Sujet
The beginnings of fire-worship
Légende
The beginnings of fire-worship. The ancient Aryans of Persia offered sacrifices at altars tended by fire-kindling priests known as athravan, this led to the worship of the sacrifical flame itself, the only point of the ancient ritual preserved by Zoroaster in his reforms. From Hutchinson's History of the Nations, published 1915
Date
20e siècle
Crédit
Photo12/UIG/Design Pics/Ken Welsh
Notre référence
UMG20B22_072
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
51,7Mo (6,7Mo) / 30,6cm x 42,4cm / 3612 x 5002 (300dpi)