ZoroastrianismGathas Zoroaster/Zarathustra Avesta (btw. 1700 and 1500 BC) Vohu Manah (“Good Mind/Purpose”) Ahura Mazda (Ohrmazd/“Wise Lord”/God) Angra.

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ZoroastrianismGathas Zoroaster/Zarathustra Avesta (btw and 1500 BC) Vohu Manah (“Good Mind/Purpose”) Ahura Mazda (Ohrmazd/“Wise Lord”/God) Angra Mainyu (Ahriman)

BC Achaemenid Empire 331 BC Alexander the Great defeats Persians at Gaugamela, invades empire BC Seleucids rule Persia 141 BC-224 AD Arcasids (Parthians) rule Persia 224 AD Sasanians take control of Persia, establish…

Canonical version of Avesta Structures for governance of religion Reformed 365-day calendar Periodic persecutions of non-Zoroastrians

7th c. Muslims conquer Persia dhimmis 10th c. Some Zoroastrians flee Persia to Gujarat, found Parsi community 11th c. Turkish invasions of Muslim world 13th c. Mongol invasions of Muslim world 19th c. Start of major reforms in Zoroastrianism: good thoughts, good words, good deeds

Ahura Mazda vs. Angra Mainyu Spenta Mainyu (Ahura Mazda’s creative energy) Dualisms asha (good/righteousness) vs. druj (evil/deceit)

Amesha Spentas (“Holy Immortals”) Vohu Manah (Good Mind/Purpose) Asha Vahishta (Truth/Righteousness) Spenta Armaiti (Holy Devotion) Khshathra Vairya (Good Power/Right Rule) Haurvatat (Wholeness/Perfection) Ameretat (Immortality)

Bridge of the Separator daena House of Song (Heaven) House of Lies (Hell) Frasho-kereti (Frashegird, “Renovation”) yazatas (≈ angels)

Childbirth: Confinement after childbirth Ritual bath Importance of name

Navjote: btw. 7 and 15 sudreh (sacred shirt) kusti (sacred cord)

Marriage: Sensitive issue At bride’s home, evening Sacred baths, white clothes Contract, hand-tying, rings invocations, addresses, feasting

Death: Ritual preparation of body Dog to combat Druj-i-Nasush Funeral attended by men only, in white dakhma