古代伊朗的种姓制度

The Caste System in Ancient Iran

古代伊朗的种姓制度李铁匠种姓制度是古代印度伊朗语居民（即雅利安人）共同体的一大特点。①在我国，印度种姓制度研究比较深入，伊朗种姓制度却很少提及。因此，本文拟就伊朗种姓制度作一些初步的探讨。种姓制度的起源和发展有关伊朗种姓制度的资料，主要见于琐罗亚斯德...

Abstract According to the Avesta the iranians were divided first into three classes:priests,warriors and peasants,and then into four classes:priests,warriors or nobles,peasants and artisans.In the ancient times,with the development of city life,the previous castes were changed.As a result,the caste of scribes or bureaucrats was drawn presumably from other castes.And now there are four classes:priests,nobles,scribes or bureaucrats,and plebs. The contribution of this article is the following:According to the Wei History (Wei Shu),in ancient Iran there also were untouchables——“uncleans”.They separately lived out of the cities,specially worked at the funeral service and burial.If they went to the cities,they must ring the bell for making clear one's status.