An Analysis on Iranian Old Religions in Old Texts of Islamic History
- Author:
- Hassan Baqizadeh
- Level:
- Master
- Subject(s):
- Non-Abrahamic religions
- Language:
- Farsi
- Faculty:
- Faculty of Religions
- Year:
- 2012
- Publisher:
- URD Press
- Supervisor(s):
- Mansur Dadashnejad
- Advisor(s):
- Seyyed Saeed Montazari
In this thesis, it is attempted to deal with Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism as well as reformistic movement of Mazdak according to Islamic History sources –written in early centuries- and also it intends to analyze the causes of outbreak of Mani and Mazdak’s protesting movements in the age of Sassanid. This thesis has also considered reviewing some sources and doctrines of these three along with their sects and extensions. Islamic history sources have been set by relying on Iranian old sources and oral reports so that this information was an underlying base for the next analysis of historians. These sources have interacted each other and “Tarikh-e Tabari” as the most comprehensive source has been referred by other sources. Although Zoroastrianism has been less prejudged, Manichaeism and Mazdakite news is more apparently reported.