- Zoroastrianism - Wikipedia
Zoroastrianism (Persian: دین زرتشتی Dīn-e Zartoshtī), also called Mazdayasnā (Avestan: 𐬨𐬀𐬰𐬛𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬯𐬥𐬀) or Beh-dīn (بهدین), is an Iranian religion centred on the Avesta and the teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, who is more commonly referred to by the Greek translation, Zoroaster (Greek: Ζωροάστρις Zōroastris)
- Zoroastrianism | Definition, Beliefs, Founder, Holy Book, Facts . . .
Zoroastrianism, ancient pre-Islamic religion of Iran with both monotheistic and dualistic elements that likely influenced the other major religions, including in angelology and eschatology Zoroastrian communities still exist in Iran and in India, where they are known as Parsis
- Zoroastrianism: History, definition, founder beliefs
Zoroastrianism is defined as a monotheistic pre-Islamic religion that emerged in ancient Persia around the 6th century BC Established by the Persian prophet Zoroaster (also known as Zartosht or Zarathustra), Zoroastrianism has Ahura Mazda as the supreme deity and creator of everything in the universe
- Zoroastrianism for Beginners - Learn Religions
Zoroastrianism is arguably the world’s oldest monotheistic religion It centers on the words of the prophet Zarathushtra, called Zoroaster by the ancient Greeks, and focuses worship upon Ahura Mazda, the Lord of Wisdom
- The history of the Zoroastrians
Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest known monotheistic religions, traces its origins to ancient Persia, present-day Iran The faith was founded by the prophet Zoroaster (or Zarathustra) in the early second millennium BCE
- Before Christianity, Judaism and Islam, There Was Zoroastrianism . . .
Zoroastrianism is the world's oldest surviving monotheistic religion and, many scholars think, the original source of religious conceptions of heaven, hell, Satan and Judgment Day in Judaism, Christianity and Islam
- Zoroastrianism in Iran - Wikipedia
Zoroastrianism is considered to be the oldest religion still practiced in Iran It is an Iranian religion that emerged around the 2nd millennium BCE, spreading through the Iranian plateau and eventually gaining official status under the Achaemenid Empire in the 6th century BCE It remained the Iranian state religion until the 7th century CE, when the Arab conquest of Persia resulted in the
- Zoroastrianism - Simple English Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zoroastrianism was the state religion of the Persian Empire starting in the 6th century BC, including the Sassanid dynasty Some historians believe that the Three Wise Men (Magi) who visited Jesus after he was born were Zoroastrian priests
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