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Zoroastrianism has played a significant role in the development of the world's major religions. A tiny world-wide community of Zoroastrians still exists: a small group lives in Iran; others, commonly known as Parsees, are found on the west coast of India; and Zoroastrians from both Iran and... read more
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A tiny ethno-religious community of Zoroastrians (also known as Mazdayasnians, or Mazda-worshippers) profess to follow today the faith once propagated by their prophet, Zoroaster, who lived and taught in ancient Persia (modern Iran) sometime before the rise of the Achaemenid dynasty (ca. 550 BCE - precise dates for Zoroaster are unknown).
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- S. A. Nigosian (Author)
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