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Books on: zoroastrianism

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The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism

Book by R. C. Zaehner; G. P. Putnams Sons, 1961

Subjects:

Zoroastrianism

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...RELIGION The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism R. C. ZAEHNER Spalding Professor...ACHAEMENIDS AND MAGI Primitive and Catholic Zoroastrianism--The God of Darius the Great--The...
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The Treasure of the Magi: A Study of Modern Zoroastrianism

Book by James Hope Moulton; Humphrey Milford, 1917

Subjects:

Parsees, Zoroastrianism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...OF THE MAGI A STUDY OF MODERN ZOROASTRIANISM BY JAMES HOPE MOULTON LATE...scholarship in lecturing to the Parsis on Zoroastrianism, and he received from that community...intercourse with those who profess Zoroastrianism which is required in order to fulfil...
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Zoroastrian Rituals in Context

Book by Michael Stausberg; Brill, 2004

Subjects:

Zoroastrianism--Rituals

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...ISBN 90-04-13131-0 (alk. paper) 1. Zoroastrianism-Rituals. I. Stausberg, Michael. II...Initiations' in Theory and in Zoroastrianism 77 J SNOEK Meta-Theoretical...Imaginations and interactions Students of Zoroastrianism generally agree that rituals are of...
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Zoroastrians in Britain: The Ratanbai Katrak Lectures, University of Oxford 1985

Book by John R. Hinnells; Clarendon Press, 1996

Subjects:

Great Britain--Religion--20th Century, Zoroastrianism--Great Britain

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

Zoroastrianism is the religion of ancient Iran, dating back centuries before the coming of Islam. It stresses the duality between goodness and evil, light and happiness, and darkness and suffering. The Zoroastrians are also the oldest South Asian minority in Britain--with a history going back to ...
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Zoroastrianism is the religion of ancient Iran, dating back centuries before the coming of Islam. It stresses the duality between goodness and evil, light and happiness, and darkness and suffering. The Zoroastrians are also the oldest South Asian minority in Britain--with a history going back to 1724. This is the first study of British Zoroastrianism, covering personalities, traditions, and the contemporary concerns of this enduring but little known ancient religion.
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The Ethical Religion of Zoroaster

Book by Miles Menander Dawson; Macmillan, 1931

Subjects:

Zoroastrianism

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Professor Jackson, and in Early Zoroastrianism , by Professor Moulton. The information...Iran Macmillan , Moulton Early Zoroastrianism Wil liams and Norgate , Mills...this feature prominence in a book on Zoroastrianism, were it not that this has been, and...

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Journal Articles on: zoroastrianism

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Artaxerxes, Ardasir, and Bahman

Journal article by Said Amir Arjomand; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 118, 1998

Subjects:

Ardasir (Persian king)--Research, Artaxerxes II (Persian king)--Research, Bahman (Persian king)--Research, Iran--Religion, Zoroastrianism--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...Inasmuch as her insistence on the Zoroastrianism of the Achaemenids is not universally...her interpretation of the history of Zoroastrianism. Although her argument is inevitably...Artaxerxes II and for his adherence to Zoroastrianism that has been overlooked by Boyce...
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An Anagram in the Gathas: Yasna 51.4-5

Journal article by Stephanie W. Jamison; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002

Subjects:

Anagrams--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Zoroaster--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Zoroastrianism

Collections: History, Entire Library
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Bibliography of Stanley Insler

Journal article; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 122, 2002

Subjects:

Insler, Stanley--Works, Sanskrit language, Vedas--Bibliography, Vedas--Research, Zoroastrianism--Bibliography, Zoroastrianism--Research

Collections: History, Entire Library
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To Cut off, Purify, and Make Whole: Historiographical and Ecclesiastical Conceptions of Ritual Space

Journal article by Jamsheed K. Choksy; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 123, 2003

Subjects:

Rites and ceremonies--Research, Ritual--Research

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...writings of the medieval period of Zoroastrianism (ca. 500-1500), a universal battle...unholy," cannot be applied precisely to Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrians equate religion with...Indo-European *kwen- "holy") in Zoroastrianism is closer to the idea of order--i...
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Kuwabara's Misleading Thesis on Bukhara and the Family Name An

Journal article by Antonino Forte; The Journal of the American Oriental Society, Vol. 116, 1996

Subjects:

Kuwabara Jitsuzo--Philosophy, Names, Personal--China, Yuan, Chen--Philosophy

Collections: Philosophy, History, Entire Library

...People from Parthia did not believe in Zoroastrianism nor in Manichaeism (sic). Considering...evident that they were practitioners of Zoroastrianism. In the whole territory of Liangzhou...times there were many practitioners of Zoroastrianism. Thus, I think that rather than connecting...

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Magazine Articles on: zoroastrianism

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Notes & Dispatches: Bombay - India's Disappearing Vultures - the Mysterious Dwindling of the Subcontinent's Natural, and Vital, "Garbage Men"

Magazine article by Stephen Bodio; The Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 288, September 2001

Subjects:

Animal carriers of disease--Research, Birds as carriers of disease--Research, Birds--Extinction, Birds--Research, Bombay, India--Environmental aspects, Burial--Rites, ceremonies and celebrations, Extinction (Biology), Parsees--Religious aspects, Vultures--India, Zoroastrianism--India, Zoroastrianism--Religious aspects

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...would find a vastly different sight. Although the Parsis continue to stack their dead within the towers (their religion, Zoroastrianism, forbids them to contaminate earth, fire, or water with their corpses), the bodies remain unmolested except by the gradual...
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Humanism in India

Magazine article by Matt Cherry; Free Inquiry, Vol. 16, Fall 1996

Subjects:

Humanism--India, India--Associations and societies

Collections: Philosophy, Entire Library

...religions - Hinduism, Islam, Buddhism, Sikhism, Christianity, Zoroastrianism - but is also the home of the largest and most active humanist...incorporated elements from the imported religions of Islam, Zoroastrianism, and Christianity and has in turn influenced the Indian...
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SURFING BELIEFNET.COM : Soybeans & Other Religious Enthusiasms

Magazine article by Celia Wren; Commonweal, Vol. 129, April 5, 2002

Subjects:

Internet/Web advertising--Usage, Online services--Advertising, Web sites--Evaluation

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...surveys, and discussion groups, both lighthearted and serious. But whatever its topic or religious affiliation--from Bahai to Zoroastrianism via Christianity, Falun Gong, and "Secular Philosophies"--every block of text comes trailing clouds of commercial links...
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What They Believe; How Much Do the Great Religions Have in Common? Here's What They Have to Say on the Big Questions: Where Did We Come from, Where Are We Going and What's the Meaning of Life?

Magazine article by Rachel Aspden, Sohani Crockett, Kathy Haywood; New Statesman, Vol. 135, April 10, 2006

Subjects:

Afterlife--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Future life--Beliefs, opinions and attitudes, Religion--Comparative analysis, Religion--History, Religious beliefs--Comparative analysis

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...trees. Zoroastrianism There is only one Ahura...shrines. Zoroastrianism Early Zoroastrians The...Zoroastrianism Following a Life...
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On the Path of Persian History : The Islamic Republic of Iran May Impose Its Will on a Reluctant Population, but This Does Not Deny Its Glorious Past as One of the Greatest Empires History Has Known

Magazine article by Eva Harnik; World and I, Vol. 16, December 2001

Subjects:

Iran--Description and travel

Collections: Religious Studies, History, Entire Library

...artistic legacies but remained loyal to Zoroastrianism and other older customs. The two cultures...Persian language (Pahlavi), received Zoroastrianism, and further promoted the arts. The...culture, especially the restoration of Zoroastrianism. Ardashir and his successors recognized...

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Newspaper Articles on: zoroastrianism

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Correcting Some Misperceptions about Zoroastrianism

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, October 28, 1996

Subjects:

India

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Correcting some misperceptions about Zoroastrianism May I comment on an AP story...small, we are strongly committed to Zoroastrianism. We are well organized through a...anyone interested in learning about Zoroastrianism. One last comment, please: The label...
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Yazidis Risk Persecution, Attacks to Follow Religion; Many Emigrate from Iraq for Fear of Being Targeted by Muslims

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, August 22, 2007

Subjects:

Emigration and immigration, Muslims, Zoroastrianism

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...group that practices a religion that is a mixture of Islam, Zoroastrianism, gnosticism, Judaism, Sufism and shamanism. Their highly...Kurds who practice a religion that is a mixture of Islam, Zoroastrianism, gnosticism, Judaism, Sufism and shamanism. The countrys...
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What Zarathustra Said 3,000 Years Ago and How It Filtered Down

Newspaper article; The Washington Times, April 13, 2003

Subjects:

Strauss, Richard

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...know that the religion he championed, Zoroastrianism, with its reverence for the symbolism...dualist theology that is at the heart of Zoroastrianism: good versus evil, light against darkness...other than the very basic notion that Zoroastrianism was a dualist theology). For the...
4.

Just Who Were These Three Wise Men?

Newspaper article by Victoria Pierce; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December 24, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...magi, not mere royalty from afar. Zoroastrianism started in Persia, in what is now...well-known." By the time of Jesus birth, Zoroastrianism had already existed for centuries...world. Now fewer than 150,000 follow Zoroastrianism. About 600 live in the Chicago area...
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United Call for World Peace and Harmony

Newspaper article; The Journal (Newcastle, England), April 23, 2007

Subjects:

Islam

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Newcastle, the Right Reverend Martin Wharton, leaders representing Buddhism, Bahai, Jainism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism and Christian faiths gathered at Newcastles Hindu temple to sign a common statement pledging their commitment to harmony...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: zoroastrianism

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Zoroastrianism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ZOROASTRIANISM zo roas tre niz m, religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. Scriptures Zoroastrianisms scriptures are the Avesta or the Zend Avesta...erroneously called the Vendidad. Other sources of Zoroastrianism are Achaemenid inscriptions, the writings of Herodotus...
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Zoroaster

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia , founder of Zoroastrianism . Zoroaster, the name by which he is ordinarily known, is...World (1947); R. C. Zaehner, The Dawn and Twilight of Zoroastrianism (1961). ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia...
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Mazdaism

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MAZDAISM see Zoroastrianism . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Gathas

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

GATHAS ga taz: see Zoroastrianism . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.
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Ormazd

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

ORMAZD or m zd: see Zoroastrianism . ____________________ The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Copyright 2007, Columbia University Press. Licensed from Lernout Hauspie Speech Products N.V. All rights reserved.

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