Zoroastrian Wisdom and the Magi Religion in Ancient Greek and Roman Sources
Subject Areas : Geneology of philosophical schools and Ideas
1 - PhD in Philosophy, Lecturer at Payame Noor University, Larestan Branch, Fars, Iran
Keywords: Zoroaster, Magi, Wisdom, magic, philosophy,
Abstract :
The impact of Zoroastrian religion and worldview on Greek philosophy, ancient philosophers, and generally on history of philosophy as a fundamental topic regarding the historical development of philosophy has always been of interest to researchers. Ancient thinkers have always spoken of Zoroastrian wisdom and philosophy and connected them to the Magi religion. The present paper examines Zoroastrian philosophy and its origin in the Magi religion based on ancient Greek and Roman sources. Based on such sources, the founder of this school of philosophy is a Zoroastrian who is much older than Zoroaster, the author of Avesta, who lived in the time of Goštāsp. Therefore, if we wish to study Zoroastrian wisdom and philosophy from the viewpoint of ancient Greek and Roman thinkers, we must seek its roots in the Magi religion; a religion that is apparently one of the oldest philosophical schools of ancient times and first appeared in Iran.
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