Cursing the daēvas as an Example of Verbal Aggression in the Zoroastrian “Declaration of Faith”?
A Preliminary Study
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https://doi.org/10.12797/CIS.26.2024.01.09Keywords:
Avesta, Zoroastrianism, daēvas, verbal violence, faith, hate speechAbstract
This article examines the notion of verbal aggression evident in Zoroastrian prayers. Although one may be surprised that a declaration of Zoroastrian faith, called Fravarānē (Yasna 12), begins with the words “I hate / abhor / am disgusted” instead of “I believe,” cursing (nifrīn kunišn) the demons is a pious religious act.
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