Analysis of Incestuous Marriage in Zoroastrianism Based on Islamic Narrations

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

1 PhD Student in Religions and Mysticism, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Qom, Iran

2 Assistant Professor, Department of Religions, Imam Khomeini Educational and Research Institute, Qom, Iran

3 PhD Graduate in Quranic and Hadith Sciences, Qom University, Qom, Iran

Abstract

Marriage in many religions is a divine bond that is performed through rituals. Every religion has rules, permissions and prohibitions for marriage. One of the important issues in Zoroastrianism is incestuous marriage happening among the ancient Zoroastrians. This article analyzes this issue based on Islamic narrations. Here, the term "Maharem" refers to first-degree female relatives, i.e. daughter, sister and mother. By observing the collection of narrations and examining their chain of transmission and content, it is concluded that the incestuous marriage has occurred among Zoroastrians in the past, although its scarcity or multiplicity is not understood from the narrations. This research is not about contemporary Zoroastrians; because they do not consider this type of marriage permissible and it does not take place among them.

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Religious Research
Volume 9, Issue 17 - Serial Number 17
September 2021
Pages 55-82

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