- Zoroaster - Wikipedia
According to Zoroastrian tradition, Zoroaster was trained as a priest from a young age and, around age 30, experienced a divine revelation introducing him to Ahura Mazda, the Wise Lord, and the dualism of truth (asha) versus deception (druj)
- Zoroastrianism | Definition, Beliefs, Founder, Holy Book, Facts . . .
Zoroastrianism was founded in Persia in the 6th century BCE by the priest Zarathustra, known to the Greeks as Zoroaster Zarathustra reformed existing Persian polytheism with his teachings about the highest god, Ahura Mazdā, and his primeval clash with Angra Mainyu, the Destructive Spirit
- Zarathustra - World History Encyclopedia
Zarathustra (also given as Zoroaster, Zartosht, Zarathustra Spitama, l c 1500-1000 BCE) was the Persian priest-turned-prophet who founded the religion of Zoroastrianism
- Who Was Zoroaster and How Did He Gain Religious Followers?
Zoroaster was a prophet of ancient Persia, whose teachings laid the foundation for the religion known as Zoroastrianism, which largely dominated the land of Iran until the arrival of Islam after the fall of the Sassanian Empire
- Zoroastrianism - HISTORY
The prophet Zoroaster (Zarathrustra in ancient Persian) is regarded as the founder of Zoroastrianism, which is arguably the world’s oldest monotheistic faith
- Zoroaster: Biography, Teachings, Religion, Legacy
Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, was an ancient Persian prophet and founder of Zoroastrianism, one of the world’s oldest monotheistic religions Although the exact dates of his life are uncertain, he is traditionally believed to have lived sometime between 1500 and 600 BCE
- Zoroaster - New World Encyclopedia
Zoroaster may have emanated from the old school of Median Magi and appeared first among the Medes as the prophet of a new faith, but met with sacerdotal opposition and turned eastward
- Zoroastrianism - WorldAtlas
Zoroastrianism, an ancient pre-Islamic religion from Iran, centers on the Avesta and teachings of Zarathushtra Spitama, also known as Zoroaster Its followers worship Ahura Mazda as the supreme deity and face the evil spirit Angra Mainyu in a dualistic battle between good and evil
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