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zoroastrianism
n system of religion founded in Persia in the 6th century BC by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil)
Recovering Submerged Worlds Peter Brown The Throne of Adulis: Red Sea Wars on the Eve of Islam by G.W. Bowersock Empires in Collision in Late Antiquity by G.W. Bowersock The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism by Patricia Crone While the idiosyncrasy of post-Islamic Iran has been amply acknowledged by modern scholars, the Christian communities of what became the Arabic-speaking ...
July 13, 2013 - New York Review of Books
Laurie Ferguson in Cultural Heritage News Norouz means 'new day' in Persian and has been celebrated for more than 3000 years by people from many countries and faiths, such as Zoroastrianism,Mr. Ferguson said.