Zoroastrianism category: 30 books
Zoroastrianism
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2014
Zoroastrianism is one of the world's great ancient religions. In present-day Iran, significant communities of Zoroastrians (who take their name from the founder of the faith, the remarkable religious reformer Zoroaster) still practise the rituals and teach the moral precepts that once undergirded...
by Associate Professor Jenny Rose
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 18, 2011
The significance of the Zoroastrian religion in the development of the history of thought is often only mentioned in passing, or is completely overlooked. Zoroastrianism has developed over a span of at least three thousand years, with roots in a common Indo-Iranian culture and mythology, then becoming...
by John W. Waterhouse
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: May 31, 2013
Contents Include Zoroaster Himself The Mission and Ministry of the Prophet The Scriptures of Zoroastrianism Doctrine of Man Developments and Contacts
by Kersee Kabraji
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 8, 2015
As a Strong believer in the moral value of all major religions and as an advocate of interfaith understanding and religious harmony, I congratulate Mr Kabraji on his effort. His Holiness Dalai Lama Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed world-religions, and it has probably had more influence...
The Sih-Rozag in Zoroastrianism
A Textual and Historico-Religious Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: January 10, 2014
Focusing on the Avestan and Pahlavi versions of the Sīh-rōzag, a text worshipping Zoroastrian divine entities, this book explores the spiritual principles and physical realities associated with them.
Introducing the book is an overview of the structural, linguistic and historico-religious...
by Prods Oktor Skjaervo
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
The Zoroastrian Flame
Exploring Religion, History and Tradition
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
Zoroastrianism has always commanded interest way beyond the circles of its actual adherents. Its unbroken history, remarkable texts and distinctive beliefs span three millennia, making it one of the world's most venerable faiths. For many centuries, from the birth of the religion late in the second...
The Daēva Cult in the Gāthās
An Ideological Archaeology of Zoroastrianism
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2015
Addressing the question of the origins of the Zoroastrian religion, this book argues that the intransigent opposition to the cult of the daēvas, the ancient Indo-Iranian gods, is the root of the development of the two central doctrines of Zoroastrianism: cosmic dualism and eschatology (fate of the...
The Inner Fire
Faith, Choice, and Modern-day Living in Zoroastrianism
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
Zoroastrianism might be a fast-declining religion in today’s world, but what is remarkable is its eternal enigma. It is hard to believe that the hymns of the faith have travelled down to us in accurate form and poetic metre, purely through the memory of generations of priests. Zarathustra, the founder...
Original Magic
The Rituals and Initiations of the Persian Magi
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2017
A complete guide to the theory, practice, and history of Mazdan magic, the first organized system of magic
• Provides a complete curriculum of magical study and initiation centered on exercises keyed to the sacred Zoroastrian calendar
• Details advanced magical rituals and practices...
The Teachings of Zoroaster
and the Philosophy of the Parsi Religion
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2019
**** PREMIUM EBOOK WITH BEAUTIFUL LAYOUT ****
ZOROASTRIANISM is a religion much commented upon by a few enthusiastic oriental scholars, and less understood by the general public. Out of the millions of believers of this faith in the bygone ages, there now remains a handful of devout followers,...
Minority Religions in Europe and the Middle East
Mapping and Monitoring
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2018
Minority religions, not only New Religious Movements, are explored in this innovative book including the predicament of ancient religions such as Zoroastrianism, ‘old new’ religions such as Baha’i, and traditional religions that are minorities elsewhere. The book is divided into two parts: the...
An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia, Vol. 5
From the School of Shiraz to the Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: November 17, 2014
Persia is home to one of the few civilizations in the world that has had a continuous tradition of philosophical thought lasting more than two and a half millennia. From the time Zoroaster brought the Gathas, the sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism, until today, it has had a philosophical tradition...
THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF YOGI
BONUS EDITION
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2019
HE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF YOGI
BONUS EDITION
This is an autobiography of a Yogi is an autobiography of Paramahansa Yogananda (January 5, 1893–March 7, 1952) first published in 1946. Paramahansa Yogananda was born Mukunda Lal Ghosh in Gorakhpur, India, in a Bengali family.
Autobiography of a Yogi...