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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The Impact of Zoroastrian Cultural-Religious Services on the Development of Iranian-Islamic Civilization [PDF]
No civilization is created in a void. Every civilization has its own heritage and has a substantial relationship with it. In essence, what is left from a past plays a decisive role in shaping the future.
Elahe Ziaei +3 more
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What to think of Dumezil's tripartite approach of Indo-European cosmologies? [PDF]
The paper analyzes the tripartite approach of Indo-European cosmologies once proposed by Georges Dumezil (1898-1986). The first part describes what Dumezil proposed, and then the second part tries to assess the relevancy and limitations of the tripartite
Fournet, A.
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Investigation of Soroush's Concept in Avestan and Pahlavi Literature [PDF]
Surūsh (Av. Səraoša), as one of the most venerated deities in Zoroastrian religion, holds a special position in the hierarchy of Zoroastrian deities. Surūsh is one of the few among Zoroastrian deities who are attested in the Gathas.
میترا آقامحمدحسنی +1 more
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Examining the Role of Social Factors in the Extinction of Behdini Dialect in Kerman, and an Attempt to Rescue it [PDF]
Language shows the past and the identity of a people. However, many minority languages have disappeared or do not have a chance to survive under the influence of official languages.
Armita Farahmand
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Endowments of Arbab Rostam Giv and Their Role in the Social and Cultural Development of Iranian Zoroastrians (Case study: Second Pahlavi period) [PDF]
IntroductionConsidering the importance of charity and benevolent acts as one of the most prominent religious-ethical teachings of all religions including Mazdaism, since the Qajar period and following the Persians' decision to improve their conditions ...
Elham Malekzadeh, Anis Sajjadi
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Fasts, feasts, and festivals in diabetes: Glycemic management during Parsi rituals
The article is one in the series of articles related to glycaemic management in festivals across all religions in India. The article discusses issues in glycaemic management among Parsi culture, which represent a small but ever important group of Indian ...
Ameya S Joshi +4 more
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Did the Āẕar Kaivānīs Know Zoroastrian Middle Persian Sources?
The Āẕar Kaivānīs, a syncretistic religious school in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, combined elements from Islam, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism and Ešrāqī philosophy.
Kianoosh Rezania
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The Evolution of the Meaning of “Dūsh” in the Thoughts of Khayyam, Sanai, and Hafez [PDF]
Khayyam, Sanai, and Hafez are three great poets and thinkers with different philosophical orientations. Although all the three poets are deeply rooted in Iranian Islamic culture, they have also been influenced by the pre-Islamic Iranian culture and ...
Ali Mohammad Moazzeni, Ameneh Rajabi
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The religion whose adherents call themselves “Worshippers of Mazda,” the Wise God, and which we commonly name after its founder Zoroastrianism, is in many ways of peculiar interest. It is the only monotheistic religion of Indo-European origin, as Judaism is the one independent Semitic monotheism.
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