James R. Russell's comprehensive academic study of the pre-Christian religion of Armenia and its Zoroastrian inheritance, Harvard Iranian Series vol. 5, 1987.
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Citation
AuthorJames R. Russell
PublisherHarvard University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard Iranian Series vol. 5
Publication Year1987
Source Typeacademic monograph
Assessment
Reliability Tier1
Reliability tier 1: a peer reviewed monograph, revised from the author's doctoral thesis at the University of London's School of Oriental Studies, the first and still standard comprehensive study in English of the pre-Christian religion of Armenia and its layered relationship to Iranian Zoroastrianism. Sources
Zoroastrianism in Armenia (Russell)
James R. Russell, Harvard University Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Harvard Iranian Series vol. 5, 1987Publisher and cataloguing record, Harvard Iranian Series
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This source backs 32 claims across the atlas. As facts: 22 well-attested, 1 scholarly debate. As cited relationships: 5 connected. Plus 4 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
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- Deities, 23 claims: 17 well-attested, 4 connected, 2 general references.
- Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.
- Pantheons, 2 claims: 1 connected, 1 general references.
- Religions, 2 claims: 1 scholarly debate, 1 general references.
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