zurvanism

• Существительное, обозначающее зороастрийскую секту или еретическое учение, согласно которому Зурван был первоисточником вселенной, а Ахура Мазда и Ариман были его потомками.

A noun referring to a Zoroastrian sect or heretical doctrine which holds that Zurvan was the ultimate source of the universe, and that both Ahura Mazda and Ahriman were his offspring.

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1. Zoroastrian sectC2formal

   A historical sect within Zoroastrianism that considered Zurvan, the god of time and space, as the ultimate source of the universe.

   Зурванизм

   • Zurvanism emerged as a distinct theological movement within ancient Zoroastrianism.
   • Scholars debate the extent of Zurvanism's influence on later religious thought.
   • The sect's central belief was that Zurvan was the primordial entity from which all creation emerged.

2. Heretical doctrineC2formal

   A non-orthodox Zoroastrian teaching that posited Zurvan as the supreme being, with Ahura Mazda and Ahriman as his twin offspring.

   Еретическая доктрина

   • Zurvanism proposed that both good and evil originated from the same divine source.
   • This doctrine was considered heretical by mainstream Zoroastrian authorities.
   • The myth of Zurvan fathering Ahura Mazda and Ahriman is central to this belief system.