Darvand
Topic: Religion
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In Zoroastrianism, darvand, in its original Avestan form dregvant means 'wicked'.[1] It is an ethical appellation of unrighteous persons. Angra Mainyu, the Evil Spirit, is a dregvant or darvand or wicked,[2] as Spenta Mainyu, the Good Spirit, is ashavan or righteous.[3]
In literature
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In Anne Eliza Smith's novel "Seola" published in 1878, a darvand is a child of an angel and a human, usually a male angel and a woman. Devas (or angels) and darvands are defined early on in the novel on page 15 and again later on page 64.
References
- ↑ Naserwanji Dhalla, Manekji (30 November 2019). "Blasphemous It Is To Term Non-Zoroastrians As Darvands". https://parsi-times.com/2019/11/blasphemous-it-is-to-term-non-zoroastrians-as-darvands/.
- ↑ Foundation, Encyclopaedia Iranica. "Welcome to Encyclopaedia Iranica" (in en-US). https://iranicaonline.org/.
- ↑ KREYENBROEK, PHILIP G. (1993). "On Spenta Mainyu's Role in the Zoroastrian Cosmogony". Bulletin of the Asia Institute 7: 97–103. ISSN 0890-4464. https://www.jstor.org/stable/24048432.
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