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Zoroastrian Funerary Vessels from South Kazakhstan

open access: yesПоволжская археология, 2020
The paper describes two ceramic funerary vessels from Southern Kazakhstan. The first one is an oval elongated ossuary (solid, with no lid or ornamentation, on legs), discovered in the middle reaches of the Arys river.
Baitanayev Bauyrzhan A.   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sleep Disturbances Among Yazidi Survivors of the ISIS Genocide: Epidemiology, Neuropsychology, and Culturally Sensitive Interventions

open access: yesBrain and Behavior, Volume 16, Issue 6, June 2026.
The figure presents an integrative model of sleep disturbances among Yazidi survivors of the 2014 genocide perpetrated by the Islamic State (ISIS). Genocide‐related trauma, including mass violence, sexual violence, displacement, and historical trauma, is associated with sustained neurobiological dysregulation, including hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal ...
Jan Ilhan Kizilhan   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reversion, Revival, Resistance

open access: yesEntangled Religions - Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Religious Contact and Transfer
Both in Iran and India, Zoroastrian communities have traditionally possessed a strong and rigid ethno-religious identity. In recent decades, however, debates regarding the opening of the communities to converts have become increasingly significant.
Benedikt Römer
doaj   +1 more source

Totemism and Its Role in Negating Practice of Marriage among Siblings in Ancient Iran [PDF]

open access: yesزن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2014
Marriage among siblings has remained a controversial subject in the study of ancient Iranian customs and rites, especially in regard to Zoroastrianism. There have been endless debates on the existence of such a custom in ancient Iran.
Reza Satari, Marzieh Haghighi
doaj   +1 more source

Health seeking behavior study among Zoroastrian residing in Yazd

open access: yesبیمارستان, 2012
Background: People give you an idea about variety of behaviors when confronting diseases. Different factors such as age, sex, economic and social situations have effect on its.
M Mohegh   +4 more
doaj  

Cursing the daēvas as an Example of Verbal Aggression in the Zoroastrian “Declaration of Faith”?

open access: yesCracow Indological Studies
This article examines the notion of verbal aggression evident in Zoroastrian prayers. Although one may be surprised that a declaration of Zoroastrian faith, called Fravarānē (Yasna 12), begins with the words “I hate / abhor / am disgusted” instead of “I
Kinga Paraskiewicz
doaj   +1 more source

Pandemic Geographies of Home: Domestic Thresholding in Response to COVID‐19

open access: yesTransactions of the Institute of British Geographers, Volume 51, Issue 2, June 2026.
Short Abstract With the home at the forefront of political and public health responses to COVID‐19, the thresholds between domestic space and the world beyond acquired a new significance in people's everyday lives. This paper introduces the concept of ‘thresholding’ to explore the ways in which internal and external thresholds are understood and ...
Alison Blunt   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

A comparative study of temporary marriage in Zoroastrianism and Islam [PDF]

open access: yesزن در فرهنگ و هنر, 2015
In Zoroastrian law, there are several indications that denote to the temporary marriage as a legal institution and this can be compared to one law in Imami jurisprudence.
Hossein Badamchi   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Correctable or not? The case of plant epithets derived from the Elbrus/Elburs Mountains in Iran, with further notes on taxonomic grey literature

open access: yesTAXON, Volume 75, Issue 2, April 2026.
Abstract Plant name epithets (as well as names of other organisms governed by the ICN), which are derived from geographic names, are not correctable when their original spelling was intentional and based on contemporary linguistic realities, even if it is currently considered outdated.
Alexander N. Sennikov, Irina V. Belyaeva
wiley   +1 more source

Rad and Mubad in Shahnameh of Ferdowsi [PDF]

open access: yesمتن شناسی ادب فارسی, 2011
In Mazda’s tradition, gods, angels guarding the heavens and earth and any good thing created by Mazda are all entitled Rad. In most of the Zoroastrian scriptures and Pahlavi texts, Rad is also used as synonymous with Zoroastrian religious headman or ...
z Delpazir   +2 more
doaj  

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