Introduction 1.2 The theoretical concepts of purity and pollution in Zoroastrianism 1.3 The shape... more Introduction 1.2 The theoretical concepts of purity and pollution in Zoroastrianism 1.3 The shape of my argument in the thesis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Zoroastrian purity laws 2.3 Research into the purity laws in Europe 2.4 Research into the purity laws outside Europe 2.5 The benefits of quantitative data 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Diaspora and hybridity 3.3 Women, diaspora and religion 3.4 The impact of religion on women in the diaspora 3.5 Women and patriarchal religion 3.7 Women, bodies and religion 3.8 Women, purity and pollution in religion 3.9 Summation of conceptual frameworks: diaspora, hybridity and female bodies 4.1 The focus of the research 4.2 Methodology 4.3 The research into Zoroastrian purity laws 4.4 Social surveys 4.5 Results generated by SPSS 4.6 Reporting the data analyses 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Responses to the three surveys 5.3 Symbolic boundaries 5.4 Setting the scene 5.5 The six purity laws to be considered for analyses 5.6 The responses to the questions about the purity laws in the 2003 survey 5.7 A black and white snapshot of the Zoroastrian attitudes to the six purity laws 5.8 Analyses of purity laws by demographic characteristics of Zoroastrians 5.9 Ranking the purity laws 5.10 The purity laws and religious beliefs, practices and values 5.11 The purity laws and other aspects of Zoroastrianism in Europe
... and that Brahmans in India observe some of these same individual purity laws today.41 She wri... more ... and that Brahmans in India observe some of these same individual purity laws today.41 She writes that .....the purity laws derive their strength from their firm doctrinal basis, that is, Zoroaster‟s dualistic concept of the world as a place of unremitting conflict between goodness, ...
Introduction 1.2 The theoretical concepts of purity and pollution in Zoroastrianism 1.3 The shape... more Introduction 1.2 The theoretical concepts of purity and pollution in Zoroastrianism 1.3 The shape of my argument in the thesis 2.1 Introduction 2.2 The Zoroastrian purity laws 2.3 Research into the purity laws in Europe 2.4 Research into the purity laws outside Europe 2.5 The benefits of quantitative data 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Diaspora and hybridity 3.3 Women, diaspora and religion 3.4 The impact of religion on women in the diaspora 3.5 Women and patriarchal religion 3.7 Women, bodies and religion 3.8 Women, purity and pollution in religion 3.9 Summation of conceptual frameworks: diaspora, hybridity and female bodies 4.1 The focus of the research 4.2 Methodology 4.3 The research into Zoroastrian purity laws 4.4 Social surveys 4.5 Results generated by SPSS 4.6 Reporting the data analyses 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Responses to the three surveys 5.3 Symbolic boundaries 5.4 Setting the scene 5.5 The six purity laws to be considered for analyses 5.6 The responses to the questions about the purity laws in the 2003 survey 5.7 A black and white snapshot of the Zoroastrian attitudes to the six purity laws 5.8 Analyses of purity laws by demographic characteristics of Zoroastrians 5.9 Ranking the purity laws 5.10 The purity laws and religious beliefs, practices and values 5.11 The purity laws and other aspects of Zoroastrianism in Europe
... and that Brahmans in India observe some of these same individual purity laws today.41 She wri... more ... and that Brahmans in India observe some of these same individual purity laws today.41 She writes that .....the purity laws derive their strength from their firm doctrinal basis, that is, Zoroaster‟s dualistic concept of the world as a place of unremitting conflict between goodness, ...
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