Until about the eighth century BCE, the Persians appear to have followed a pagan tradition influenced by the ancient culture of the Indo-Iranian people of southern Russia. Then Zoroastrianism, which also originated among the Indo-Iranian people, arrived from eastern Iran where it had been the principal religion for centuries.
Minor inroads were made by Christianity and Manichaeism, but Zoroastrianism remained the principal religion of the Persians until the arrival of Islam.
Polytheism - a wide range of gods. The imperial cult was Zoroastrianism, the religion of today's Parsees.
Zoroastrianism
The way the Persians and Central Asians pronounced the name of the river Indus.
Ancient Persians followed Zoroastrianism. After the advent of Islam they converted to Islam. Those who did not embrace Islam fled to India where that religion is still practiced and they are called Parsis. Zen Avesta is their Holy book.
No religion is called old or modern religion. God religions are revealed by God and remains as assigned and commanded by God. The main religion of Persians is Islam.
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Zoroastrianism or Mazdaism.
Most Persians today are Muslim, but before the advent of Islam in Persia, most Persians were Zoroastrians.
Persians are practicing the religion of Islam.
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Most Persians today are Muslim, but before the advent of Islam in Persia, most Persians were Zoroastrians.
ancient Persians
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