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The cosmological narrative also includes a transformative vision, wherein the human experience is framed as a battle between these opposing forces, culminating in a predicted messianic age when truth will ultimately triumph over falsehood. This end-times vision introduces the Zoroastrian concepts of resurrection and judgment, with prevailing similarities to the eschatological themes later found in Christianity and Islam.
The Development of Institutional Practice
Throughout history, Zoroastrianism underwent various transformations influenced by socio-political contexts. The Achaemenid Empire saw the establishment of significant religious structures and practices but practiced Zoroastrianism in a variety of localized manners, often intermingling with pre-existing ideologies.