Thanks. I was hoping to find the primary source.
Best,
Dean
On Sunday, December 26, 2021, 10:39:34 AM GMT+5:30, Alex Watson via
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On Saturday, December 25, 2021, 10:57:41 PM GMT+5:30, Arash Zeini via INDOLOGY
wrote:
Hello Dean,What's reference for the text you quote,
On Saturday, December 25, 2021, 10:57:41 PM GMT+5:30, Arash Zeini via
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Hello Dean,
What's reference for the text you quote, or is that what you are asking?
On Sun, Dec 26, 2021 at 3:39 AM Dean Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY <
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Yes, I was trying
Yes, I was trying to find the source of that quote.
Best,
Dean
On Saturday, December 25, 2021, 10:57:41 PM GMT+5:30, Arash Zeini via
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Hello Dean,
What's reference for the text you quote, or is that what you are asking?
As you know the sources for Zarathustra's birth
Hello Dean,
What's reference for the text you quote, or is that what you are asking?
As you know the sources for Zarathustra's birth stories are the Middle
Persian accounts, and among those Book 7 of the Dēnkard stands out. The
birth story is complex and Ohrmazd and his helpers put many elements
Thanks, Dan.
I found a similar thing in Boyce, as cited in that article. Unfortunately, that
story is somewhat more mundane and roundabout as it relates to haoma (Vedic
Soma) and cows -- which is interesting in its own way.
But it doesn't help me in my specific research question dealing with
Hi Dean,
For an alternate version, cf. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/dugdow
Dan
> On Dec 25, 2021, at 6:02 AM, Dean Michael Anderson via INDOLOGY
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>
> Dughdova
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Sorry for once again spilling over the South Asian borders but I can't seem to
find a reliable reference for this claim:
"Zoroaster is said to have had a miraculous birth: his mother, Dughdova, was a
virgin who conceived him after being visited by a shaft of light.
Perhaps some of our
