Zarathushtra
ZARATHUSHTRA. Zarathushtra (known in the West under his Graeco-Latin name of Zoroaster) is seen by all Zoroastrians and by most modern scholars as the founder or the prophet of Zoroastria...
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Zoroaster (ca. 628 BC- ca. 551 BC) was a prophet of ancient Iran and the founder of the Iranian national religion. Zoroastrianism is ranked with Judaism, Christianity, and Islam among the higher relig...
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In the following essay, originally published in 1929, Pavry discusses the form and style of Zoroaster's Gathas and observes that according to Zoroaster's doctrines, salvation is achieved...
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In the following excerpt, Frye reviews the controversy surrounding the dating of Zoroaster and his scriptures, outlines the differences between Zoroaster's teachings and other ancient beliefs, ...
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In the essay below, Gershevitch investigates the nature of the discrepancies between the doctrines Zoroaster puts forth in the Gathas and those beliefs attributed to him in the Later Avesta.
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In the essay below, Boyce examines the way in which the veneration of fire, which served an important role in Zoroaster's teachings, was transformed by his followers to a ritual temple cult.
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Some might see the towering billboards that rise out of a centuries-old Mumbai funeral ground as a message from beyond the grave.But the signs _ which exhort motorists to "Rev up your night life" b...
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Zarathushtra
Zoroaster
Critical Essay by Jal Dastur Cursetji Pavry
An old religion says no to billboards
