EncyclopediaZoroastrianismZoroastrianism (zô"rōăs'trēunizum) [key], religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. Sections in this article: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved. More on Zoroastrianism from Fact Monster:
- ZOROASTRIANISM - Zarathustra lived around the 13th century BCE in Iran. He taught that people should choose between the opposing forces of good and evil. His teachings
- Zoroastrianism: Bibliography - Bibliography See M. N. Dhalla, Zoroastrian Theology (1914, repr. 1972) and History of ...
- Zoroastrianism: History - History The religion's priests, successors to the pre-Zoroastrian Magi, acquired great power by ...
- Zoroastrianism: Scriptures - Scriptures Zoroastrianism's scriptures are the Avesta or the Zend Avesta [Pahlavi avesta=law, ...
- Avesta, Zoroastrian scriptures - Avesta: Avesta: see Zoroastrianism.
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