A newly discovered Persian variety: the case of “Zoroastrian Persian” [PDF]
Orientalia Suecana, 2020 Using a corpus of contemporary Yazdi Zoroastrian oral literature, this article demonstrates that the Persian dialect found in many Zoroastrian songs is different from both Standard Persian and local (Yazdi) Persian.
Chams Bernard
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Postnatal Care Utilisation Among Adolescent Mothers in India: A Pooled Cross-Sectional Study of NFHS-4 and NFHS-5. [PDF]
Public Health ChallPostnatal care utilisation among adolescent mothers in India increased substantially between NFHS‐4 and NFHS‐5. However, significant socio‐economic and regional inequalities persist, with antenatal care utilisation and facility delivery strongly predicting postnatal care uptake, highlighting the importance of strengthening continuity of maternal ...
Singh A +4 more
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Farzaneh Goshtasb, Āzar Kayvān: Zendegī Nāme, Āthār va ‘Aqā`ed, Tehran, 2021. [PDF]
حکمت معاصر, 2022 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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Investigation of Soroush's Concept in Avestan and Pahlavi Literature [PDF]
مطالعات ادیان و عرفان تطبیقی, 2018 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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What to think of Dumezil's tripartite approach of Indo-European cosmologies? [PDF]
Archaeoastronomy and Ancient Technologies, 2020 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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Examining the Role of Social Factors in the Extinction of Behdini Dialect in Kerman, and an Attempt to Rescue it [PDF]
مجله مطالعات ایرانی, 2017 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]
مطالعات وقف و امور خیریه, 2023 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
Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2015 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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Induced abortion in the world: 1. Perception of abortion throughout the centuries and by religions. [PDF]
Int J Gynaecol ObstetAbstract Induced abortion has religious, moral, and cultural dimensions that place it at the center of major ethical debates. The interest of women caught in the middle of this never‐ending controversy requires that a dialogue replaces current confrontation.
Benagiano G +4 more
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Harvard Theological Review, 1912 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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