1. Zoroastrianism began to flourish in ancient Iran which is now known as Persia in the fourth or fifth century.
2. Zoroastrianism spread beyond its place of origin because of the Alexander the Great conquering Persia.
3. Zarathustra was brought an angel names Good Thought and then recognized Ahura Mazda as his one true god.
4. The sacred text of Zoroastrianism is Avesta. It was written by Zarathustra.
5. Ahura Mazda is the eternal and universal goodness. He controls all the cosmos and the destiny of all human beings.
6. Ethical Dualism is the belief in universal forces of good and evil.
7. The Lie is evil and opposes Ahura Mazda who is good.
8. Truth and the lie (evil).
9. The resurrection and judgment of the dead and humans either go to heaven or hell.
10. The general demands are to lead a simple life of always telling the truth and doing what is right.
11. The Parsis are the modern followers of Zoroastrianism who live in India.
12. Homer’s Illiad and Odyssey.
13. The gods have human characteristics.
14. His idea of divine justice
15. An oracle is a sanctuary which the gods are received. Most famous oracle of ancient Greece is Delphi.
16. Three basic aspects are; individuals had to choose to become initiates and went through an initiation ritual. Initiates experience a personal encounter with the deity. Initiates gain spiritual renewal through participation in the religion and, as with most mystery- hope for an afterlife.
17. The mystery religion of Eleusion.
18. Dionysus associated with the god of fertility. He was often depicted in Greek art with wine and grapes.
19. The goal of the ascetic practices is to lead a pure life.
20. Plato’s theory of knowledge- we have knowledge of things because of the experience in our pervious lives.
21. Platonic dualism is the truth of the world that is the connection of the mind and body.
22. They were both revered as saviors who had a group of strong faithful followers.
23. Numina- supernatural powers.
24. The most powerful Roman deity was Jupiter
25. Jupiter, Venus, Mars, Neptune, Mercury, and Saturn
26. It was essential to maintain official worship practices so they would never anger the gods and maintain peace.
27. Mithraism mystery religion.
28. The Egyptian myth of Iris and Osiris was that Osiris was killed and cut into pieces by his evil brother. His wife mummified the pieces which brought him back to life.
29. The type of emperor worship encouraged by Augustus was to worship the Roman state and his guardian spirit.
30. Christians and Roman rulers clashed because Romans wanted the focus of worship to be the state while Christians wanted it to be God.
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