Evil, Good and Gender: Facets of the Feminine in Zoroastrian Religious HistorySocieties often link the phenomena of evil and good to the feminine and masculine genders and, by extension, to women and men. Evil, Good, and Gender explores doctrinal and societal developments within a context of malevolence that came to be attributed to the feminine and the female in contrast to benevolence ascribed to the masculine and the male by Zoroastrians or Mazda worshipers. This study authoritatively elucidates implications of the feminine and the masculine in religion and suggests that images in theology have been fundamental for defining both women's and men's social roles and statuses. |
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Contents
FIVE Punishment of female souls in hell | 69 |
NINE Sasanian silvergilt ewer with female images 89 | 89 |
Bibliography | 133 |
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Common terms and phrases
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Evil, Good and Gender: Facets of the Feminine in Zoroastrian Religious History Volume 28 of Toronto studies in religion, ISSN 8756-7385 |
| Author | Jamsheed Kairshasp Choksy |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Peter Lang, 2002 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 23 Jun 2009 |
| ISBN | 0820456640, 9780820456645 |
| Length | 166 pages |
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