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Zoroastrianism.

Zoroastrianism.

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 Zoroastrianism, one of the world's oldest organized religions, centers on the teachings of the prophet Zarathustra (Zoroaster) and emphasizes the duality of good and evil, with Ahura Mazda as the supreme deity.Copyright Zoroastrianism Spirituality World
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  • 11. Western references to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.

    11. Western references to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.
    Jun 30 2025
    11. Western references to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.
    In the modern era.
    An early reference to Zoroaster in English literature occur in the writings of the physician-philosopher Sir Thomas Browne who asserted in his Religio Medici (1643):
    I believe, besides Zoroaster, there were divers that writ before Moses, who notwithstanding have suffered the common fate of time.
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    2 mins
  • 10. Western references to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.

    10. Western references to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.
    Jun 30 2025
    10. Western references to Zoroaster and Zoroastrianism.
    In classical antiquity.
    The Greeks—in the Hellenistic sense of the term—had an understanding of Zoroaster as expressed by Plutarch, Diogenes Laertius, and Agathias that saw him, at the core, to be the "prophet and founder of the religion of the Iranian peoples," Beck notes that "the rest was mostly fantasy". Zoroaster was set in the ancient past, six to seven millennia before the Common Era, and was described as a king of Bactria or a Babylonian (or teacher of Babylonians), and with a biography typical of a Neopythagorean sage, i.e. having a mission preceded by ascetic withdrawal and enlightenment. However, at first mentioned in the context of dualism, in Moralia, Plutarch presents Zoroaster as "Zaratras," not realizing the two to be the same, and he is described as a "teacher of Pythagoras".
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    9 mins
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