Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleTo Cut Off, Purify, and Make Whole: Historiographical and Ecclesiastical Conceptions of Ritual Space.AuthorsChoksy, Jamsheed K.AbstractDiscusses in detail the historiographical and ecclesiastical conceptions of ritual space. Purity attributed to ritual spaces by Zoroastrians or Mazdeans; Two religiously central endeavors of Zoroastrians; Way of conducting rituals of purification.SubjectsRITES &; ceremonies; CULTS; RITUAL; RITUALISM; SYMBOLISM; LITURGIES; ZOROASTRIANS; ZOROASTRIANISM; PARSEESPublicationJournal of the American Oriental Society, 2003, Vol 123, Issue 1, p21ISSN0003-0279Publication typeArticleDOI10.2307/3217843