Mazdakism was a dualistic religion that appeared to be influenced by Manichaeism. It taught that there were two principles, light and dark (good and evil) that merged at a primordial time creating the universe.

Mazdakism, dualistic religion that rose to prominence in the late 5th century in Iran from obscure origins. According to some scholars, Mazdakism was a reform movement seeking an optimistic interpretation of the Manichaean dualism.

Mazdak was the chief representative of a religious and philosophical teaching called Mazdakism, which he viewed as a reformed and purified version of Zoroastrianism, [1] [2] although his teaching has been argued to display influences from Manichaeism, the Carpocratians, and Plato's Republic as well.

MAZDAKISM is a socioreligious movement that flared up in the reign of the Sasanian king Kav ā d (488 – 531 ce) under the leadership of Mazdak, son of B ā md ā d. Its genesis, however, seems to go back to an earlier period, possibly the fourth century, when Zar ā dusht, a Zoroastrian priest, attempted through new interpretations of the ...

2022年1月11日 · Mazdakism was an ancient Iranian religion with a dualistic cosmology and worldview revolving on light and darkness. Mazdakism was named after its most prominent advocate Mazdak, a Zoroastrian priest. He focused on the social and spiritual needs of the most disadvantaged members of society.

Mazdak Movement: "Mazdakism" by Prof. Ehsan Yarshater . Prof. Ehsan Yarshater is Hagop Kevorkian Professor of Iranian Studies at Columbia University. He was a long time Editor in Chief of Bongaah-e Tarjomeh va Nashr-e Ketaab, the leading research and publication institution in …

2024年7月7日 · Mazdakism or the religion of Mazdak is considered a social movement based on Zoroastrian teachings and social concepts. This religious socialist movement took place during the reign of Kavad I, the 20th monarch of the Sassanid Empire.

Still Mazdakism may be viewed as a symptom which indicated a deep-seated cancer in the body-politic of Sassanian Iran. Therefore we should judge this movement after accepting the principle embodied in the saying, "By their fruits shall ye know them".

2024年10月29日 · Mazdakism is a philosophical and religious movement that originated in ancient Persia during the 5th century CE, attributed to the teachings of Mazdak, a Zoroastrian priest and reformer. The movement emerged as a response to social inequalities and injustices prevalent in Sassanian society.

Mazdakism (Historical) Mazdaznan; Sepasian (Historical) Azarkeivanian; Ustadh Sis (Historical) Zurvanism. Blagovery; Indigenous (ethnic, folk) religions. Religions that consist of the traditional customs and beliefs of particular ethnic groups, refined and expanded upon for thousands of years, often lacking formal doctrine. ...