Videos
Here a link to short clip about Zoroastrianism from PBS Religion & Ethics Newsweekly and below is a good twitter thread about the religion on the ocassion of the release of the movie about Freddie Mercury and Queen.
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Being Zoroastrian from Kainaz Amaria on Vimeo.
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Readings
- New York Times: Zoroastrians keep the Faithm and Keep Dwindling
- Christianity Today: Christianity, Islam and Judaism got their belief from Zoroastrianism.
- Religion News Service: Freddy Mercury's Family Faith; The Ancient Religion of Zoroastrianism
- BBC: Why India's Wealthy Parsi Community is Dying
- Washington Post: The ancient Persian god that may be at the heart of ‘Game of Thrones’
- Atlantic Magazine: Dating to Save Your Tiny Religion From Extinction
How a simple symbolconnects jesus, buddha, and appolo
Read the essay here " The halo: A symbol that spread around the world" and learn how the Zoraostrian god, Mithra, first used a halo and how that halo became a part of iconography throuughout Afro-Eurasia.