ATTITUDE TO ANIMALS IN ZOROASTHIANS
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Sacrificial animals, cattle, cosmic dualism, dogs, ZoroastrianismАннотация
The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism places great emphasis on the relationship between humans and non-human animals. All types of animals are seen in one of two categories - benevolent or malevolent, united with the forces of good or evil in an ongoing cosmic battle. Humans should treat each species accordingly, zealously protect the "beneficial" species, and ruthlessly exterminate the "bad" species. Zoroastrian attitudes toward nonhuman animals probably influenced those found in other traditions, particularly Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, both positively and negatively.
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