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Zoroastrian
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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1996
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Zoroastrian (XVIII),
Zarathustrian (XIX) pert. to (adherent of) the religious system of
Zoroaster,
Zarathustra (Av.
Zarathustra, Gr.
Zōrástrēs), Persian founder of the religion in the 6th cent. B.C.; see
-IAN.
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The encounter of Zoroastrianism with Islam.
Magazine article from: Philosophy East and West; 4/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...different cultures the meeting of Zoroastrianism and Islam may be one of the most dramatic...centuries some of the followers of Zoroastrianism left Iran for India, where today...difficult to describe the fate of Zoroastrianism more precisely than was done by James...
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Zoroastrianism: Its Antiquity and Constant Vigour.
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 7/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...scholarship, especially her History of Zoroastrianism, it modifies some previous positions...perhaps the greatest, scholar of Zoroastrianism. Those chapters dealing with the...describes the regional diversity of Zoroastrianism throughout history. Having dispatched...
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Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism; a short introduction.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Reference & Research Book News; 2/1/2009; 539 words
; ...9781845533205 Zarathustra and Zoroastrianism; a short introduction. Stausberg...practiced by relatively few, Zoroastrianism has nevertheless exerted considerable...disciples, the relations between Zoroastrianism and paganism, basic religious...
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FEATURE: ZOROASTRIANISM IN EXTINCTION?
News Wire article from: United Press International; 6/17/2004; 700+ words
; ...International 06-17-2004 Feature: Zoroastrianism in extinction? TEHRAN, Jun 17...eternal conflict of good and bad, Zoroastrianism is also characterized by nature worship...Iran in the 7th century A.D., Zoroastrianism lost its position as the dominant...
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Zoroastrianism.(Books)(Book Review)(Brief Review)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 1/1/2005; 379 words
; Zoroastrianism, by Paula R. Hartz (Facts On File, 2004, www.factsonfile.com) traces the history and beliefs of Zoroastrianism and tells the story of its followers' determination to carry the torch of their belief through centuries of...
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Artaxerxes, Ardasir, and Bahman. (ancient Persian King Artaxerxes II; founder of ancient Sasanian Empire; Kayanid King; three figures who influenced the development of the Zoroastrianism religion in Iran)
Magazine article from: The Journal of the American Oriental Society; 4/1/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...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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Followers of Zoroastrianism meet to discuss how best to keep their faith in the future.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 7/8/2002; 700+ words
; ...week in Chicago. One of the oldest monotheistic faiths, Zoroastrianism is also among the smallest, with an estimated 200,000...a student at the University of California at Irvine. Zoroastrianism was founded about 1800 B.C. in Persia by the prophet...
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Correcting some misperceptions about Zoroastrianism.(Commentary)(Editorials)(Letters)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 10/28/1996; 550 words
; ...numbers are indeed small, we are strongly committed to Zoroastrianism. We are well organized through a series of associations...several Web sites for anyone interested in learning about Zoroastrianism. One last comment, please: The label of "fire worshippers...
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'Facebook for Parsees' may help revive Zoroastrianism.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 8/22/2009; 650 words
; ...networking site has raised hopes of helping revive a religion: Zoroastrianism. The 3,500-year-old religion, which is on the brink...BPP), a Mumbai-based governing council that is one of Zoroastrianism's most influential seats of power. (ANI) Copyright...
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Zoroastrianism's beginnings.(Musings)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Calliope; 1/1/2005; 379 words
; ...why countries and areas act and react, the religious views of the people involved often play an even greater role. For this reason, CALLIOPE focuses one issue a year on a major world religion. This year, we chose Zoroastrianism.
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Zoroastrianism
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Zoroastrianism , religion founded by Zoroaster...many later accretions. Scriptures Zoroastrianism's scriptures are the Avesta or the...Other sources of information on Zoroastrianism are Achaemenid inscriptions, the...
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Dualism
Dictionary entry from: New Dictionary of the History of Ideas
...perhaps the most important early doctrine was Zoroastrianism (Persia, today's Iran, sixth century...earliest part of the Avesta, the sacred texts of Zoroastrianism. In Zoroastrianism, the world is the outcome of the struggle...
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God and Gods
Book article from: -Ologies and -Isms
...are two gods of equal power. 2 . Zoroastrianism. the belief in two antagonistic deities...Mazdaism the worship of Ahura Mazda in Zoroastrianism as the source of all light and good...pantheist, n. Parsiism, Parseeism the Zoroastrianism of southwest India, with rel
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Zoroastrians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...group is derived from their religion, Zoroastrianism. They constitute only 0.18 percent...d. 224 to a.d. 651) adopted Zoroastrianism as the official religion. In the...the Arab invasion, Islam replaced Zoroastrianism as the state religion, and the Zoroastrians...
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Yazd
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of the Modern Middle East and North Africa
...and has remained a stronghold of Zoroastrianism up to the present, although adherents...135,925 to 326,776. see also zoroastrianism. Bibliography Boyce, Mary. A Persian Stronghold of Zoroastrianism. Oxford, U.K.: Clarendon...
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