A SOCIO-PHILOSOPHICAL INTERPRETATION OF THE ANCIENT IRANIAN MYTHOLOGY IN THE CONTEXT OF HISTORY EDUCATION
A. V. Zaporozhchenko
Keywords: sacrifice, Indo-Iranians, priesthood, warriors, cattle, sacral, myth
Pages: 239-246
Abstract
This article attempts to interpret the ancient Iranian mythology using the example of the Indo-Iranian 'Bovine lament' myth. In the foundation of the myth there lies the social and ritual opposition of the priestly and warrior castes in the Indo-Iranian society. The analysis of Indian and Iranian mythological tradition allows us to assume that the main matter of dispute was the right of the cattle disposal.
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