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After another 3,000 years , Ohrmazd ( earlier known as Ahura Mazda ) created the physical world ( getig ) , the primal bull Gosh and the first living mortal Gayomard . Ahriman determined to destroy the good creation .
After another 3,000 years , Ohrmazd ( earlier known as Ahura Mazda ) created the physical world ( getig ) , the primal bull Gosh and the first living mortal Gayomard . Ahriman determined to destroy the good creation .
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After death , the person merely travels to the spirit land and remains there , living as he or she did on earth . The Other World may be reached by the living through various means . Some cross the rainbow or a swirling river or sea .
After death , the person merely travels to the spirit land and remains there , living as he or she did on earth . The Other World may be reached by the living through various means . Some cross the rainbow or a swirling river or sea .
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ANIMISM Those living closely with nature often attached stories to it , believing spirits inhabited anything that moved , such as sticks , trees and stones . ANTHROPOLOGY Academic pursuit following Darwin's theories to study human ...
ANIMISM Those living closely with nature often attached stories to it , believing spirits inhabited anything that moved , such as sticks , trees and stones . ANTHROPOLOGY Academic pursuit following Darwin's theories to study human ...
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