. The question of how to deal with these important factors has created two major forces: traditionalists and modernists. These two forces, however, constitute a movement and are not to be identified as sects. Their disagreements evolve around four fundamental issues: (1) origin of religion; (2) scriptural authority; (3) principal beliefs; and (4) ritual practices. The debate over these issues between the two groups has never caused an actual split among the Zoroastrians. The reason is quite obvious: the issue of survival of a tiny community is far more important than the attempt to resolve conflicts.

تاريخ نشر

1996

توصيف ظاهري

206-216

عنوان

Journal of Asian and African Studies

شماره جلد

31/3-4

شماره استاندارد بين المللي پياييندها

1568-5217

اصطلاح موضوعی

African Studies

اصطلاح موضوعی

General

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

S.A. Nigosian

شماره بازیابی

10.1163/156852196X00160

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Article]

کد کاربرگه

275578

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y