EL CULTO A LOS ÁRBOLES EN EL ANTIGUO IRÁN COMO REFLEJO DEL CHAMANISMO IRANIO
Zahara Gharehkhani
December 23, 2020 DOI: 10.15366/isimu2020.23.006 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper |
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| Key points | Argues that the tree of life or cosmic tree is an archetype emphasizing immortality, healing, knowledge, and fertility, and that in Iran it extends beyond mythology into a shamanic, initiatory, and ritual stage within Avestic and Indo-Iranian contexts. |
Abstract
The tree of life or cosmic tree is a recognized archetype whose attributes emphasize immortality, healing, knowledge and fertility. In the case of Iran, it goes beyond the limits of mythology until it reaches a shamanic, initiatory and ritual stage, embedded in the context of Avestic and Indo-Iranian