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Figure of Zoroastrianism
Angra Mainyu — the lie.
The destructive spirit, source of every corruption: a real adversary, but a doomed one — the war ends, and he loses.
Understanding it — context, not catechism: how this passage is held
Angra Mainyu is the destructive spirit — the origin of decay, disease, deceit, and death — and the tradition is careful about his status: he is not a creator and makes nothing, he only spoils. His defeat is certain and scheduled, which distinguishes him from a truly equal power. Much of the later devil imagery in Western religion has a family resemblance to him, and the historical contact through the Persian empire is the reason scholars keep returning to the comparison.
The same ground, other faiths
claims that share this one's ideas
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The demons, who are not simple.
Hinduism
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HaSatan — the prosecutor, not the enemy.
Judaism
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Satan — the adversary.
Christianity
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Husayn — killed at Karbala.
Islam
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The sword is legitimate, and it is the last thing you reach for.
Sikhism · core tenet
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Susanoo — the storm.
Shinto
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