Dēnkard III Language Variation and the Defence of Socio-Religious Identity in the Context of Early-Islamic Iran [PDF]
The aim of the present paper is to illustrate as a case study, the linguistic and stylistic peculiarities characterizing the third book of the Dēnkard, one of the most authoritative texts in Zoroastrian Pahlavi literature (9th-10th CE). The analysis will
Terribili Gianfilippo
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This paper is an ‘interdisciplinary research’ on ‘ethics’ and ‘Iranian ancient culture and languages’ that describes ‘Zoroastrian Ethics’ by analyzing Avestan and Pahlavi texts such as AVESTA, Dēnkard (esp.
Shirzad Peik Herfeh
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The entry of the peacock motif into the art of Zoroastrian embroidery [PDF]
Zoroastrians of Iran are considered the oldest natives of Iran. After the Arab attack on Iran, they lived in Khorasan for some time and then went to Yazd and Kerman. But some of them moved to India.
Azadeh pashootanizadeh
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The presocratic philosophical legacy of ancient Greece and its influence on Zoroastrian eschatology [PDF]
The Gathas, as Zoroaster's own compositions, contain the oldest eschatological material, describing a picture of the future with a clear vision of the victory of right over wrong.
Sayyed Toufiq Hosseini
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Domain Analysis and Language Use: An Investigation of Kermani Zoroastrian Community Language [PDF]
This paper discusses the use of Persian in comparison with Dari, a dialect of Persian language used in Kerman, one of the cities of Kerman Province located in southeast Iran.
Farshid Najar Homayounfar +1 more
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A Note on Sasanian Glassware and Zoroastrian Sacred Numbers (Sasanian to Post-Sasanian Periods) [PDF]
The Sasanian Empire was one of the most important periods in ancient Iran and one that experienced flourishingof the Zoroastrian religion. As the official religion in the Sasanian to post-Sasanian period, Zoroastrianism can beunderstood better by ...
Daryoosh Akbarzadeh
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The traditional textile art "Kar O Čāle" and the narration of the "Serpent King" stories by Zoroastrian women of Iran [PDF]
In the past, the occupation of Zoroastrian men was agriculture and animal husbandry, and Zoroastrian women inherited the spinning and textile arts of previous generations, especially the Sassanid period. Women's occupations complemented men's occupations,
Azadeh pashootanizadeh
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Mantra and its function in Zoroastrianism [PDF]
Mantra and Its Function in ZoroastrianismMantra is one of Zoroastrian most essential teachings. Avestan Mantra denotes “Avesta as a sacred book,” “holy discourse,” and certain Avestan prayers whose accurate recitation is crucial.
Mojtaba Zurvani, hasan namian
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Zoroastrianism: Global or Ethnic? [PDF]
One of the most important issues in the field of religions is the universality or ethnic-racial existence of the living religions of the world in the present age.
Sayyid Mohammad Hajati shooroki +1 more
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Farzaneh Goshtasb, Āzar Kayvān: Zendegī Nāme, Āthār va ‘Aqā`ed, Tehran, 2021. [PDF]
This is a 392-page, extensive Persian book published in Tehran in November 2021. The biography, achievements, and ideologies of Azar Kayvan (1533–1618), who lived in Safavid Iran and Mughal India in the 16th and 17th centuries are covered, as the title ...
Takeshi AOKI
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