Medievalists.net » Zoroastrianism http://www.medievalists.net Where the Middle Ages Begin Mon, 07 Dec 2015 05:01:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.9 In search of a missing link: The Bogomils and Zoroastrianism http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/in-search-of-a-missing-link-the-bogomils-and-zoroastrianism/ http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/in-search-of-a-missing-link-the-bogomils-and-zoroastrianism/#comments Sun, 13 Jan 2013 18:55:14 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=38683 Both Zoroastrianism and Manichaeism are dualist relig- ions. Implicit in the beliefs held true by these religions is the notion of co-equal and co-eternal principles. Implicit in this notion is the belief that both good and evil exist and are acted upon from the very beginning.

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]]> http://www.medievalists.net/2013/01/13/in-search-of-a-missing-link-the-bogomils-and-zoroastrianism/feed/ 0 Viking raids on the Spanish Peninsula http://www.medievalists.net/2010/01/11/vikings-raids-on-the-spanish-peninsula/ http://www.medievalists.net/2010/01/11/vikings-raids-on-the-spanish-peninsula/#comments Tue, 12 Jan 2010 02:49:38 +0000 http://www.medievalists.net/?p=6451 The Muslims described «heathens» as Majus. The name Majus - Magians was originally used of the Zoroastrians. It was then extended to other unbelievers, together with the associations of the term — e. g. incest and fire-worship.

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