An Investigation into the Multiplicity of Human Spiritual Forces in Zoroastrianism

It seems unlikely to find someone who does not believe in the two-dimensionality of human being; because this is a matter of conscience and innateness. Accepting the issue in its totality, all divine religions, in order to explain the issue of man's two-dimensionality, have come up with some evidence that has been manifested in their sacred books. Zoroastrianism is one of the religions that, in its sacred scriptures Avesta, has mentioned remarkable words on the second
dimension of man, i.e. the spirit and the soul. Using a descriptive- analytical method, this paper discusses the five Minooyee (spiritual) forces, which include Ahou, Deena, Ba'o'z, Orvan and Farvashi, and offers definitions and documents of their holy texts. It expresses the views of the writers and scholars of Zoroastrianism and some minor differences in this field, and analyzes the various assumptions about the singularity or multiplicity of these forces. Five assumptions have been made in this regard and each has been analyzed separately. In the end, according to the evidence found in the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism and the views of the Zoroastrian scholars in this regard, the paper confirms the multidimensionality of these forces from the Zoroastrians' view point