| 单词 | Zoroastrian |
| 例句 | The Towers of Silence, where Zoroastrians buried their dead—it was called sky burial—had stood sentinel over Yazd for thousands of years. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z I felt like an actor, playing the role of the good Zoroastrian grandson. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z “But he is not Zoroastrian. You and Laleh are not either.” Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z Born Farrokh Bulsara, he’s an ethnic Parsi, a descendant of the Zoroastrians who fled Persia for India more than a millennium ago; in Great Britain, he’s frequently insulted as a “Paki.” In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z It's not often that you get to hear "a concert-length a cappella opera that recounts the creation story of the ancient Zoroastrians" — while you watch the sun set over the Olympics. Review: Sculpture park a perfect setting for Esoterics' exploration of ancient myth 2010-05-08T18:39:00Z Even though he hadn't practiced in years, his funeral was performed by a Zoroastrian priest. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Just over a decade ago, I met O’Leary after going to Iran to do a piece for The Post magazine on a Zoroastrian shrine in Yazd. A Grand Canyon and slot-canyon challenge for the mostly over-the-hill set And it might be difficult to imagine that now-vanished world in which Jewish bakers lived side by side with Muslim doctors, Armenian tailors and Zoroastrian jewelers. From Cairo to Kolkata, Traces of a Vibrant Jewish Past 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z I made Nowruz, a pre-Islamic Zoroastrian tradition where Iranians gather with family and friends to celebrate the first day of spring, a part of our family traditions. I was born in Iran, and misogyny pushed me away from my culture. Now I have hope for Iranian girls 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z A Zoroastrian woman from Karachi recalls how her grandmother hid her Hindu maid from family members who wanted to convert her against her will. Potent Memories From a Divided India 2013-08-13T22:12:21Z She was born in 1913 in a Parsee, or Zoroastrian, community in Gujarat. Art Review: ‘Candid,’ Photos by Homai Vyarawalla, at Rubin Museum 2012-08-23T22:02:45Z Me, a Pakistani Zoroastrian with a decent baritone — yes, “Gethsemane” was near impossible. What You Remember About ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z According to the Zoroastrian tradition, Ahura Mazda is the supreme lord and creator; he represents all that is good. Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Mercury and family were Parsis and practiced Zoroastrian, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z The text, which describes the world’s creation, destruction and restoration, is in Avestan, a sacred dialect given a written form in the 6th or 7th century A.D. by Zoroastrian priests. Eric Banks: Esoterics founder an explorer of new vocal worlds 2013-05-04T14:34:47Z I was sorry to forgo Ergo Phizmiz's The Mourning Show, in which the Zoroastrian demon Ahriman apparently interrupts Chris Evans's Breakfast Show, causing Radio 2's prime asset to hurl himself from a fourth-floor window. T?te ? T?te festival 2010-08-11T22:00:00Z Religious jostling led to borrowings—think of the halo as a common symbol in Christian, Zoroastrian, Buddhist and Hindu art. Brilliant threads 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z Local authorities agreed to rename part of Hanworth Road - the address of the headquarters of the World Zoroastrian Organization. 'Freddie Mercury Close': London street named after Queen singer 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z After its tour to the US, the Cyrus cylinder will itself head to Mumbai where it has significance for the city's community of Zoroastrians. Babylonian relic to visit US with historic message of tolerance 2012-11-27T19:03:48Z An ancient Zoroastrian festival of the spring equinox, Nowruz has been celebrated continuously for at least 3,000 years, more than a thousand years before the region’s Muslim conquest. Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z An ancient celebration rooted in Zoroastrian tradition, Nowruz signals the beginning of spring and the new year in Afghanistan, Iran, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and beyond. For Afghans Abroad, Nowruz Is a Chance to Reflect 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians were left to choose where to live as minorities. Potent Memories From a Divided India 2013-08-13T22:12:21Z Mercury was born a Zoroastrian and practiced the ancient religion as a child. 'Freddie Mercury Close': London street named after Queen singer 2020-02-24T05:00:00Z It's unclear when the goldfish wiggled their way onto the Sofreh Haft Seen, the table of seven "S"s, the setting of which has been performed in Iran since at least Zoroastrian times. Why you’ll find marzipan goldfish on my Nowruz table 2022-03-19T04:00:00Z The Zoroastrians, mostly now in India, where they are known as Parsees, are probably fewer than 200,000 and shrinking. Not just the faiths of Abraham 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z He was a strict vegetarian and a follower of Mazdaznan, a Zoroastrian fire cult that originated in the United States. On the Bauhaus Trail in Germany 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Iran, which was a Zoroastrian country before Islam arrived, is home to some of the world’s most magnificent historical and archaeological sites with ancient ruins, glittering mosques and spectacular landscapes. Tourism to Iran set to rise sharply after nuclear deal 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z The Zoroastrians, an ancient Iranian religious group, “get eaten by vultures,” he said. This Time, Jim Jarmusch Is Kissing Vampires 2014-04-03T16:00:01Z Much of its thematic material derives from the “Gathas,” Zoroastrian hymns first sung between 3,500 and 4,000 years ago. Eric Banks: Esoterics founder an explorer of new vocal worlds 2013-05-04T14:34:47Z Persian Muslims, Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians — in the global diaspora and in Iran — all celebrate it. Persian Cuisine, Fragrant and Rich With Symbolism 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z Mithras, the Zoroastrian god of war, the sun, and rebirth became immensely popular among Romans. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z The Parsis were Zoroastrians, members of a religious sect that worshipped fire and whose ancestors had arrived in India from Persia in the seventh century. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Later, Judeans within the Persian Empire, who were from the Canaanite kingdom of Judah and followers of Judaism, incorporated many Zoroastrian ideas into their own religious traditions. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Representatives of the Bahá’í, Buddhist, Hindu, Jain, Jewish, Muslim, Sikh and Zoroastrian faiths will be part of the procession into Westminster Abbey, the palace said. Invitation List for King Charles III’s Coronation Draws Royals, Lawmakers and Controversy 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z The chapter goes on to illustrate how these "Mughal chronicles" presented the "empire as comprising many different ethnic and religious communities - Hindus, Jains, Zoroastrians and Muslims". India history debate after chapter on Mughals dropped 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Likewise, the Christian idea of the final judgment is clearly indebted to the Zoroastrian one: a great day of reckoning. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Dear Sahaj: My husband is a Brown Zoroastrian who immigrated to the United States from Iran when non-Muslims were persecuted there. Advice | Ask Sahaj: My husband said he’s ‘so happy’ our kids are White-passing 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The Muslims developed a legal classification for the Jewish people, Christians, and Zoroastrians who lived under their rule. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z On Tuesday, some in Iran also mark nearly 4,000-year-old Persian tradition known as the Festival of Fire that’s linked to the Zoroastrian religion. Iran says 22,000 arrested in protests pardoned by top leader 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z “We’ve done a very good job,” asserted the volunteer Zoroastrian priest. Column: Scapegoating a kumbaya interfaith group? Stay classy, Huntington Beach 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The kings sponsored Zoroastrian temples and expanded the faith at least in part because the faith supported them: the magi, or priests, preached in favor of the continued power and expansion of the empire. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z It has been used in Hindu prayers, carved into the Jains’ emblem, marked Buddhist temple locations and represented the four elements for Zoroastrians. Asian faiths try to save sacred swastika corrupted by Hitler 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Nestorians, but significant minority populations of Jewish people and Zoroastrians also lived throughout the empire. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In the Zoroastrian faith, it represents the four elements – water, fire, air and earth. Asian faiths try to save swastika symbol corrupted by Hitler 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z Flanking the entrance’s marble staircase, frescoes echo ancient reliefs from Persepolis in Iran, complete with the Zoroastrian winged Faravahar symbol and bearded emperor. The Tajik Artisans Guarding the Country’s Cultural Legacy 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z Each person had a certain social role to play in the Zoroastrian worldview, with the kings presiding over an ordered, loyal, prosperous society. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z Christian, Jews and Zoroastrians represented a combined 0.3% of the population. Iranian Christians join protests over woman’s beating death: Reports 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Zoroastrian iconography is based on images of fire and water in devotion to the creator god Ahura Mazda. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z When Baskerville arrived in Tabriz in 1907, he found an ancient frontier city, full of people of different religions — Muslims, Zoroastrians, Bahaists, Jews, Nestorian and Assyrian Christians — and ethnic groups — Persians, Azerbaijanis, Armenians, Georgians, Kurds. The ‘American Lafayette’ fought for Iranian freedom a century ago 2022-10-16T04:00:00Z Citizens who are not recognised as Christians, Zoroastrians, or Jews may not engage in public religious expression in Iran. Iran sentences two LGBT activists to death 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The first generations of Muslim rulers accepted Zoroastrians as People of the Book like Jews and Christians, but that acceptance atrophied over time. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z She said Sufis, Ahmadiyya Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus are also persecuted, while Baha’is, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and Christians “practice secretly or have gone into hiding.” Religious freedom ‘does not exist’ in Afghanistan one year after Taliban takeover, advocates say 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z According to Zoroastrian teachings, this struggle will ultimately end in the assured triumph of the good. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The Nowruz holiday, which incorporates ancient Zoroastrian traditions and marks the Persian New Year, remains a major event on the Iranian calendar. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The couple, who are Zoroastrians, own a well-known art gallery. Iran's jailed dual nationals and their uncertain fate 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z By the tenth century, most Zoroastrians who had not converted to Islam migrated to India, where they remain today in communities known as the Parsees. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z After the Muslim conquest of Persia in the A.D. 600s, the Zoroastrian religion declined. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Among Zoroastrians’ many gods were both powerful heavenly deities and more terrestrial nature gods. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z For Zoroastrians who left Iran and settled in India or eventually in more distant regions, their communities became renowned for producing entrepreneurs and philanthropists. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z There are ancient temples tucked away into the mountains — relics of when the region was full of fire-worshiping Zoroastrians. The mountain villages of Northern Azerbaijan, on the cusp of change 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z The Yazidis are an ancient religious minority in eastern Syria and northwest Iraq that Islamic State viewed as supposed devil worshippers for their faith that combines Zoroastrian, Christian, Manichean, Jewish and Muslim beliefs. Germany jails Islamic State member for life over role in Yazidi genocide 2021-11-30T05:00:00Z The cult of Mithra, a Zoroastrian god, spread westward to become a popular religion among the military legions in the Roman Empire. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, the Medes incorporated their own priestly class into the Zoroastrian traditions. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z The possibility of further shrinkage of the global Zoroastrian community will be very much on the minds of attendees at the New York congress. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z India's Parsi community marked the day by going to Zoroastrian fire temples. Nowruz: Millions celebrate Persian New Year around the world 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z The Yazidis are an ancient religious minority who combine Zoroastrian, Christian, Manichean, Jewish and Muslim beliefs. Yazidi Iraqi keeps tradition alive of arak-making from dates 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z Today, modern Zoroastrians continue to observe the religion’s traditions in several countries including Iran and India, where its followers are called Parsis. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z For example, some coinage of Kushan rulers shows a fire altar that bears a striking resemblance to Zoroastrian iconography. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z In describing the gathering, organizers promised that participants will come away “reassured that the destiny of the faith is secure in the hands of passionate and visionary young Zoroastrians.” Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z IS viewed the Yazidis as devil worshippers for their faith that combines Zoroastrian, Christian, Manichean, Jewish and Muslim beliefs. For Iraq's persecuted Yazidis, return plan is fraught with risk 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z Born and raised in a conservative Muslim family, the 31-year-old Iraqi Kurd from the city of Dohuk, in the north of Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, is afraid to wear the Zoroastrian symbol openly. Zoroastrians make a comeback in northern Iraq, but still face stigma 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z The third class consisted of the “protected people” and included Christians, Jews, and Zoroastrians. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The peninsula was home to those practicing Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrian, and polytheism. World History: to 1500 2023-04-19T00:00:00Z Wadia also is program director of Zoroastrian Return To Roots, which organizes trips to India for young Zoroastrians who want to learn more about their religion’s history and culture. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z To add to this dizzying hybridity, the Kushans adopted Buddhism, part of their ethos of tolerance, which also included the veneration of Greek, Indian and Zoroastrian deities. How the Buddha Got His Face 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z With nowhere to practise their rites, Dohuk’s Zoroastrians hope to grow in numbers and open a temple elsewhere. Zoroastrians make a comeback in northern Iraq, but still face stigma 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z It includes Muslims, Jews, Zoroastrians and others with cultural ties to Iran and a range of views and opinions about leadership and politics in Tehran and Washington. ‘Othered’ in America: An old story, still playing out daily 2020-02-03T05:00:00Z It’s important to remember that Kurds are ethnic first and religious second; they are Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian and many other smaller religions. Reporter's Notebook: In Syria, Fox News was embedded with Kurdish forces battling ISIS 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z In North America, for example, he believes that adherence to specific cultural traditions might diminish, even as Zoroastrians maintain a basic set of spiritual guidelines. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Other possible theories for the building's function: a reservoir or a Zoroastrian fire temple. Scientists may have found one of the oldest Christian churches in the world 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z Only members and their guests are permitted to enter, and membership is granted only to Parsis, the descendants of Persian Zoroastrians who set sail for India around 1,300 years ago. A Bid to Maintain One of the World’s Oldest Culinary Traditions 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Celebrating the Kurdish New Year, known as Nowruz, dates to 1700 B.C. and incorporates Zoroastrian traditions in a celebration of spring. Scores of Holiday Revelers Killed as Overloaded Raft Sinks in Iraq 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z Nowruz, also known as the Persian new year, dates back to 1700BC and incorporates Zoroastrian traditions. Iraq ferry sinking: more than 70 people drown in Mosul 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z “However, Zoroastrians are doing well in the global diaspora,” she said via email. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The annual ritual dates back to at least 1700 B.C. and is linked to the Zoroastrian religion. Iran’s woes briefly go up in smoke during fire festival 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z Many of the refugees are Armenian Christians; others resettled under the program include Jews, Zoroastrians, Bahais and Mandaeans. After Trump administration reopens their cases, Christian refugees from Iran land in L.A. 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z The Iranian-American community is itself diverse and includes Jews, Muslims, Zoroastrians and others with diverse views and a shared tie to Iranian culture. Iranian-Americans nurture new generations after revolution 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Even though Mercury himself wasn’t formally religious, he was always fiercely protective of his parents and deeply respected that they adhered to the Parsi community's Zoroastrian faith, which traces its roots back to ancient Persia. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' glosses over Freddie Mercury's roots and religion — just like he did - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z He estimates that the United States and Canada are now home to more than 30,000 Zoroastrians, higher than the latest figure for Iran. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z More problematic for many Zanzibaris - and for Zoroastrians - is Mercury's bisexuality. Freddie Mercury's Zanzibari roots 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z They see it as the guardian of their long-persecuted faith, a monotheistic religion with Zoroastrian roots, which also draws on Christianity and Islam. ‘Only bones remain’: shattered Yazidis fear returning home 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z In addition to Armenian Christians such as Garmemasihi, others resettled under the program include Jews, Zoroastrians, Bahais and Mandaeans. Iranian refugees find their American dreams put on hold — in Vienna 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z Recent gatherings included representatives from the Roman Catholic, Jewish, Mormon, Islamic and Zoroastrian faiths. Christian Mondo, the 'Surfing Padre' who blessed the waves in Huntington Beach, dies at 92 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z Starting Friday, about 1,200 attendees from 16 countries will be assessing their faith’s prospects during the four-day World Zoroastrian Congress in New York City, the first one held in the United States since 2000. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Nowruz means “new day” in Persian, and is rooted in Zoroastrian beliefs, but is not necessarily religious. Persian New Year celebrated at Seattle City Hall 2018-03-18T04:00:00Z He said his father and stepmother planned to appeal the charges and that as Zoroastrians their lifestyle, including drinking alcohol and hosting mixed parties, was protected under Iran’s constitution. Iran Gives Long Prison Sentences to Wealthy Iranian-American And Wife 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z The petition claimed that the metro, if built, would “breach the magnetic circuits” of two Zoroastrian fire temples, thus “diminishing their spiritual powers” and unleashing “dark forces”. 'Dark forces will be unleashed': the fire temple v the Mumbai metro 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z And within just one valley, the team found a variety of religious buildings, including Buddhist stupas, Zoroastrian fire temples, and Hellenistic sanctuaries with both Greek and Aramaic characters written on stone slabs. Spy satellites are revealing Afghanistan’s lost empires 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Prospects for growth are limited, given that Zoroastrians don’t seek to convert outsiders and — in many cases — don’t consider the children of mixed marriages to be members of the faith. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The friend, like Mr. Mehta, is an Indian Zoroastrian—or Parsi—and the two are making plans for dinner after the maestro and his Israel Philharmonic Orchestra finish their performance that night at Carnegie Hall. From India to Israel, Making Beautiful Music 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Every baby born is a moment for celebration in the dwindling community that traces its ancestry to Zoroastrian refugees who landed on the coast of the western Indian state of Gujarat around the 8th Century. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z In response, a Zoroastrian priest approached the pitcher and added a fistful of sugar. Hong Kong 20th Anniversary: Portraits from Settler Society 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z The finds suggest that the mostly Zoroastrian Parthians tolerated a host of traditions. Spy satellites are revealing Afghanistan’s lost empires 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z Wary of persecution, many Zoroastrians left for destinations in western India, notably Mumbai and Gujarat. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z A few questions for the senator: Does he really want to begin examining Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Hindus, Zoroastrians and everyone else for theological beliefs that offend his ideal of liberalism? Opinion | Bernie Sanders’s crusade against . . . believing in hell? 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Four years later, Nanavati and his family left Mumbai and emigrated to Canada where he died in 2003, a venerated elder of Ontario's flourishing Zoroastrian diaspora. A 'crime of passion' that India never forgot - BBC News 2017-05-14T04:00:00Z The debate will be heard by five judges of different faiths – a Hindu, a Sikh, a Christian, a Zoroastrian and a Muslim. ‘If a man can do it, why can't I?’: turning the tables on India's instant divorce law | Amrit Dhillon 2017-05-11T04:00:00Z Katebi is also the matriarch of an Iranian American family, tasked with preparing a traditional meal for Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year. What to cook for Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year celebration 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z India’s Zoroastrian population — known as Parsis — is larger than that of any other country, though the numbers there are declining while they increase in North America, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Seven is regarded as a holy number in Iran’s pre-Islamic Zoroastrian faith. Fireworks Offer an Illicit Thrill Ahead of Iranian New Year 2017-03-15T04:00:00Z The couple, who run an art gallery in Tehran, are members of the Zoroastrian faith, the world’s first monotheistic religion and a minority with a long history in Iran. Trump and Iran: Yet Another Hostage Crisis 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z One Zoroastrian youth organisation recently held a competition to document embarrassing dating experiences, prompting a young woman to write a poem complaining that her date "was interested only in his food plate". How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z The holiday, also considered a holy time for Zoroastrians, is celebrated by Kurds, Tajiks and Afghans, among other cultures. What to cook for Nowruz, the Persian and Zoroastrian New Year celebration 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Zoroastrians believe the soul spends three days in the physical world before moving beyond. What to Know About the Oakland Warehouse Fire Victims 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Crewdson said Hoda, who sometimes worked as a substitute teacher at a Montessori school, was an agnostic Zoroastrian — a faith that views fire as a symbol of purity. When loved ones couldn't track those missing in Oakland fire, they found answers on social media 2016-12-04T05:00:00Z Several thousand foreigners make up the rest of the Catholic community, and Azeri Jews, Zoroastrians and other minorities round out Azerbaijan's religious mix. Pope tops off Caucasus visit with stop in Azerbaijan 2016-10-02T04:00:00Z Several thousand foreigners make up the rest of the Catholic community, and Azeri Jews, Zoroastrians and other minorities round out Azerbaijan’s religious mix. Pope tops off Caucasus visit with stop in Azerbaijan 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z “They are children of the Magi and their hostility towards Muslims is ancient,” he reportedly said, referring to the pre-Islamic Persian Zoroastrian religion. Three Things to Know About this Year's Eid al-Adha 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Magi are Zoroastrians, members of a pre-Islamic religion that was once dominant in Iran. Iranian leaders criticize Saudi Arabia over last year's deadly hajj crush and stampede 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z The cleric's broadside against Majuws refers to Zoroastrians and those who worship fire. Iran: Punish Saudi Arabia for 2015 Hajj Disaster 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z He referred to Iranians as “sons of Majus,” using a term that refers to Zoroastrians and is often used as a derogatory term for Iranians. Iran and Saudi Arabia Squabble as Millions of Muslims Begin Pilgrimage 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al Sheikh was quoted Tuesday by Makkah newspaper as saying that Ali Khamenei's accusations are "not surprising" because Iranians are descendants of Zoroastrians and are therefore "not Muslims." Saudi Arabia's top cleric says Iranians are 'not Muslims' 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Grand Mufti Abdulaziz Al Sheikh was quoted Tuesday by Makkah newspaper as saying that Ali Khamenei’s accusations are “not surprising” because Iranians are descendants of Zoroastrians and are therefore “not Muslims.” Saudi Arabia's top cleric says Iranians are 'not Muslims' 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z They recited lines describing Shiites as “rafidha”—rejectionists, a derogatory term also used by Islamic State militants—and called Shiites “the soldiers of the Zoroastrians,” a reference to Iran. Standoff With Iran Inflames Anti-Shiite Feelings in Saudi Arabia 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z Zoroastrians are the people who practise an ancient pre-Islamic religion of present-day Iran. First farmers had diverse origins, DNA shows - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z The Islamic influence remains, but Zanzibar’s architecture and culture also reflect the influence of Persian Zoroastrians, the Portuguese Empire, and the British Empire. In Zanzibar, a Traditional Herbalist Exorcises Evil Spirits To the east lay the massive empire of the Zoroastrian Parthians, centred in modern Iran. Tolerant and multicultural, Palmyra stood for everything Isis hates | Tim Whitmarsh 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z Some time after the beginning of the 8th Century, a group of Zoroastrians fled religious persecution in Iran, and arrived on India's west coast. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z We spent the morning at the city’s principal Zoroastrian temple, one of a few places of worship open to the 30,000-strong community that is all that remains of pre-Islamic Iran. ‘It’s not like Argo’: the trials of a tour guide in Iran 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z The DNA of the Zagros mountains farmers most closely resembled that of living people from Afghanistan, Pakistan and Iran - and Iranian Zoroastrians in particular. First farmers had diverse origins, DNA shows - BBC News 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z Zoroastrians trace their faith to the Bronze Age prophet Zoroaster and worship fire as a symbol of God. Snoop Dogg music video causes controversy among India's Parsis, organization files suit 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z In its design you can find Zoroastrian, Islamic, Jewish, Turkic, and Zodiacal influence. Why Iranians are lapping up Shah memorabilia 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Jaskolka said the sculpture, named for the Zoroastrian spirit of destruction, was a personification of the negative forces of materialism in 21st-century society. Leadership on View in ‘Art Walk’ Near West Point 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z From depictions in Ancient Greek literature and Slavic myth, to the dragons of the East or allusions in Zoroastrian scripture, the descriptions resonate. Zoology: Here be dragons : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The constitution provides for representation of Armenians, Assyrian and Chaldean Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians. Islamic Republic of Iran or Islamic State: What's the Difference? 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z Additionally, the Zoroastrians celebrate the winter solstice with their holiday of Yalda. A Call for Light During Our Nation's Dark Period 2014-12-23T05:00:00Z Zoroastrians place their dead on cylindrical structures called towers of silence, where the corpses are picked clean by vultures. Vultures could hold key to deadly bacteria 2014-11-26T05:00:00Z Mumbai, as India's long-standing commercial capital, is home not only to native Marathis but also sizable minorities of Muslims, Zoroastrian Parsis, Christians from western India and Bengalis from the east — all generally non-vegetarians. Mumbai's strictly vegetarian enclave gives flesh-eaters the evil eye 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Islamic leaders routinely protected “people of the book” — Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians — within their domains. Book review: ‘Fields of Blood,’ by Karen Armstrong Organizers of the Madison Square Garden event invited a broad social, ethnic and religious cross-section of 400 immigrant groups, ranging from Jains to Zoroastrians, Tamils to Bohras, yoga foundations to diamond-merchant associations. New Indian leader draws cheers, criticism from diaspora as he arrives in the U.S. Militant Islam will drive the Christians and Zoroastrians out of Iraq like the Jews before them. Isis and Syria: ‘Western hypocrisies have been driving support for extremism’ 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Not unlike the rituals of India's Parsis — latter-day Zoroastrians — Yazidis light candles in religious ceremonies as a sign of the triumph of light over darkness. Who are the Yazidis? The fund insists it represents all denominations, from “A to Z, from Anglicans to Zoroastrians.” Becket Fund law firm gaining a reputation as powerhouse after Hobby Lobby win The fund insists it represents all denominations, from "A to Z, from Anglicans to Zoroastrians." Law firm in Hobby Lobby win is playing key role in religion cases 2014-07-19T04:00:00Z Thousands of Zoroastrians, like many other Iranians, immigrated abroad under former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad because of social restrictions and a worsening economy. Iran's Zoroastrians celebrate Persian roots 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z Only members of religious minorities - Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians - are allowed to brew, distill, ferment - and drink - discreetly in the privacy of their homes, and trade in liquor is forbidden. Moonshine is just a phone call away in Islamic Iran 2014-03-26T16:33:33Z He will not say that the situation for Jews and the other official religious minorities — Christian Armenians, Assyrians, Chaldeans and Zoroastrians — is perfect in Iran. Jewish Hospital a Fixture in Tehran 2014-02-10T02:47:15Z Late marriages, opting for smaller families or lack of marriages are said to be the reasons for the depleting numbers of Zoroastrians, it adds. Indian media: 'Shot in the arm' for Modi 2013-12-27T07:05:40Z The program will begin on Dec. 29, coinciding with the World Zoroastrian Congress in Mumbai, where Parsi community leaders will publicize the program. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z Toleration was extended to the various Christian sects, to Zoroastrians and to Jews. Democracy and Islamic law 2013-08-23T16:37:25Z It is part of Nowruz, an ancient Zoroastrian holiday that celebrates the new year on the first day of spring. An Iranian new year celebration 2013-03-21T00:33:00Z In the 10th century, a large group of Zoroastrians fled persecution in Iran and settled in India. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z Meanwhile, the Zoroastrian community is holding a four-day meeting starting Friday in Mumbai to discuss ways to save its dwindling population, reports. Indian media: 'Shot in the arm' for Modi 2013-12-27T07:05:40Z Christians and Jews—also Zoroastrians, for that matter—are considered to be ahl al kitāb or “people of the book,” because they are monotheists, and Islam is strictly monotheistic. Islam: 9 Myths Debunked 2012-09-13T08:45:00Z Few people will buy your margarine just because you are Zoroastrian. Business and religion: Speak low if you speak God 2012-08-02T15:10:03Z For the Zoroastrian priesthood in particular - the Magi - the destruction of their temples was nothing short of a calamity. Alexander the not so Great 2012-07-14T23:09:26Z No longer spoken, it is still used for Zoroastrian liturgical purposes. 7 questions on less-spoken languages 2012-05-30T12:40:13Z Alawite practices, which are said to include celebrating Christmas and the Zoroastrian new year, are little known even to most Muslims. Who are the Alawites of Syria? 2012-05-17T10:48:03Z The symbol of the Lion and the Sun originated in the days when the Zoroastrians were the inhabitants of the land. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z The Gan-Eden fable was clearly an attempt by Zoroastrians to explain to outsiders the difficult philosophical problem of the origin of man and of good and evil. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z The yoke of the Zoroastrian Darius and his descendants pressed heavily, on the other hand, upon the priests and people of Egypt. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z The missionaries are not allowed to receive Moslem pupils; but besides Armenians they educate Jewish youths, some 189 of whom have become Christians, and a few Guebres or Zoroastrians. Journeys in Persia and Kurdistan, Volume I (of 2) Including a Summer in the Upper Karun Region and a Visit to the Nestorian Rayahs 2012-02-12T03:00:15.857Z It is very odd that modern authors have considered this proclamation as inconsistent with the Zoroastrian creed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It is known, however, that in the sixth century B.C., when Cyrus was king, the Zoroastrian religion was firmly established in Western Persia. Behind the Veil in Persia and Turkish Arabia An account of an Englishwoman's Eight Years' Residence amongst the Women of the East 2012-04-18T02:00:15.997Z Pythagorean, Platonic, and even Zoroastrian and Buddhistic speculations were rife—were in the very air of Alexandria. The Eliminator; or, Skeleton Keys to Sacerdotal Secrets 2012-03-27T02:00:23.077Z Some scholars suggest the Magi were Zoroastrians, but their faith background is vague, if they had any at all – and that ambiguity is actually fortunate. On Day of Three Kings, the World Could Use Their Open-Minded Wisdom 2012-01-06T01:05:32Z The Zoroastrian conception of the prince of the "devils," Ahriman, and his attendant powers, reminds forcibly of the taunt of the Jews to Jesus, "He casteth out devils through Beelzebub, the chief of the devils." The Two Tests: The Supernatural Claims of Christianity Tried by Two of its Own Rules 2011-12-24T03:08:06.143Z To orthodox Muslims, this eclectic synthesis of Christian, Gnostic, Neoplatonic and Zoroastrian thought violates Islam's key tenet that "there is no God but God." Syria's Alawites are secretive, unorthodox sect 2011-12-23T20:39:46Z Mistry and the Tatas follow the Zoroastrian religion and belong to the small Parsi community, which originated in Persia and found sanctuary centuries ago in India. Mistry to Succeed Tata as Chairman of India’s Biggest Group 2011-11-24T17:39:17Z Our author adds that Hermippus, in 250 b.c., speaks of two millions of verses of Zoroastrian origin, and infers that these would require 1000 years for their growth. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z Mistry and the Tatas belong to the Parsi religion, a small, Zoroastrian community, which originated in Persia and found sanctuary centuries ago in India. Tata Names Mistry as Ratan Successor, Ending Yearlong Search 2011-11-23T22:08:00Z His school companions, both Zoroastrian and Christian, shunned him, but the latter on one occasion baptized him. Some Jewish Witnesses For Christ 2011-10-14T02:00:24.730Z The Greeks and Romans watched over their fires as do our Parsees or Zoroastrians. Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, 2011-10-13T02:00:41.150Z Probably the most memorable character in all of Ghosh’s fiction, Bahram is captured in every possible mood, from opium-induced hallucination to boardroom bluster, romantic rapture to Zoroastrian-inflected philosophical rumination. River Of Smoke - By Amitav Ghosh - Book Review 2011-10-09T02:30:56Z If, therefore, we allow that there is some of the old Zoroastrian doctrine to be found in the Avesta, we must equally grant that such teaching has been modified by hatred of a rival faith. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z I had been informed that Zoroastrians were accepting Bahaism. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z The prophet, after having made the second leg appear, wished the king's children to become Zoroastrians, and they became so. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z Seriously I think it probable that this system of Soul-making may have been the Parent of all the more palpable and personal schemes of Redemption among the Zoroastrians the Christians and the Hindoos. Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends 2011-03-30T02:00:14.620Z Manichæan ideas infected Christianity and had to be fought with the fiercest methods; in return ideas from Christianity affected the purity of the Zoroastrian doctrine. A Short History of the World 2011-03-04T03:01:03.147Z The marks of Zoroastrian thought in it have often been pointed out. Through Nature to God 2010-12-24T03:00:36.410Z Following the Zoroastrian custom, Baha ordains that the year begin at the vernal equinox—March 21—because that is the spring-time, the time of the renewal of vegetable life. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Beck could call Obama a Zoroastrian or a space alien and his fans wouldn't know the difference. Glenn Beck's religious rally nothing new 2010-09-02T01:01:00Z Iranians have historically defied a ban on the Zoroastrian tradition of celebrating with fireworks on the last Tuesday night of the year, known as Chahar-shanbeh-souri. 2010-02-15T22:09:00Z They succumbed to the Persian dynasty of the Sassanids, who ruled successfully for about four centuries, established the Zoroastrian faith as their state religion, and maintained a creditable conflict with the East Roman empire. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" The author intended, on his return from India, to expand the materials contained in this work into a comprehensive account of the Zoroastrian religion, but the design was frustrated by his untimely death. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy In explaining the progress of Bahaism among the Jews and Zoroastrians, Abul Fazl says: "Christians could not convert even one Jew or Zoroastrian except by force or compulsion." Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z But his place in the Zoroastrian hierarchy was not always equally high. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius What seems certain is that Arab religion was of a complex hybrid nature, not much to be wondered at when one remembers that Arabia was the asylum of many religious refugees, Zoroastrians, Jews, 285 Christians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 3 "Apollodorus" to "Aral" By the Zoroastrians ‘it is used at incantations and sacrifices, and thrown into the fire.’ Custom and Myth New Edition Sahl, a Zoroastrian of great influence, who in 806 had adopted Islam, reanimated his courage, and pointed out to him that certain death awaited him at Bagdad. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" "The Zoroastrian parents of his pupils suspected him of Bahaism and so took their children out." Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Both on his cylinder and in the annalistic tablet Cyrus, hitherto supposed to be a Persian and a Zoroastrian monotheist, appears as an Elamite and as a polytheist. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments Most closely allied to Sanskrit, more particularly to the Sanskrit of the Veda, is the ancient language of the Zend-avesta,195 the so-called Zend, or sacred language of the Zoroastrians or Fire-worshippers. Lectures on The Science of Language This secret lore seems to be patterned after the Zoroastrian or Mazdean system. Jewish Theology To these charges were added the accusation that he was too tolerant to Christians, Jews and Zoroastrians. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Long before the Christian era, the Zoroastrian Persians held just such a theory of a struggling deity combating the evil machinations of Ahriman. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance Darius was a Zoroastrian monotheist as well as a Persian, and under him and his successors polytheism ceased to be the religion of the State. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments As the Zoroastrian religion spread westward, Persia, Elymais, and Media all claimed for themselves the Aryan title. Lectures on The Science of Language The division of the world into rival realms of good and evil powers, of angelic and demoniacal forces, which originated in ancient Chaldea and underlies the Zoroastrian dualism, finally took hold of Judaism also. Jewish Theology But precisely as the Buddhist scriptures exist, so also do the Zoroastrian. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal He has been called a Zoroastrian, because he recognised in the sun the sign of the presence of the Almighty. Rulers of India: Akbar Cyrus, we know now upon his own authority, was a polytheist, and not a Zoroastrian; he was king of Elam, not of Persia. Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments The Zoroastrians were a colony from northern India. Lectures on The Science of Language In Nearer Asia the old Semitic monarchies gave place to the Zoroastrian Aryans; in India it was the time of Buddha, in China of Confucius.' Five Stages of Greek Religion How did he discover that the Magi, or priests of the Zoroastrian religion, were really Buddhists and came from India? Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Zoroastrians, their wish to augment their sect, iv. Chips from a German Workshop - Volume IV Essays chiefly on the Science of Language The Haoma and its sacred juice is also called "that which keeps off death," in the ninth chapter of the Yaçna of the Zoroastrians. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 A schism took place, and the Zoroastrians migrated westward to Arachosia and Persia. Lectures on The Science of Language Zoroastrianism is generally a closed religion and members are almost always born to Zoroastrian parents. The 2008 CIA World Factbook This division does not exist amongst the Zoroastrians who have remained behind in their own country. Les Parsis The absence 537of images in the Zoroastrian cult may be accounted for in a similar way—from early lack of artistic impulse and later elevated conceptions. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV For a long time the city and country was the central seat of the Zoroastrian religion, the founder of which is said to have died within the walls. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" The Zoroastrians came out of India; but tell me, do you not consider this as a return migration? Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Today, though a minority, Zoroastrians remain primarily in Iran, India, and Pakistan. The 2008 CIA World Factbook Moreover, in the tribute of the tithes and imposts on water and land, and for all trade duties, the Zoroastrians must be treated in the same manner as our other subjects. Les Parsis The history of the collection of the Zoroastrian sacred books is involved in obscurity. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Concerning the acceptance of the Poll-Tax from Zoroastrians, as well as from Jews and Christians. The Arts of Persia & Other Countries of Islam In Persia the Sassanian dynasty was overthrown, and although there was no immediate and total conversion of the people, Mohammedanism gradually superseded the ancient Zoroastrian cultus as the religion of the Persian State. Studies in Literature and History Those who for the first time reduced the sacred traditions of the Zoroastrians to writing were separated by more than a thousand years from the time of their original composition. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The exact number of Zoroastrians scattered over the globe we thus find to be a hundred thousand at the most! Les Parsis Thus at the present day there are groups of Buddhists, Zoroastrians, Jews, Christians, and Moslems that, without abandoning their several faiths, find themselves in substantial accord on some essential points. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The Pharaohs, Ptolemies, and Incas, also the Zoroastrians, are sufficient to show that there is no reason for the abomination in any absolute or universal facts. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals They were founded by Zoroastrian refugees after the Mohammedan conquest of Persia in the seventh century a.d. The New World of Islam At the present moment, the number of the Zoroastrians has dwindled down so much that they hardly find a place in the religious statistics of the world. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion In his reply His Majesty thought fit to say that he had heard of the complaints of his subjects, and that he would consider the means of ameliorating the position of the Zoroastrians of Persia. Les Parsis When a beginning was made of committing Zoroastrian material to writing is uncertain. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV A Zoroastrian could not conceive it possible that any one could eat dog's flesh. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals They contain a medley of Buddhist, Brahmanic, and Zoroastrian traditions, interpreted in a mystical and moral way, the only thing systematic being a Buddhist catechism. The Arena Volume 4, No. 23, October, 1891 Both having become unintelligible to the majority of the Zoroastrians, in consequence of their language having died out, they required a Zend or explanation again. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Let us now turn to the Zoroastrians who had remained behind in their fatherland. Les Parsis In the Gathas, which are commonly held to be the most ancient Zoroastrian documents, these attendants of the supreme god are often nothing but qualities, but on the other hand are often personified and worshiped. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV The Zoroastrian religion was a developed form of the strife between good forces and evil forces. Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals So, in our centre of Indian learning, we must provide for the co-ordinate study of all these different cultures,—the Vedic, the Puranic, the Buddhist, the Jain, the Islamic, the Sikh and the Zoroastrian. Creative Unity The Deluge is not mentioned in the sacred writings of the Zoroastrians, nor in the hymns of the Rig-veda. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion According to statistics, a thousand Zoroastrians were compelled to pay. Les Parsis It seems to me that we have the Parsi woman's type at home in some of our old families, as we have remains of their Zoroastrian fire-worship. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The legend, or rather allegory, to which there would seem to be some allusion in the words of Scripture, "Strait is the gate," etc., is of Zoroastrian origin. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 This was called the Zoroastrian languages, because the name Zend is that of their sacred book. Modern Persia It can now be proved, even by geographical evidence, that the Zoroastrians had been settled in India before they immigrated into Persia. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion It is here that we find, grouped together, the scattered remnants of the Zoroastrian community. Les Parsis Certain important contrasts between the ancient Zoroastrian and Vedic religions have led to the theory that the separation was the result of a religious and political schism. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) The mountainous Asia under Caucasus and Ararat, plunged into the mystery of Mithras, which was born out of the Zoroastrian dualistic religion of light and darkness, of Ormuzd and Ahriman. The Agony of the Church (1917) In short, they have supposed a Zoroaster, wherever there was a Zoroastrian: that is, wherever the religion of the Magi was adopted, or revived. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) It was the course adopted by the southern branch of the Aryan family, the Brahmanic Aryas of India and the Zoroastrians of Iran. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The condition of the Zoroastrians who had remained behind in Persia had been, as we have said, always miserable. Les Parsis Thus in the Zoroastrian religion Mithra became the special sun-god, and may be compared with Vishnu and Surya in India and Apollo in Greece. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) According to the Zoroastrian religion, one of the distinctions of human beings after the restoration of all things and the final triumph of Ormuzd, shall be that they shall cast no shadow; μἡτε σκἱαν παιοὔνταϛ. Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems Essenes, Zoroastrian principles prevailed in the moral practices of the, 260-u. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry I say the Zoroastrians, for we have no evidence to bear us out in making the same assertion of the nations of Persia and Media in general. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Four revolutions contributed to the destruction of the Zoroastrian population of Kirman. Les Parsis Also known as Mazdaism, the Zoroastrian religion was that of the ancient Magi or fire-worshippers of Persia, mentioned in Scripture. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Regarding the Zoroastrians of ancient Persia, M. Haug, the famous Zend scholar, asserts that "Monotheism was the leading idea of Zoroaster's theology;" he called God Ahura-mazda, i. e., "the Living Creator." Evolution An Investigation and a Critique Zoroastrian oracles give a Triad of Fire, Light and Ether, 549-u. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry The work, therefore, had to be recommenced when in the eastern provinces of Persia a national, though no longer a Zoroastrian, feeling began to revive. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The Mahomedans are the only persons exempted from this tax, all the other infidel inhabitants of the kingdom, Armenians, Jews, and Zoroastrians, being subject to it. Les Parsis In Persia itself the Zoroastrian faith is now almost extinct, but small colonies still survive in the towns of Yezd and Kermān. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Khosroe was a Zoroastrian Bahai of Bombay, India, who left his home and went to Lahore to nurse Mr. Sydney Sprague who was sick of a fever. Tablets of Abdul-Baha Abbas Some have been Zoroastrians, some are Buddhists, some Jews, Christians, Muslims and so on. The Promulgation of Universal Peace The same distinguished scholar never perceived the intimate relationship between the language of the Zend-Avesta and Sanskrit, and he declared the whole of the Zoroastrian writings to be modern forgeries. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The Jews have traditional superstitions, the Buddhists and the Zoroastrians are not free from them, neither are the Christians! Paris Talks Pārsi boys and girls are received into the Zoroastrian faith between the ages of seven and nine. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) A group of families of Persian believers, Muslim, Jewish, Zoroastrian in origin, afire with the example set by American pioneers, are settling the adjoining territories of Ḥijáz, Yemen, Afghanistan, Baluchistan and Bahrein Island. Messages to America When you enter a meeting of these people, you will find Christians, Jews, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Buddhists gathered together in perfect fellowship and agreement. The Promulgation of Universal Peace They form the only basis of the Zoroastrian religion, and the principal source from which it is possible to derive any authentic information as to its origin, its history, and its real character. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion If a Zoroastrian believes that the Sun is God, how can he be united to other religions? Paris Talks Members of various sacerdotal orders, Shí’ah, Sunní, Zoroastrian and Christian, had fiercely assailed the Faith, branded as heretic its supporters, and labored unremittingly to disrupt its fabric and subvert its foundations. God Passes By This has been done in spite of the fact that other religious communities, such as the Muslims and the Zoroastrians, are allowed to celebrate their own feasts, and as such enjoy full religious freedom. Dawn of a New Day The Muslim will give his life for the Christian, the Christian for the Jew and all of them for the Zoroastrian. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Abdu’l-Bahá, and a late visit was paid by a Zoroastrian physician of Bombay, on the eve of his return to India. ‘Abdu’l-Bahá in London The Zoroastrians did not join much in these mutual recriminations, but lived in communities apart, refusing to associate with their fellow countrymen of other faiths. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era They were of all nationalities and creeds, from the East and from the West, including Theosophists, agnostics, materialists, spiritualists, Christian Scientists, social reformers, Hindus, Sufis, Muslims, Buddhists, Zoroastrians and many others.” God Passes By In this twofold activity, supporting directly and indirectly the interests of the Plan, committed to your charge, the Hindu, the Moslem, the Burmese and Zoroastrian believers must jointly, unitedly, and effectively participate. Dawn of a New Day If a man’s father was a Christian, he himself is a Christian; a Buddhist is the son of a Buddhist, a Zoroastrian of a Zoroastrian. The Promulgation of Universal Peace For instance, among the Bahá’ís in Persia there are Christians, Mohammedans, Zoroastrians, Jews and many others of varying denominations and beliefs who have been brought together in unity and love in the cause of Bahá’u’lláh. Foundations of World Unity Most of them belonged to the Shí’ih sect,4 of Muḥammadans, but there were also considerable numbers of Zoroastrians, Jews and Christians, of diverse and antagonistic sects. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era Ministers and missionaries, oriental scholars and occult students, practical men of affairs and mystics, Anglicans, Catholics, and Non-conformists, Theosophists and Hindus, Christian Scientists and doctors of medicine, Muslims, Buddhists and Zoroastrians. God Passes By Also with regard to the problem of inter-marriage between the Zoroastrian and Hindu Baha’is, this is a highly delicate and vital question, as important as the problem of the black and white in America. Dawn of a New Day Today in Persia you will see the Muslims, Christians, Zoroastrians, Buddhists assembled together in the same meeting, living in accordance with the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh, manifesting utmost love and accord. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Today in Persia you will see Muhammadans, Christians, Zoroastrians, Buddhists assembled together in the same meeting, living in accordance with the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh, manifesting utmost love and accord. Japan Will Turn Ablaze! If a Muḥammadan took money from a Jew, Zoroastrian or Christian he had to wash it before he could put it in his pocket. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era All that can be said with any degree of certainty with regard to this belief is that it did exist amongst the Zoroastrians of Persia as well as amongst the Jews. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements The Hindu and Zoroastrian Baha’is should forget their former and traditional prejudices whether religious, racial or social, and commune together on a common basis of equality, love and devotion to the Cause. Dawn of a New Day Jews, Zoroastrians, Christians, Muslims and others have attained to a superlative state of love and agreement through Bahá’u’lláh. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Some have been Zoroastrians, some are Buddhists, some Jews, Christians, Muhammadans and so on. Japan Will Turn Ablaze! Jews, Christians and Zoroastrians, as well as Muḥammadans, became interested in the new message. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era The Magi or Wise Men are generally believed to have come from Persia; this would accord with the Zoroastrian prophecy quoted above. Secret Societies And Subversive Movements We have many explicit references to many ancient Zoroastrian books no longer in existence. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life He was eulogized by Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Muslims who denied His claim. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Aristotle and Theopompus were more or less familiar with Zoroastrian tenets,5 and allusions to the prophet of ancient Iran are not infrequent in classic writers. The Influence of India and Persia on the Poetry of Germany At other times, as when addressing learned Zoroastrians, He wrote in the purest classical Persian. Bahá’u’lláh and the New Era The American manufacturers of the tungsten bulb have very appropriately named their lamp "Mazda" after the light god of the Zoroastrians. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries Hatred of earthly life, contempt for the flesh, the notion of an essential and irreconcilable warfare of soul against body, are Brahmanic and Manichaan, not Zoroastrian. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life After centuries of hatred and bitterness the Christian, Jew, Zoroastrian, Muslim and Buddhist met in fellowship, all of them in the utmost love and unity. The Promulgation of Universal Peace It is true that many of these resemblances may be due to association with Buddhism and not to the original teaching of Mani, which was strongly dualistic and contained many Zoroastrian and Babylonian ideas. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Hellenic art and religion had made the figures of Apollo, Herakles and Helios familiar in Bactria, and both Bactria and northern India were in touch with Zoroastrians. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Fire altars were maintained, and Zoroastrian zeal was allowed to nourish in the dependent kingdom of Persia. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. A full exposition of the Zoroastrian religion, with satisfactory proofs of its antiquity and documentary genuineness, is presented in the Preliminary Discourse and Notes to the Dabistan. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life By this circumstance the prejudice which caused the Zoroastrian to shun the Muslim had been overcome, for he recognized in what had happened to him the great influence Muḥammad exercised over these people. The Promulgation of Universal Peace On the other hand, there would be no difficulty in accounting for Zoroastrian influence at Peshawar or Takkasila within the frontiers of India. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 These devas were represented as many in number, as artful, malicious, deceivers and injurers of mankind, more especially of the Zoroastrians or Ormazd-worshippers, as inventors of spells and lovers of the intoxicating Soma draught. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The essence of Zoroastrian belief was dualism—recognition of Ormazd as the great Principle of Good, and of Ahriman as the Principle of Evil. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 6. (of 7): Parthia The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. In the first place, we have ample evidence for the existence of the general Zoroastrian system long anterior to the rise of Christianity. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life For instance, the Jews adore the Mosaic point of dawning, the Zoroastrians that of Zoroaster. The Promulgation of Universal Peace This undoubtedly means that there were Zoroastrians as well as Buddhists, which is not mentioned in earlier periods. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 She is thus naturally the second object of worship to the old Zoroastrian; and converts to the religion were required to profess their faith in her in direct succession to Ahura-mazda. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Ardashir had bound church and state together in the closest union: no worship but the Zoroastrian was allowed in his dominions. The Crest-Wave of Evolution A Course of Lectures in History, Given to the Graduates' Class in the Raja-Yoga College, Point Loma, in the College-Year 1918-19 According to the Zoroastrian modes of thought, what would have been the fate of man had Ahriman not existed or not interfered? The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Furthermore, those souls who have followed Bahá’u’lláh and attained this condition of fellowship and affiliation are Muslims, Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, Buddhists, Nestorians, Sunnites, Shiites and others. The Promulgation of Universal Peace The name clearly means the country of the Śâkas who were regarded as Zoroastrians, whether they were Iranian by race or not. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 It is believed by some that the doctrine of the resurrection of the body was also part of the Zoroastrian creed. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. This view, usually considered Iranian and Zoroastrian, is as radically, if not so emphatically, Indic. The Religions of India Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume 1, Edited by Morris Jastrow Rosenmuller, in his commentary on the passage, says the narrator had in view the Zoroastrian notions of the serpent Ahriman and his deeds. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life He whose father was a Zoroastrian is a Zoroastrian. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Even now there are more Zoroastrians in India than in Persia and the Persian sect of Shiite Mohammedans is powerful and conspicuous there. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 The sacrifices of the Zoroastrians were never human. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Hence, the Buddhistic, Vedantic and Magian, or Zoroastrian systems were taught in the Eclectic Theosophical School along with all the philosophies of Greece. Five Years of Theosophy Secondly, the Zoroastrians did not express scorn or loathing for the corpse by their manner of disposing of it. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Why then should we despise or detest His creatures because this one is a Jew, another a Buddhist or Zoroastrian and so on? The Promulgation of Universal Peace The typical explanation was probably very much like that of the Zoroastrians, who believed that the menses were caused by the evil god Ahriman. Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family The Zoroastrians were devout believers in the immortality of the soul and a conscious future existence. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The dualism of the Zoroastrian theology has hitherto been regarded as its distinctive feature, but the paper sought to show "that the religion of the Parsees was largely monotheistic, not dualistic." New Ideas in India During the Nineteenth Century A Study of Social, Political, and Religious Developments We therefore see no reason for believing that important Christian or Mohammedan ideas have been interpolated into the old Zoroastrian religion. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life For instance, among the Bahá’ís in Persia there are Christians, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Jews and many others of varying denominations and beliefs who have been brought together in unity and love in the Cause of Bahá’u’lláh. The Promulgation of Universal Peace Among the ancients, the Zoroastrians considered the woman unclean at childbirth as at menstruation. Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family She had from the first, as we have already seen, a distinct position in the system of the Zoroastrians, where she was at once the Earth goddess and the genius of piety. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. But there were Jews, Christians, Zoroastrians, and others in and around Arabia, and he must have learned from their lips the principal doctrines of their respective religions. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy The opposite doctrine arose from the more abstruse lucubrations of a more modern time, and is Manichaan, not Zoroastrian. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Question: What is the relation of the Bahá’í teaching to the ancient Zoroastrian religion? The Promulgation of Universal Peace The original Zoroastrian Avesta, according to tradition, was in itself a literature of vast dimensions. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Indra, who holds the second place in the infernal council, is evidently the Vedic god whom the Zoroastrians regarded as a powerful demon, and therefore made one of Angro-mainyus's chief councillors. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The new rulers of the empire of Cyrus were Persians, proud of their nationality and zealous for their Zoroastrian faith. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The consent of intrinsic adjustment and of historic evidence would, therefore, lead to the conclusion that this was an old Zoroastrian dogma. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life When this was accomplished, Muslims, Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians, Buddhists all were united in actual fellowship and love. The Promulgation of Universal Peace At this period all obtainable Zoroastrian scriptures were collected, the compilation was codified, and a detailed notice made of the contents of each of the original Nasks compared with the portions then surviving. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 These it was the general duty of all men, and the more especial duty of the Zoroastrian priests, to put to death, whenever they had the opportunity. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. But under Darius and his successors, whose Zoroastrian monotheism was of a sterner description, there was but little sympathy between the conquered and their conquerors. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations The doctrine of a bodily resurrection, resting on a wholly different ground, again emerges upon our attention in the Zoroastrian faith of Persia. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life When the Muslims conquered Persia, the chief of the Zoroastrian high priests went to drink wine. The Promulgation of Universal Peace This mere external circumstance has of course no bearing on the actual early age of the Zoroastrian scriptures. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Another implement which the priests commonly bore must be regarded, not as Magian, but as Zoroastrian. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. In its various departments of history, geography and general science Arabic works incorporate extensive material for a history of Iranian civilization, while Arabic poetry abounds in references to Zoroastrian Iran. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I It confirmed all that was previously known of the Zoroastrian religion, and, by its allusions, statements, and implications, threw great additional light upon the subject. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life What hast thou done which has made thy people arrest the chief high priest of the Zoroastrians for committing something unlawful in thy religion?” The Promulgation of Universal Peace This constant struggle of the two divinities with their armies of good and bad spirits formed the background of Zoroastrian supernaturalism. Sacred Books of the East With respect to the evil spirits or intelligences, which, in the Zoroastrian system, stood over against the good ones, the teaching of the early reformers seems to have been less clear. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. Ah`riman, the Zoroastrian impersonation of the evil principle, to whom all the evils of the world are ascribed. The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge These correspondences, and also that between the tree of life and the Zoroastrian plant hom, which gives life and will produce the resurrection, are certainly striking. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Christians, Muslims, Zoroastrians, Jews—people of every belief and denomination who have followed the teachings of Bahá’u’lláh—have attained complete fellowship and spiritual agreement. The Promulgation of Universal Peace The Persian Zoroastrians fled to India, where they are still found as Parsis on the west coast of Hindostan. Sacred Books of the East In addition to Jewish, Christian, and Old Semitic influences, Zoroastrian ideas and customs were also known in Arabia, as is likely enough in view of the proximity of the Persian empire. Christianity and Islam For his notion seems much more akin to the Zoroastrian imagination of Ahriman. Pantheism, Its Story and Significance Religions Ancient and Modern The Zoroastrian Scriptures were now sought for, whether in manuscript or in the memories of the priests. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life In the old Egyptian and Zoroastrian story, appear the descriptions of two Trees of Life, also a Tree of Knowledge. The God-Idea of the Ancients or Sex in Religion Thou art the secret in the crystal where, For the last light upon the mystery Man, In his lone tower and ultimate despair, Searched the gray-bearded Zoroastrian. Poems They are sunk in a paganism which seems to embrace some faint reflexion of Greek mythology, Zoroastrian principles and the tenets of Buddhism, originally gathered, no doubt, from the varied elements of their mixed extraction. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 His view was the Zoroastrian *athanatos machae*, "in God's world presided over by the prince of the powers of the air," a "divine infernal universe." Thomas Carlyle The source from which the fullest and clearest knowledge of the Zoroastrian faith, as it is now held by the Parsees, is drawn, is the Desatir and the Bundehesh. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Zoroastrian religion was not the same at all times and in every place. Outline of Universal History The Zoroastrian priests of Erân hated and feared the followers of the strange creed while silently adopting and unconsciously propagating many of its institutions. The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur It is time, however, to pass on to those precursors of Bābism who were neither Ṣufites nor Zoroastrians, but who none the less continued the line of the national religious development. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions The Zoroastrians," says Mr. Rawlinson, "were devout believers in the immortality of the soul and a conscious future existence. Purgatory Upon the whole, however, we hold the opinion that the real Zoroastrian idea of Ahriman was moral and free, not physical and fatal. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The Magi, according to one account, were charged by Darius with corrupting the Zoroastrian faith and worship. Outline of Universal History Arabia at this time contained many Jews, Zoroastrians, and Christians, who helped to spread abroad the conception of one God and thus to prepare the way for a prophet of a new religion. Early European History There is yet another form of religion that I must not neglect—the Zoroastrian or Parsi faith. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions The Zoroastrians believed that the soul of the dead hovers about the body for three nights and does not depart for the other world until the dawn after the third night. Five Lectures on Reincarnation But, whether so or not, it is certain that the Zoroastrians regarded the whole residence of the departed souls in hell as temporary. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Mithra, the sun-god in the Zoroastrian system, is the equal, though the creature, of Ormuzd. Outline of Universal History The Zoroastrian designation of heaven was the "Home of Song;" while hell was known as the "Home of the Lie." A Lie Never Justifiable In process of time the priests of the Zoroastrian faith became unduly powerful, and enslaved the people by many superstitions, such as the multiplication of rites and ceremonies and the interpretation of dreams and omens. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 04 Imperial Antiquity The Zoroastrians believed in the resurrection, not of the physical body, but of the soul, and that it was an act of miracle. Five Lectures on Reincarnation In the first place, the process whereby these conceptions were transmitted and assimilated from Zoroastrian Persia to Pharisaic Judea is historically traceable. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life At the head of the host of good spirits, in the Zoroastrian creed, was Ormuzd, the creator, and the god of light; at the head of the evil host, was Ahriman, the god of darkness. Outline of Universal History The Egyptians, like the Zoroastrians, seemed to count the one all-dividing line in the universe the line between truth and falsehood, between light and darkness. A Lie Never Justifiable A still greater attempt to blend Christianity with the religions of ancient Asia was made by Mani, a Persian, who especially attempted to fuse Zoroastrian with Christian doctrines. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization. The three days remained, just as the Zoroastrians believed. Five Lectures on Reincarnation Yet notwithstanding this toleration, the Christian and Zoroastrian religions gradually died out almost everywhere throughout the domains of the Caliphs. General History for Colleges and High Schools This antipathy is as marked as that between light and darkness, and reminds one of the dualism of the Ahura-Mazda and Ahriman of the Zoroastrians. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan The same idea was manifest in the designation of the subordinate divinities of the Zoroastrian religion. A Lie Never Justifiable By the tenets of the Zoroastrian religion, the elements, Earth, Fire, and Water, are sacred, and must not be contaminated by contact with a dead body. Following the Equator, Part 5 South of the Lejah are the Hauran Mountains, now occupied by the Druses, a people of a peculiar religious faith—a faith which is a mixture of Mohammedan, Christian, and Zoroastrian elements. My Three Days in Gilead It was borrowed from the highly imaginative faith of the Guebre, the Zoroastrian. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 04 After the fall of Yesdejird, the fire-worshippers emigrated to the island of Ormasd, and, some time later, having found a book of Zoroastrian prophecies, in obedience to one of them they set out for Hindustan. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan This threefold circle is symbolical of three cardinal Zoroastrian virtues—pure thoughts, kind words, and good actions. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan |
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