Zoroastrianism

Yes they do, the zoroastrianism religion is a sacred and old religion which once was the most popular religion in the world, today it is worshipped by 200000 people worldwide and is mainly followed in India, Pakistan, Iran and other Persian areas. The zoroastrianism belief system forms the base for many modern day religions such as Islam, Christianity and judaism.

The zoroastrianism believes that when they die 4 days they reconnect their fravashi (spirit) with their urvan(soul)

The sacred scripture of the Zoroastrians is called the Vesta.

The general term would be "Zoroastrians." In India and Pakistan they may be called Iranis and Parsis which are the names of the major Zoroastrian ethnic groups there.

An old term is Gabrs that today has a pejorative meaning used for all non Muslims but in earlier history had not any derogative connotation.

Zoroaster was a religious reformer of ancient Persia (now Iran) and the founder of the Pre-Islamic religion of Zoroastrianism,

Zoroaster was a religious reformer of ancient Persia (now Iran) and the founder of the Pre-Islamic religion of Zoroastrianism,

It is not known exactly where about and when Zoroaster was born. He was definitely born befor stablishmennt of Persian empire.and after the separation of arian group to east and west branch western group known as present Iranians eastern one Indians

U mean what's the Vice Lords initiation? sounds like ur tryna get into the Vice Lords gang u wanting to know how to get initiated and what not(nothing wrong with being in a gang), but if u wanna be a Vice Lord why not hit the streets and ask around for some Vice Lords(Seriously) and get put onto a set.

Zoroastrianism seems to be pragmatic, possibly ' khrafstars' like insects, ants were seen as deadly for hygienic reasons. Cleanliness was very important.

Maybe that's why khrafstars that were seen as turned to benificial by 'the creator of good'

---- Salvation is not important to the people who practice Zoroastrianism. Or you could just ask SWOPE ----

Zoroastrianism has had very little direct impact on the world. Since the advent of Islam, the religion has dwindled to a small community represented in Iran, India and Pakistan, with a small diaspora throughout the world.

Zoroastrianism's main inlfuence on the world is its apparent influence on Jewish, Christian and Islamic beliefs. On that view, Zoroastrianism has had a profound effect across the entire world.

As per the book "Christ More Powerful: Analogies of Christ in Non-Christian Religions"

By Stewart Snook, Zoroastrianism was influenced by Hinduism. In fact, the founder of Zoroastrainism, "zarthustra" or "zoroaster" is predicted in the book "bhavishya purana", of Hindus as well.

And the religions that Zoroastrianism has influenced was Judaism, who would later influence Christianity, islam.

Zoroastrianism differed from previous religions in that it introduced a concrete morality. It is thought that this was the first known religion to speak of good and evil and the struggle between the two.

Zoroastrians where the precursors of the modern day Parsis who mostly reside in India; having migrated there during the Muslim incursions into Persia ( present day Iran).

Zoroastrianism was the religion of Iran (Persia) before Islam. It was founded in Persia around the 6th century BC out of the teachings of a religious philosopher called Zoroaster. It influenced Christianity, Judaism and Islam

It is not precisely known, but the Hebrew word suggests they were bullies of some sort. They were probably also large in build and stature. Some have suggested they were also demon-possessed. Others have suggested they were angels; however, angels are sexless beings so that is improbable.

If you want a book about the Parsis religion, look for "The Parsis Religion" by Ed. Vol. or "Parsis in India" by J B Sharma.There are books written by Masani Rustam, S A Kapadia, Martin Haug and Ganpatrao Navalkar

The Holy Book, or equivalent of our Bible, is called the Zend Avesta. This is very tightly regulated and copies, translations, are kept out of the hands of the (Profane) the Zoroastrians do not have anything analogous to Mission societies. Among other things there are traces of Fire Worship and also a belief in some sects at least that Mankind evolved under a Red Sun.

The founding date and location of Zoroastrianism are hotly debated. The likely location is somewhere to the north of Iran, with Azerbaijan and Afghanistan both being commonly suggested. The religion is assumed to have spread quickly through the Iranic peoples of this region, however this left little archaeological evidence.

After the Persian conquest of Babylon, Zoroastrianism spread into Mesopotamia. However, the Persians were never interested in supplanting other religions, and while their religion never came to dominate the remainder of the Near East, there came to be populations practicing Zoroastrianism west into Anatolia. These populations were used as excuses for Sassanian expansion, and oppressed by the Christian Byzantines after the Roman-Persian wars took on religious aspects.

The Iranic peoples to the north of Persia, the Sogdians, had spread Zoroastrianism and a mixed Zoroastrianism-Buddhism along the Silk Road. This moved into China and apparently took root in the north, but suffered massively under the Tang dynasty's huge repression effort against foreign religions lead by Emperor Wuzong. It's undecided when exactly Zoroastrianism died out in China after this, some claim it lasted in some form until the Song dynasty.

After the Muslim conversion of Central Asia, Zoroastrianism shrank from the region until many religious buildings in for instance Uzbekistan were left abandoned after around the 1300s-1400s.

During the Achaemenid Persian empire Zoroastrianism made some movements in Pakistan towards India, however this quickly became a multi-religious region balancing Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Hinduism. This balance finally fell under the Greek successor states Greek Bactria and Greek India, which became massive promoters of Buddhism and created the mixed form Buddhist art that is now so familiar.

After the Muslim conquest of Persia, many Persians migrated to Pakistan and India, to escape persecution. The Zoroastrians of Pakistan and India are known as Parsis, with newer migrants known as Iranis. A small Zoroastrian community remains in Iran, and there is a world-wide diaspora.

They have various religious and social practices as does any religion. the basic ritual book is called the Zend Avesta ( do not confuse with Zen Buddhism) Solar and Fire worship figure prominently among the Zoroastrians. The religion is most widely practiced in parts of India. ( in modern times).

I recommend looking at the Church's website, especially the page on the Related Link below.

There is no 'modern version' of Zoroastrianism, it si still being practised as a religon even now.

Nietzsche didn't live at the time when Hitler rose to public so he didn't have a change to comment Hitler's actions. It is although well-known that Nietzsche was strongly against Anti-Semitism and Pan-Germanism, two main principles of the Nazi ideology, so there is a high change he would have opposed Hitler. If Nietzsche wouldn't have been against Hitler, he would have opposed at least the Nazis, who meet Nietzsche's definition of "herd" (a group of "slaves" who can't become "masters" themselves).

The Gathas are 17 great hymns which the prophet, Zarathushtra, composed in an ancient dialect not known outside the Gathas and a few other ancient texts. The rest of the surviving avesta consists of liturgical texts preserved in various later stages of the same language (but not in exactly the same dialect), known collectively as the 'Younger Avesta', although some of the matter is extremely old. Zarathushtra's teachings were handed down orally from generation to generation until committed to writing under the Sasanians The Vendidad, or 'Law against demons', is a compilation of scattered traditions in the form of questions and answers between Zoroaster and Ahura Mazda. From internal evidence, it appears to have been written down in the Parthian period.