Article Open Access http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.09.003
The Forerunner of Axial Period: The Scattered Spirit of Achaemenid Dynasty in Persia
Haijiao Wang
School of History, Beijing Foreign Studies University, Beijing, China.
*Corresponding author: Haijiao Wang
Published: October 20,2023
Abstract
Karl Jaspers defined the first breath of human history as the development of mankind from prehistoric times through high culture in ancient times and finally to the Axial Age, or from ignorance through material culture to spiritual culture. In the evolution from material to spiritual culture, mankind first underwent a pilot period in which humans gradually became spiritual creatures and acquired openness as a result of spiritual awakening. This was the time of the spiritual foundations of human existence, and for humans who gained spiritual growth for the first time. These material and spirit's infinite existence are still inspiring nowadays. Therefore, the scattered spirits, caused by the barriers to communication in the parallel development era, make the value of the Persian Achaemenid Dynasty, the first transcontinental and multi-elemental empire. It is evidently valuable to the journey of humanity from spiritual development to existential exploration.
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How to cite this paper
The Forerunner of Axial Period: The Scattered Spirit of Achaemenid Dynasty in Persia
How to cite this paper: Haijiao Wang. (2023) The Forerunner of Axial Period: The Scattered Spirit of Achaemenid Dynasty in Persia. Journal of Humanities, Arts and Social Science, 7(9), 1721-1727.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jhass.2023.09.003