The time of Zoroaster: A critique of the theories of Zabih Behrooz

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Determining the temporal and spatial contexts of the emergence of ancient religions is an important issue in the history of the religions of the ancient world. Due to its longevity, Zoroastrianism has a special place in the history of ancient religions, but this issue has made it difficult to access the original and comprehensive religious texts and to understand and interpret the surviving texts and to know the true founder. The time and place of Zoroaster's origin have been discussed and debated by scholars on this basis for a long time, so that every researcher has tried to find a reasonable solution based on the evidence obtained from Zoroastrian texts and its comparison with historical, archaeological and linguistic data. To identify the time and place of the emergence of Zoroaster. Zabih Behrooz is one of the Iranian researchers who has studied theories in this field. Although Behrouz's theories have been considered by some of his students and contemporaries and part of the Zoroastrian community in Iran, this article will show that the foundations of his theories are not subject to criticism and experimental truth and his view of the time of Zoroastrianism is not provable.

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Journal of Seven Heavens
Volume 25, Issue 84 - Serial Number 84
September 2023
Pages 87-98

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  • Receive Date: 19 December 2021
  • Revise Date: 05 January 2022
  • Accept Date: 31 May 2022

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