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The "River of Fire" and the "River of Molten Metal"

Veröffentlichungen zur Iranistik 86

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ISBN-13978-3-7001-8704-2
ISBN-13 Online978-3-7001-8964-0
Subject AreaOriental Studies
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Preliminaries

Contents

In memory of Angelo Mainardi and Mario Vitali

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Preface

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Introduction

page 11

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The Zoroastrian Tradition

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The Mazdean Ritual Fire and Iranian Eschatology

page 27

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The Iranian River of Molten Metal and the Mountains

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The Levelling of the Mountains

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Similar Phenomena, Different Meanings

page 51

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Other Traditions: The Witness of the Second Book of the Sibylline Oracles

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The Shooting of the Stars

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The Apocalypse of Peter

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The Egyptian Lake of Fire

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The Manichaean Fire

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The Apokatastatic Christian Approach

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The Theological Framework

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Final Remarks on the Origin of the Image of the River of Fire

page 99

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A Potential New Frame

page 105

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Conclusions and New Perspectives

page 113

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Bibliographical References

page 117

Summary

page 137

Indexes

page 139