This religion holds that digging nine holes surrounded by twelve furrows, filling the holes with water, and sprinkling the water ritually on an unclean man will exorcise evil beings. This belief system fears beings that can be thwarted by invocations to Zam, Atar, and Apas, or earth, fire, and water
This religion holds that digging nine holes surrounded by twelve furrows, filling the holes with water, and sprinkling the water ritually on an unclean man will exorcise evil beings. This belief system fears beings that can be thwarted by invocations to Zam, Atar, and Apas, or earth, fire, and water. A set of beings feared by this belief system cannot distinguish between truth and falsehood, known as asha and druj. This religion fears demons called Daevas, the avoidance of which is the subject of the Vendidad, which is part of the holy text called the Avesta. For 10 points, name this dualistic Persian religion that reveres Ahura Mazda.
This religion holds that digging nine holes surrounded by twelve furrows, filling the holes with water, and sprinkling the water ritually on an unclean man will exorcise evil beings.
{Zoroastrianism} [accept word forms; accept {Ahura Mazdaism} before read]