عقائد الموت وما بعده في المعتقدات الإيرانيّة القديمة

Abstract

The doctrines of death and beyond were distinguished in the ancient Iranian beliefs by their uniqueness and distinction from the rest of the peoples of the ancient Near East. The study reviewed the development of funeral rites and beliefs after death among the ancient Iranians since ancient times (bronze and iron), passing through what was stated in the Mithraic religion of these rituals, and reviewed The study also included the funerary rituals of the Medes, and the Zoroastrian religion, and the developments of these rituals in the Sassanid and Parthian periods.