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Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
6:27 Who was the Persian Devil?
10:00 Zoroastrianism and Zurvanism
14:00 The Birth of the Devil
16:40 Ahriman and Prince Zahāk
19:34 Conclusion
Resources:
Aimers, G. J. (2012). ‘Give the Devil His Due’: The Satanic Agenda and Social Justice in the Book of Job. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 37(1), 57–66. doi-org.bham-ezproxy.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0309089212455496
Denova, Rebecca. 2021. “The Origin of Satan.” World History Encyclopedia. February 2021. worldhistory.org/article/1685/the-origin-of-satan/.
Mark, Joshua J. 2020. “Zorvanism.” World History Encyclopedia. January 2020. worldhistory.org/Zorvanism/.
—- 2020. “Ahriman.” World History Encyclopedia. February 2020. worldhistory.org/Ahriman/.
Oldridge, Darren, The Devil: A Very Short Introduction, Very Short Introductions (Oxford, 2012; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Sept. 2013), doi-org.bham-ezproxy.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199580996.001.0001, accessed 23 June 2023.
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Goodreads: goodreads.com/user/show/6341226-c-dubois
Video Request form: https://forms.gle/FcdBtFMnrRR7eGrd9
DISCLAIMER
I am just a random student on the internet who loves reading, especially about ancient history and classics. The purpose of my videos is to make classics and ancient history interesting and accessible to everyone. I am not a professional or qualified educator, “expert”, historian or classicist. However, I ensure that all the information I use in my video scripts has been collated from numerous credible sources. Additionally, I am dyslexic, and I will mispronounce words. This does not stem from willful ignorance, and I do make an effort to research how to pronounce words before I start filming, but I often misread my phonetic spelling. In light of this, please do not rely on my video for an authoritative or reliable source of how to pronounce certain words.
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
6:27 Who was the Persian Devil?
10:00 Zoroastrianism and Zurvanism
14:00 The Birth of the Devil
16:40 Ahriman and Prince Zahāk
19:34 Conclusion
Resources:
Aimers, G. J. (2012). ‘Give the Devil His Due’: The Satanic Agenda and Social Justice in the Book of Job. Journal for the Study of the Old Testament, 37(1), 57–66. doi-org.bham-ezproxy.idm.oclc.org/10.1177/0309089212455496
Denova, Rebecca. 2021. “The Origin of Satan.” World History Encyclopedia. February 2021. worldhistory.org/article/1685/the-origin-of-satan/.
Mark, Joshua J. 2020. “Zorvanism.” World History Encyclopedia. January 2020. worldhistory.org/Zorvanism/.
—- 2020. “Ahriman.” World History Encyclopedia. February 2020. worldhistory.org/Ahriman/.
Oldridge, Darren, The Devil: A Very Short Introduction, Very Short Introductions (Oxford, 2012; online edn, Oxford Academic, 24 Sept. 2013), doi-org.bham-ezproxy.idm.oclc.org/10.1093/actrade/9780199580996.001.0001, accessed 23 June 2023.
