Zoroastrian Faith
Title | Zoroastrian Faith PDF eBook |
Author | Solomon Alexander Nigosian |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 168 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Zoroastrianism |
ISBN | 0773511334 |
A survey of Zoroastrianism's role in the development of the world's religions. Explores Zoroaster's life and work, describes the sacred writings and religious documents of the faith, and analyzes the basic Zoroastrian beliefs and their influence on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Zoroastrians
Title | Zoroastrians PDF eBook |
Author | Mary Boyce |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 284 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Parsees |
ISBN | 9780415239028 |
Zoroastrianism is of enormous importance in the history of religions. It became the state religion of the three great Iranian empires and influenced other world faiths: northern Buddhism and Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed
Title | Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Rose |
Publisher | A&C Black |
Pages | 220 |
Release | 2011-08-18 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1441149503 |
The significance of the Zoroastrian religion in the development of the history of thought is often only mentioned in passing, or is completely overlooked. Zoroastrianism has developed over a span of at least three thousand years, with roots in a common Indo-Iranian culture and mythology, then becoming part of imperial Iranian ideology within an Ancient Near Eastern setting, and emerging in variant forms in western and central Asia in late antiquity. The religion continues as a living faith for an estimated 130 - 150,000 adherents in the world. Most Zoroastrians if asked, 'In a nutshell, what do Zoroastrians believe?' would begin their answer with the moral maxim: 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.' Zoroastrianism: A Guide for the Perplexed takes this foundational trifold ethic as the framework for its three main chapters. The book presents a comprehensive study of the religion through its focus on the questions that perplexed seekers might ask of a Zoroastrian concerning ideology and ethics; current discussions of 'text' and 'author'; and the putting-into-practice of the religion.
Faith & philosophy of Zoroastrianism
Title | Faith & philosophy of Zoroastrianism PDF eBook |
Author | Meena Iyer |
Publisher | Gyan Publishing House |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 9788178357249 |
Preface 1. Zoroastrianism: An Introduction 2. History 3. Philosophy 4. Concept of God 5. Main Figures 6. Scriptures 7. Teachings 8. Moral Value System 9. Movements 10. Reformers 11. Major Sects 12. Demographic Propagation 13. Socio-Political Influence 14. Religious Rituals and Traditions 15. Society 16. Festivals 17. Religious Places 18. Art and Iconograpby 19. Zoroastrianism in Modern World BibliographyIndex.
The Zoroastrian Faith
Title | The Zoroastrian Faith PDF eBook |
Author | Solomon Alexander Nigosian |
Publisher | McGill-Queen's Press - MQUP |
Pages | 172 |
Release | 1993 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 9780773511446 |
Zoroastrian history, teachings, scriptures etc.
Zoroastrianism
Title | Zoroastrianism PDF eBook |
Author | Jenny Rose |
Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
Pages | 329 |
Release | 2014-04-02 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 0857719718 |
Zoroastrianism is one of the world's great ancient religions. In present-day Iran, significant communities of Zoroastrians (who take their name from the founder of the faith, the remarkable religious reformer Zoroaster) still practise the rituals and teach the moral precepts that once undergirded the officially state-sanctioned faith of the mighty Sasanian empire. Beyond Iran, the Zoroastrian disapora is significant especially in India, where the Gujurati-speaking community of exiles from post-Sasanian Iran call themselves 'Parsis'. But there are also significant Zoroastrian communities to be found elsewhere, such as in the USA, Britain and Canada, where western cultural contexts have shaped the religion in intriguing ways and directions. This new, thorough and wide-ranging introduction will appeal to anyone interested in discovering more about the faith that bequeathed the contrasting words 'Magi' and 'magic', and whose adherents still live according to the code of 'Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds.' The central Zoroastrian concept that human beings are continually faced with a choice between the path of 'good' and 'evil', represented by the contrasting figures of Ahura Mazda and Ahriman, inspired thinkers as diverse as Voltaire, Mozart and Nietzsche. Jenny Rose shows why Zoroastrianism remains one of the world's most inspiring and perennially fascinating systems of ethics and belief.
Zoroastrianism
Title | Zoroastrianism PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Clark |
Publisher | Liverpool University Press |
Pages | 225 |
Release | 1998-01-01 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 1836241410 |
This introduction to Zoroastrianism presents it as a living faith, with a coherent theology and an ethic of good thoughts, good words and good deeds. The text also contains a glossary of Zoroastrian terms.