THE NATURAL CLIMATE OF CENTRAL ASIA DURING THE FORMATION OF ZOROASTRIANISM AND ITS INFLUENCE ON RELIGIOUS THOUGHT

Abstract

This article analyzes the influence of the natural landscape, climate, water resources, and ecological conditions of Central Asia on religious thought during the formative period of Zoroastrianism. Based on the data from the Avesta and archaeological findings, it examines the sacralization of natural elements, the formation of dualistic concepts, and the relationship between Zoroastrianism and natural-geographical factors.