The position of Zoroaster’s religion among Achaemenid and their western satraps
Subject Areas : Epistemological and methodological researcher of historical research
ali akbar shahbadi
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(دانشجوی دکتری تاریخ ایران باستان دانشگاه آزاد اسلامی واحد نجفآباد)
Keywords: Iran, Zoroaster’s religion, Ahuramazda, Magian, western satrapies, Achaemenid,
Abstract :
Religiously, Iran in the Achaemenid period had Religious tolerance was manifested. At that time massacre and destruction were Assyrian kings honor, Achaemenid kings presented friendship and attention to human, to world, what related to their beliefs. Achaemenid inscription have explained events more, but they have not paid attention to common ordinary ceremonies and believe of Iranian and Achaemenid western satraps. So whit researches based on survey of historical sources and reports of ancient historian, the Zoroastrian position would be clarified among Achaemenid and their western satraps approximately. The findings of researches shows western satraps worshiped three essential Gods of the Avesta, Ahuramazda, Nāhīd and Mehr for the reason of being in harmony with their past Gods, having with political power and religious for bearance. Achaemenid religion has been studied by scholars in religion and history of Ancient Iran in plenty, but it has paid the fewer attention to the analysis of religious Position of western satraps in viewpoint of zoroastrian. This article dose research about religious system of the Achaemenid Empire with laying emphasis on Zoroastrian and its position in western satraps. In this way. It has been used of documents, remained sources and historical research methodology.