Zoroastrianism

Long before the first Hebrew temple, before the birth of Christ or the mission of Muhammad, there lived in Persia a prophet to whom we owe the ideas of a single god, the cosmic struggle between good and evil, and the Apocalypse. His name was Zarathustra, and his teachings eventually held sway from t... More

The words of Zarathustra, Prophet of Ancient Iran, have come down to us across the centuries through the Gathas, seventeen hymns which he composed and which embody the core of his faith. For the first time, the background provided by the story of creation is examined and a page from an unpublished m... More

This delightful book fulfills a desire of those who wish toknow about the social and religious system of the Parsis. The Parsis are thebest educated community in Asia. In trade, commerce and industrythey have proved themselves among the most active and enterprising of people. In public spirit and ph... More

The words of Zarathushtra, Prophet of Ancient Iran, have come down to us across the centuries through The Gathas, seventeen hymns which he composed and which embody the core of his faith. Zarathushtra’s manthra-vani has powerful resonances and Zoroastrianism, the world’s oldest revealed religion... More

Unique in its combination of documentary field work, philosophical analysis, aesthetic interpretation, this study explores the aesthetic dimensions of religious ritual. Using orthodox Zoroastrian practice to develop a theory of ritual, the collaborative effort of Ron Williams, a philosopher of art, ... More