Professor of Ancient Iranian Languages and Cultures, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies
Abstract
Proceeding from Gētīg to Mēnōg, has set men to thinking. The current word to refer to this procedure is "death". Numerous words from the same root mar (= death) has been used in Avesta. But texts with religious content do not consider the corporeal death as an end to the life of man. As it is included in Avesta man is conceived of Five Forces, only two of which i.e. body and soul are eliminated by death. Two other forces, i.e. "rovān" and "daēnā" unify and compose the heavenly life of man.
