Home›Monotheistic Dualist›Conception of the Divine›Dualist: two opposed cosmic principlesBrowse ByDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesThis page groups religions by how they conceive of the divine, since traditions disagree sharply about whether there is one god, many, or none in the usual sense. Wikipedia notes that Hinduism's many deities, "Deva (masculine) and Devi (feminine)," are often understood as aspects of "the same Ultimate Reality called Brahman," a very different picture from the strict monotheism of the Abrahamic faiths. Browsing by conception of the divine lets a visitor compare how differently two religions answer the same basic question.FactsLearn MoreDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsOverviewWhat Defines This GroupingWell-attestedTraditions that affirm one God worthy of worship while treating the cosmos as the arena of a real struggle between opposed principles of good and evil - a struggle that is genuine rather than apparent, and that runs to a decided end. 2StatusStanding as a Comparative CategoryWell-attestedContested: monotheistic dualism is a comparative construction, and whether Zoroastrianism is best read as monotheist, dualist or both has been argued within the tradition and in scholarship since antiquity. 2DirectoryCategoryWell-attestedReligions 1Learn MoreMonotheistic Dualist Religions This group holds religions of a monotheistic-dualist character, traditions that affirm a supreme good God while giving real weight to an opposing principle of evil, so that the cosmos is the arena of a struggle between the two. Zoroastrianism is the classic example, and this outlook influenced later Western thought. The browser will find the traditions the atlas classes here. The entries describe each, noting how it holds together the oneness of the good creator with a genuinely dualistic account of the world.Dualist: two opposed cosmic principlesFilter Results5 entriesPlace of OriginAllMesopotamia (1)Rhineland (1)DenominationsAllIrani Zoroastrianism (1)Parsi Zoroastrianism (1)ScripturesAllArda Viraf Nameh (Book of Arda Viraf) (1)Avesta (1)Bundahishn (1)Gathas (1)Ginza Rabba (1)Haran Gawaita (1)Khordeh Avesta (1)Mandaean Book of John (1)Qolasta (1)Shabuhragan (1)The Kephalaia (Chapters of the Teacher) (1)Vendidad (1)Yasna (1)Where PractisedAllBabylonia (1)Central Asia (2)Gujarat (1)Mesopotamia (1)Near East (2)Persia (2)Origin EraAll-1500 (1)1 (1)240 (1)940 (1)1143 (1)Decline EraAll600 (1)651 (1)1209 (1)1393 (1)Status TodayAllHistorical; not practised continuously (3)Living tradition, practised today (2)Establishment StatusAllDisestablished (1)Closed Practice StatusAllDiscontinued as a state religion (1)Partly restricted: some elements are closed to outsiders (2)Kind of TraditionAllEthnoreligious (Monotheistic) (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 5BogomilismDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesCatharismDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesMandaeismDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesManichaeismDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesZoroastrianismDualist: two opposed cosmic principlesSources1. Divinity Atlas Directory Taxonomy, First Edition Category Treetier 12. A History of Zoroastrianismtier 1Mary Boyce, Brill, 1989View the SourceDivinity Atlas Directory Prose, First Edition Category Descriptionstier 1Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.