Ascension in Zoroastrianism and Judaism with emphasis on Ardaviraf letter and secrets of Enoch
- Author:
- Zeinab Riahi
- Level:
- Master
- Subject(s):
- Abrahamic Religions
- Language:
- Farsi
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Religions
- Year:
- 2018
- Publisher:
- URD Press
- Supervisor(s):
- Mostafa Farhoudi
- Advisor(s):
- Hamid Bakhshandeh Abkenar
life and the material world is an issue that everyone is involved with. But man always have to face with death. One of the biggest human`s fears is about life after death. Exploring ancient beliefs of humans shows that every land and ritual have responded to how man will be after death؛ there for it probably calm and reduce this humans worry. Traveling to another world and writing about its feature is one of the ways can be seen in some religions to answer the great questions of the followers of every religion that in relation to the afterlife. One of the most valuable writings in the world after death is the writings created in two Zoroastrian and Judaism religions. The Ardai Viraf Nameh and Secrets of Enoch are two examples of travelogues after death. But what is more represented in this research is as follows. One of the fundamental concerns of followers of both religions is the fate of man after death. However, the writings of both religions are about the world after death but it is clear that the reflections of cultural and biological features can be clearly identified in these travelogues. Along with the uncertainties between these travelogues, there are also significant similarities. Because Zoroastrianism was pre-Judaism, and also based on historically accepted documents, Jews have changed or relied on part of their beliefs from the Zoroastrians. As a result at least we probably can take part of the travelogues about the post-death world in Judaism are derived from the Zoroastrian doctrines.