41. Religious Movements Homepage: Zoroastrianism This zoroastrianism Page is your gateway to accessing comprehensive webbased, aswell as print, resources about this ancient faith tradition that is currently http://religiousmovements.lib.virginia.edu/nrms/Zoro1.html

Zoroastrianism See also a page about The Zarathushtrian Assembly , a group that encourages conversion to Zoroastrianism, and a page that presents the counterargument against conversion offered by conservative Zoroastrians. I. Group Profile Name: Zoroastrianism, named after the prophet Zoroaster. The proper name of the prophet is Zarathushtra; "Zoroaster" and "Zoroastrianism" are the Greek versions of the names. I have chosen to use for the religion itself the term more familiar to westerners, "Zoroastrianism," while referring to Zarathusthra by his original name. Founder: The prophet Zarathushtra, of the Spitama family (Boyce, 19). Date of Birth: There is considerable debate as to when Zarathushtra lived. Religious sources put the date between 6000 to 600 BCE, while scholarly sources narrow the range considerably. According to Boyce, elements of Zarathushtra's writings place him between 1700 and 1500 BCE (Boyce, 18). Herzfeld disagrees, saying historical sources place him in the 6th century BCE (Herzfeld, 30). Birth Place: Zarathushtra was born somewhere along the Oxus river, in (modern-day Iran) Persia.

42. Alt.religion.zoroastrianism FAQ Subject alt.religion.zoroastrianism FAQ. All FAQs in Directory zoroastrianismAll FAQs posted in alt.religion.zoroastrianism Source Usenet Version. http://www.cs.uu.nl/wais/html/na-dir/zoroastrianism/FAQ.html

Note from archivist@cs.uu.nl : This page is part of a big collection of Usenet postings, archived here for your convenience. For matters concerning the content of this page , please contact its author(s); use the source , if all else fails. For matters concerning the archive as a whole, please refer to the archive description or contact the archivist. Subject: alt.religion.zoroastrianism FAQ This article was archived around: 03 Apr 2003 10:42:10 GMT All FAQs in Directory: zoroastrianism All FAQs posted in: alt.religion.zoroastrianism Source: Usenet Version Archive-name: zoroastrianism/FAQ Version: 1.0 Posting-Frequency: monthly

43. Zoroastrianism Parsi Learn about zoroastrianism, one of the oldest monotheistic religions in the world,and the Grandfather of Judaism and Christianity. zoroastrianism Guide picks. http://altreligion.about.com/cs/zoroastrianism/

zfp=-1 About Alternative Religions Search in this topic on About on the Web in Products Web Hosting Alternative Religions with Jennifer Emick Your Guide to one of hundreds of sites Home Articles Forums ... Help zmhp('style="color:#fff"') Subjects ESSENTIALS Basic Facts about Alternative Religions Glossary of religious terms Resources ... All articles on this topic Stay up-to-date! Subscribe to our newsletter. Advertising Free Credit Report Free Psychics Advertisement Zoroastrianism Guide picks Zoroastrianism, past and present. Zoroastrianism A brief introduction to Zoroastrianism, from your Alternative Religions guide. Mazdaznan Movement The Mazdaznan Movement is an eclectic American sect of Zoroastrianism. Founded in 1902, it incorporates elements of Christianity and islam with traditional Zoroastrian beliefs, and focuses on Worship of Mazda. Farvardyn Best of the Net A primarily Zoroastrian site, Farvardyn contains information on a variety of ancient Persian faiths, religious texts, fonts, and picture galleries. Oldest Prophetic religion struggles for survival From an article in the Christian Science Monitor about the dwindling numbers of Zoroastrians in India. Details the current controversies about mixed marriages and acceptance of converts. Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds

44. Zoroastrianism: An Introduction A brief overview of zoroastrianism, discussion of Ahura Mazda, basic Zoroastrianbeliefs. An Introduction to zoroastrianism. VIII. zoroastrianism. http://www.ubfellowship.org/archive/readers/601_zoroastrianism.htm

Site Index E-mail us Religious Issues Archive An Introduction to Zoroastrianism Dr. Meredith Sprunger This document contains a brief history of Zoroastrianism and an outline of basic Zoroastrian beliefs. Related Documents in this archive: The Social Problems of Religion Religion in Human Experience The Urantia Book's synopsis of Zoroastrianism What is The Urantia Book? VIII. ZOROASTRIANISM The Religion of the Free Will Choice Between Good and Evil Zoroastrianism is closely related to Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Concepts of Satan, angelology, demonology, a deliverer, future life, Paradise and judgment in these religions may have been directly or indirectly derived from Zoroastrianism. Although it started with the intent of being a voluntarily accepted and universally adopted religion, today it is largely a hereditary faith reporting (1982) 271,000 followers living mostly in India and Iran. The origins of Zoroastrian religion are shrouded in mystery. ' The ancient inhabitants of the Persian region were Aryan nature worshipers who venerated a series of deities known as daevas. Above these minor deities were higher gods among which the most important and popular was Mitra, the god of light, benefactor of cattle and upholder of loyalty and obedience. Part of these Aryans migrated into India which explains why many of the gods and practices of Vedic Hinduism and the ancient Persians are the same. Zoroaster's birth date in uncertain. Tradition says he was pre-existent and born of a fifteen year old virgin in 660 B.C. Many marvels accompanied his birth. His name, Zarathustra Spitama, indicates he was born into a warrior clan that was connected with the royal family of ancient Persia. At fifteen he put on the kusti, a sacred string belt symbolic of his passage into manhood as a member of his religion. He spent years, partially in solitude, searching for answers to religious questions. At the age of thirty Zoroaster had a vision of the angel Vohu Mana,, who appeared nine times the size of a man. The angel told him there was only one true God, Ahura Mazda, and that he was to become the prophet of Ahura Mazda. During the next ten years Zoroaster had other visions in which each of the archangels of Ahura Mazda appeared and revealed further truth to him.

45. BUBL LINK / 5:15 Internet Resources: Zoroastrianism Avesta Zoroastrian Archives zoroastrianism is a religion founded in ancienttimes by the prophet Zarathushtra, known to the Greeks as Zoroaster. http://bubl.ac.uk/link/z/zoroastrianism.htm

BUBL LINK / 5:15 Catalogue of Internet Resources Home Search Subject Menus A-Z ... About Zoroastrianism A-Z Index Titles Descriptions Avesta Zoroastrian Archives Internet Sacred Text Archive Religion, Religions, Religious Studies Vohuman.org ... Zoroastrian Religious Calendar Page last updated: 17 March 2003 Comments: bubl@bubl.ac.uk Avesta Zoroastrian Archives Zoroastrianism is a religion founded in ancient times by the prophet Zarathushtra, known to the Greeks as Zoroaster. Zoroastrianism was the dominant world religion during the Persian empires (559 BC to 651 AD) and it is still practiced worldwide. Fire, as a symbol of 'Asha' and the 'original light of God,' holds a special place of esteem in the religion. The complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scripture of Zoroastrianism, is available online, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures and information about the Avestan language. Author: Avesta Subjects: zoroastrianism DeweyClass: ResourceType: documents, index Location: usa Last checked: Internet Sacred Text Archive Collection of primary texts relating to Ancient, eastern and western religion and mythology, covering Shintoism, Hinduism, I Ching, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Jainism, Judaism, Mormonism, Bahai'i, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and esoteric, occult, and fringe religions. Author: J B Hare Subjects: alternative religions, baha'i faith, buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, jainism, judaism, religion, sikhism, taoism, zoroastrianism

46. Zoroastrian@net V3.com domain names, personal emails, url forwarding. Zoroastrian@net.An introduction to zoroastrianism Click here to continue. http://welcome.to/zoroastrianism

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47. Zoroastrianism The Forgotten And Lost Source zoroastrianism The Forgotten Source By Stephen Van Eck. Exposure tozoroastrianism substantially altered Jewish Messianism as well. http://sullivan-county.com/news/mine/zoroastianism.htm

Zoroastrianism The Forgotten and Lost Sources BY Lewis Loflin The article below by Stephen Van Eck has several problems. He is a Christian basher whose only purpose is to discredit Christianity. There are also several questionable statements. I'm not here to debate him or the reader because we all have several problems which I will point out. First, the question; Is Christianity and in particular Jesus just a rehash of the Persian Prophet Zoroaster? Did Zoroastrianism get into Christianity and how? Let's address problems with source material. The following is the history of the Bible from http://www.catholic.com/ The books of the New Testament were composed decades after Christ ascended into heaven, and it took centuries for there to be general agreement among Christians as to which books comprised the New Testament. You've never even seen the autographs (originals) of the 27 books in the New Testament. Nobody today has. The earliest copies of those books we possess are centuries older that the originals . Like it or not

48. Zoroastrian- The World Wide Community Centre Worldwide community centre.Category Society Religion and Spirituality zoroastrianism......Click on Births and Deaths For Apology ToOur Readers Regarding The Weekly Features. http://www.zoroastrian.net/

Jobs Matrimonial Career Opportunities Helpline ... Other Zoroastrian Sites Click on "Births and Deaths" For Apology To Our Readers Regarding The Weekly Features New... Click here to read Click here to download Zoroastrian.Net Internal Search Engine FREE ZOROASTRIAN. EMAIL SERVICE FOR LIFE your.name@zoroastrian.net Email Login Password New users sign up Demavand seen from Tehran Courtesy http://iran.iwarp.com/ Tell A Friend! Type In Your Name: Type In Your E-mail: Your Friend's E-mail: Your Comments: Receive copy: For the 2nd year... Zoroastrian.Net receives Golden Web Award Headlines New - Directory Of Zoroastrian Fire Temples Persepolis at Pataliputra: The Zoroastrian period of Indian history By Samar Abbas The winged figure The history of the Farohar "A Zoroastrian Tapestry" by ... Pheroza J. Godrej and

49. Zoroastrian Tradition Web Sites set of links.. World of Traditional zoroastrianism http//www.zoroastrianism.com/Conservative Zoroastrians.. Zarathushtra http http://www.clas.ufl.edu/users/gthursby/rel/z-aster.htm

Zoroastrian Tradition(s) Sometimes referred to as Parsi or Parsee or Farsi (that is, ancient Persian) Tradition Avesta Zoroastrian Archives http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html [Online version of Zoroastrian scriptures (the complete text of the extant Avesta and some Pahlavi scriptures) with supporting linguistic and religious information.] Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America http://www.fezana.org/ [Links to member organizations, committees, and their journal.] Stanford University Zoroastrian Group http://www.stanford.edu/group/zoroastrians/ [A well organized and annotated set of links.] World of Traditional Zoroastrianism http://www.zoroastrianism.com/ [Conservative Zoroastrians.] Zarathushtra http://www.zarathushtra.com/ [Graphically lively, with a Table of Contents page worth consulting. Also a virtual temple, scriptures, and secondary sources.] Zarathushtrian Assembly http://www.zoroastrian.org/ [Liberal Zoroastrians in Anaheim (Los Angeles) California, USA. Site includes information about degree programs in Zoroastrian studies at Spenta Graduate School which is affiliated with the Assembly.] Zoroastrian Priestly Services http://www.followme.com/kerman/index.htm

50. World Relgions:Comparative Religion--Zoroastrianism From A Baha'i Perspective This page deals especially with zoroastrianism. World of Traditional zoroastrianismAvesta Zoroastrian Archives Zaranthusthra Zoroastrian Calendar. http://bahai.freeservers.com/zoro.html

"O Son of Spirit!         My first counsel is this: Possess a pure, kindly and radiant heart, that thine may be a sovereignty ancient, imperishable and everlasting." Bahá'u'lláh World of Traditional Zoroastrianism Avesta: Zoroastrian Archives Zaranthusthra Zoroastrian Calendar ... janesbit1@rocketmail.com

51. Zoroastrianism zoroastrianism. The Teachings of Zarathushtra. (1) An Ancient Pedigree Peter Clark, zoroastrianism, An Introduction to an Ancient Faith, p. 2. http://www.mystae.com/restricted/streams/gnosis/zoroaster.html

Zoroastrianism The Teachings of Zarathushtra (1) An Ancient Pedigree The old Aryan Religion "In ancient India, Iran and elsewhere, Dumezil found that the 'ideology' of a tripartite division of society parallel to a tripartite classification of the gods was prominent.... Among the Aryans, then later the Indians, Mithra and Varuna represented respectively the juridical and magical aspects of the first function, the province of priests. The second function, the martial spirit or force, was the domain of the warriors and the god Indra, while the third function, that of fecundity or growth, was the concern of farmers and husband men." "From cuneiform sources one could surmise that Aryan bands first came into Mesopotamia with the general movement of peoples after the death of Hammurabi in the seventeenth century BC. This is also the time of the expansion of the Hurrians, a people whose linguistic and ethnic affiliations are puzzling; in any case, they are not Indo-Europeans. They formed an important empire called Mitanni, and it is principally among the Mitanni that Aryan names and words occur....In a famous treaty between the Hittite ruler Suppiluliuma and the Mitanni king, Mattiwaza, about 1370 BC, the Aryan gods Mithra, Varuna, Indra and the twin Nasatyas are mentioned. Thus in the Mitanni kingdom Aryan gods were worshipped as well as Mesopotamian deities, which would indicate an Aryan element, but probably only among the rulers." "Since the Aryan bands in India fought among themselves as well as against the non-Aryans in Iran, and there must have resulted considerable mixtures of various peoples."

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53. Zoroastrianism - Wikipedia zoroastrianism. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. zoroastrianism was foundedby Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia around 1200 BC (refer to Mary Boyce). http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoroastrianism

Main Page Recent changes Edit this page Older versions Special pages Set my user preferences My watchlist Recently updated pages Upload image files Image list Registered users Site statistics Random article Orphaned articles Orphaned images Popular articles Most wanted articles Short articles Long articles Newly created articles Interlanguage links All pages by title Blocked IP addresses Maintenance page External book sources Printable version Talk Log in Help Other languages: Polski Zoroastrianism From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Zoroastrianism was founded by Zarathushtra (Zoroaster) in Persia around 600BC (although some scholars estimate as early as 1500BC). Persia at that time followed a polytheistic religion probably similar in is teachers to the Indian Vedas . Zoroastrianism combines elements of Monotheism and Dualism . It had a large influence on Judaism and Manichaeism and in that way indirectly influenced Christianity and Islam The holy book of Zoroastrianism is the Avesta . Of the Avesta only the Gathas (the hymns) are attributed to Zoroaster. Ahura Mazada (or Ormazd) is revered and worshipped by Zoroastrians as the good God. He opposed by Ahriman (or Angra Mainyu), who according to some traditions is Ahura Mazda’s twin brother. According to Zoroastrianism, the earth was created by Ormazd as a battlefield to fight Ahriman (where Ormazd is destined to win approximately 3000 years after Zoroaster i.e. ~2400). Human beings have

54. Zoroastrianism zoroastrianism. 1) The Aryans of old Iran. In order to understand properlythe religion of Zoroaster, it is necessary to know something http://www.farvardyn.com/zoroaster.htm

powered by FreeFind Home About Support ... Contact Zoroastrianism 1) The Aryans of old Iran In order to understand properly the religion of Zoroaster, it is necessary to know something of the state of religion in Iran before the great Teacher appeared. New faiths have to be grafted upon old ones. All great teachers have built upon the past traditions of the race. They have to come to lead. They alter and adapt the Eternal Ancient Wisdom to the peculiar needs of that race, to the particular Message which that race is destined to leave for humanity. So also the Lord Zoroaster found a certain mass of tradition in Iran and the Message He gave to this branch of the human race was based upon what they had inherited from a dim and distant past. The Aryans (using the word in its narrower sense, as comprising the two peoples, the Indians and the Iranians, who called themselves by that proud name) had lived together for long ages in one land, had spoken one tongue and had followed one religion. Where that ancient Motherland of the Aryans was, we have now no means of determining, but it seems to have been a region far to the North, which, according to the Iranian tradition, was overwhelmed and destroyed by ice and snow. At a later period the two main stocks of these people migrated southwards, still keeping together, and after many generations of wandering, ultimately arrived in the neighbourhood of the high mountainous region which we know as the Pamir table-land today. They spread around from that region into the lower fertile and salubrious valleys of the south, west and east. The lands called by us Afghanistan and Bactria were the regions where the Aryans had long carried on their activities.

55. Zoroastrianism zoroastrianism. zoroastrianism is the doctrine or teaching of Zarathustrathat is also known as Mazdaism, Bah Din, Parsiism, and Fireworship. http://www.themystica.com/mystica/articles/z/zoroastrianism.html

56. Zoroastrianism zoroastrianism. zoroastrianism, is the religion founded by Zoroaster, orZarathustra, in Persia toward the end of the seventh century BCE. http://www.silk-road.com/artl/zoro.shtml

Zoroastrianism By E. J. Keall Department of Middle East and Islamic Studies, University of Toronto, Revised by Irma Marx Many once-domed structures of the Sasanian era that survived have been labeled 'fire-temples' without any justification. Some of the surviving buildings could possibly be associated with secular pavilions or parts of palaces. The fire-temple designation has been applied simply because the tending of the holy fires appears to outsiders as the most exotic aspect of the religion. The Muslim conquerors of the seventh century AD were amazed by the numerous fire-temples, and some of these buildings were converted into mosques, which became the most distinctive architectural aspect of later Iranian architecture. The priest Kartir, who became prominent under Shapur I, was probably responsible for the most extreme orthodox practices. His inscriptions on the rock relief of Shapur and Bahram II attest to the fact that he was one of the most important figures in the empire, playing an important political, as well as religious role. The attitudes of Kartir were not original, for Ardashir had destroyed pagan monuments and had established fire-temples in their places before Shapur I. But Kartir was particularly zealous in that endeavor. He attacked Jews, Buddhists, Hindus, Manichaeans and Christians alike during the reign of five kings, from Shapur I to Narseh. It is generally thought that Narseh was reasonably tolerant of the Manichaean faith. Mani had preached a more syncretistic religion, combining both Christian and Zoroastrian beliefs, based on universalism put forward by other gnostic sects. After preaching in India, Mani returned to Iran, where his ideas received considerable acceptance, even amongst members of the royal family. But he encountered the zeal of Kartir, who pronounced him as heretic, and Mani was executed. After his death, Manichaeism spread into Central Asia, even reached China. In spite of his official tolerance, Manichaean beliefs continued to be regarded as heretical by the clergy. The strict attitudes of Kartir were later relaxed, but not overthrown.

57. TheTrueLight.Net - Zoroastrianism It is the preexistent 'higher Self,' the eternal essence that is one withAhura Mazda (the righteous God of zoroastrianism). zoroastrianism. http://www.thetruelight.net/WorldViews/11religions/zoroastrianism.htm

Site Explanation Flash Intro Welcome About Us The Quest of Every Heart Worldviews Contrasted Introduction 7 Pillars of Wisdom 11 Main Living Religions The True Light Acknowledging the Contradictions My Spiritual Journey Identifying The True Light Other Personal Stories Interactive Chat Room Message Board Sign our Guest Book Purchase In Search of the True Light Recommend this site to a friend Suggested Links ... Email Us TheTrueLight.Net Site Completed–10/15/01 Last Updated–04/01/03 The True Light Project P.O. Box 4260 Cleveland, TN 37320 Phone: (423) 478-2843 Fax: (423) 479-2980 Shreve Ministries. THE GUARDIAN SPIRIT —This icon is a fravashi , a "guardian spirit." The fravashi is different than, and separate from, the soul that incarnates in human flesh. It is the preexistent 'higher Self,' the eternal essence that is one with Ahura Mazda (the righteous God of Zoroastrianism). Believed to be the very nature of God within a person, the fravashi subtly guides the individual soul on its journey through this world.

58. Zoroastrianism zoroastrianism, a unique religion which stresses the eternal battle of good versusevil, has had a larger impact than its small number of followers (100,000 http://www.greatcom.org/resources/handbook_of_todays_religions/03chap07/default.

Handbook of Today's Religions Zoroastrianism Home What is a Cult? The Characteristics of Cults The Beliefs of Orthodox Christianity ... Print this page Zoroastrianism, a unique religion which stresses the eternal battle of good versus evil, has had a larger impact than its small number of followers (100,000) would suggest. It is the religion of one man who lived some 600 years before the birth of Christ. His name was Zoroaster. The religiously fertile area of Babylonia (modern Iraq and Iran) was his home. History Zoroaster The founder of Zoroastrianism was the man Zoroaster (a Greek corruption of the old Iranian word Zarathushtra). His time and place of birth are unknown, but it is generally believed that he was born around 650 B.C. in Persia (present-day Iran). However, as Richard Cavendish observed, there is much doubt as to when and where Zoroaster was born: The early history of Zoroastrianism is much in dispute. The religion was founded by Zoroaster (the Greek form of his name, which is Zarathushtra in Persian), but it is not certain when he lived, where he lived or how much of later Zoroastrianism came from him. Tradition puts him in western Iran in the sixth century B.C., a little earlier than the Buddha in India, but it is now thought that he lived in northeastern Iran, in the area on the borders of modern Afghanistan and Turkmenistan. An alternative theory dates him much earlier, somewhere in the period from 1700 to 1500 B.C., and places him in the plains of Central Asia, perhaps before the first groups of Aryans moved south from the plains into Iran and India (Richard Cavendish, The Great Religions, New York: Arco Publishing Company, 1980, p. 125).

59. Reeti Rivaz - Parsis (Zorashtrian) The roots of zoroastrianism stretch back more than 3000 years to ancientPersia. The Zoroastrians had to flee lran (formerly Persia http://www.reetirivaz.com/chan6.asp

60. Zoroastrianism: A Short Overview zoroastrianism A Short Overview by Hannah MG Shapero Links to Sectorsof Creation zoroastrianism is the ancient religion of Persia. http://www.accessnewage.com/articles/mystic/zoroview.htm

Zoroastrianism: A Short Overview by Hannah M.G. Shapero Links to Sectors of Creation Z oroastrianism is the ancient religion of Persia. It was founded about 3500 years ago by the prophet Zarathushtra . Arising out of the polytheistic traditions of ancient India and Iran, he was one of the first monotheists in human history. Zarathushtra preached that there was one God, whom he called Ahura Mazda. Ahura means "Lord," and Mazda means "Wise," so Zoroastrians call God the "Wise Lord." Zarathushtra has been known in the West as Zoroaster, from the Greek transliteration of his name; in Persia and India he is known as Zarthosht. No one knows exactly when Zarathushtra lived. Zoroastrian tradition places him at around 600 B.C.E., but this date is thought by modern scholars to be far too late. The modern estimate of Zarathushtra's date is anywhere from 1500 to 1000 B.C.E. The basic scripture of Zoroastrianism is a set of 5 poetic songs called the Gathas , which were composed by Zarathushtra himself and have been preserved through the millennia by Zoroastrian priests. Over the years many other scriptures have accumulated around these Gathas. Much of these scriptures were destroyed by the Greek, Muslim, and Mongol invasions, but some remain. The Gathas are still the core text of the faith.They are composed in a very ancient language known as

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