Title
The Defensibility of Zoroastrian Dualism
Department/School
Philosophy
Date
2010
Document Type
Article
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412509990357
Abstract
Contemporary philosophical discussion of religion neglects dualistic religions: although Manichaeism from time to time is accorded mention, Zoroastrianism, a more plausible form of religious dualism, is almost entirely ignored. We seek to change this state of affairs. To this end we (1) present the basic tenets of Zoroastrian dualism, (2) argue that objections to the Zoroastrian conception of God are less strong than typically imagined, (3) argue that objections to the Zoroastrian conception of the devil (and evil) are less strong than typically imagined, and (4) offer some brief concluding thoughts.
Volume
46
Issue
2
Published in
Religious Studies
COinS
Citation/Other Information
Kronen, John D., and Sandra L. Menssen. "The Defensibility of Zoroastrian Dualism." Religious Studies 46, no. 2 (2010): 185-205. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0034412509990357