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Zoroastrianism (Persian: دین زرتشتی, romanized: Din-e Zartoshti), also known as Mazdayasna and Behdin, is an Iranian religion. Among the world's oldest organized faiths, it is based on the teachings of Iranian prophet Zarathustra—commonly known by his Greek name Zoroaster —as set forth in the primary religious text called the Avesta.
Text and interpretation. The Ashem vohu is overall the shortest of the four Gathic mantras. It is dedicated to asha, a central concept of Zoroastrianism. It consists of only twelve words which are arranged in an alliterative fashion. This may have helped ordinary people to more easily remember it. [5]
t. e. Zarathushtra Spitama, [c] more commonly known as Zoroaster[d] or Zarathustra, [e] was an Iranian religious reformer who challenged the tenets of the contemporary Ancient Iranian religion, becoming the spiritual founder of Zoroastrianism. [f] Variously described as a sage or a wonderworker; in the oldest Zoroastrian scriptures, the Gathas ...
Mary Boyce. Nora Elisabeth Mary Boyce (2 August 1920 – 4 April 2006) was a British scholar of Iranian languages, and an authority on Zoroastrianism. She was Professor of Iranian Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) of the University of London. [1] The Royal Asiatic Society 's annual Boyce Prize for outstanding ...
Zoroastrian cosmology. Religion portal. v. t. e. The Avesta (/ əˈvɛstə /) is the primary collection of religious literature of Zoroastrianism from at least the late Sassanid period (ca. 6th century CE). [ 1 ] It is composed in the Avestan language, [ 2 ] with the oldest surviving fragment of a text in the Avestan language dating to 1323 CE.
e. Zoroastrianism is considered to be the oldest religion still practiced in Iran. It is an Iranian religion that emerged around the 2nd millennium BCE, spreading through the Iranian plateau and eventually gaining official status under the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE. It remained the Iranian state religion until the 7th century CE ...
Zoroastrian prayer covers a wide range of invocations and utterances, aimed at connecting the faithful with Ahura Mazda or other Zoroastrian divinities. [1] They may be performed in private, in public or at a fire temple. [2][3] The practice of prayer has changed considerable over the centuries. In Old Iranian times, mantras were the most ...
t. e. The Parsis or Parsees (/ ˈpɑːrsi /) are a Zoroastrian ethno-religious community in the Indian subcontinent. [5] They are descended from Persians who migrated to the Indian subcontinent during and after the Arab conquest of Iran in the 7th century, when Zoroastrians were persecuted by the early Muslims. [6][7] Representing the eldest of ...