Avestan geography
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avestan-geography-177-18803039
title:
Avestan geography
text:
Avestan geography refers to the investigation of place names in the Avesta and the attempt to connect them to real-world geographical sites. It is connected to but different from the cosmogony expressed in the Avesta, where place names primarily refer to mythical events or a cosmological order. Identifying such connections is important for localizing the people of the Avesta and is therefore crucial for understanding the early history of Zoroastrianism and the Iranians. Sources for such geograph
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Compilation of the geographical references in Avesta
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avestan_geography
date created:
2010-11-06T21:43:50Z
date modified:
2024-09-04T06:03:15Z
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