In which of Campbell and/or Zimmer's works can the information on pre-Aryan matriarchy be found?
vandermok <vandermok@...> wrote:
Joseph Campbell and Hans Zimmer hypothesized that some contradictions of the Zoroastrianism show just the presence of a pre-Aryan matriarchal cult in Iran.You can find more in 'Corps spirituel et Terre céleste' by Henry Corbin, Buchet-Chastel, Paris 1979, knowing the perspective is the one of Eranos: Hillman, Neumann, Miller....this is Jewish made, oh sorry: Swiss made.<savitar_devi@...> wrote:Zoroastrian - I'm afraid you have found my academic Achille's Heel; I know sadly little of that religion I am afraid. Is Ahriman and Ahura Mazda part of that duality or have I got that confused with something else? Perhaps the duality could result from tales of the conflict between the Asura and Devas? Some texts report of 'fallen Aryans' who adopted the ways of their enemies so maybe the Zoroastrians have a 'steeping stone' role? I'm afraid I have more questions than answers there without examining it closer.The growth of materialism and lack of faith - yes, in that certain race there is still faith, but it is the wrong kind of faith, the kind that is based more on dogma and servility than on the genuine acquisition of knowledge and experience.
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