A Comparative Study of the Concept of “Zat,” in Yarsan Kurdish Literature with “Tajalli,” and “Khvarenah” in Persian Literature by Alinazar Nazari Tavirani, Saed Emami

“…These three concepts, despite their differences, are shown to be three variations of a single quality in Zoroastrianism, Islamic mysticism and Yarsanism respectively. …”
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Priscian of Lydia and his Solutiones ad Chosroem An introduction, translation from the Greek into Russian and notes by Eugene Abdullaev

“…The Solutiones, namely their arguments on immortality of the soul, are considered in two contexts: of the Neoplatonic ‘psychology’ and of the theological speculations in the late Sassanian Zoroastrianism. Based on the proposed dating of the Solutiones, the author critically reviewed Agathias Histories 2.28, 30–31 on the Persian ‘exodus’ of Priscian and his colleagues. …”
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Empires of faith in late antiquity histories of art and religion from India to Ireland

“…This book reveals the rewards of exploring the relationship between art and religion in the first millennium, and the particular problems of comparing the visual cultures of different emergent and established religions of the period in Eurasia - Buddhism, Hinduism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity and the pagan religions of the Roman world. …”

Iranian Religious-political Development in Light of Three Epochal Transformations Bahman Khodadadi by Bahman Khoadadadi

“…The invasion of the Arabs, the rise of Safavids, and the Islamic Revolution, respectively, changed the religion of the Iranians from Zoroastrianism to Islam, made Shiite Islam the official religion in the whole of Iran, and established the theocratic state based on Shiism. …”
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The Value of Time for Daharis by Yahya Solati Cheshmemahi, Hossein Kalbasi Ashtari

“…This religious belief is a deviant belief system of Zoroastrianism which, through trimming mythological and metaphysical elements, believed in an absolute beginning named Zorvan. …”
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THE STRUGGLE BETWEEN NESTORIANS AND MONOPHYSITES: BARSAUMA’S ACTIVITY by HOVHANNES KHORIKYAN

“…It was the creed of the merchants, the class who sought independency and confronted Zoroastrianism in Iran. The Armenian Church, being national in nature, had an intolerant position against the Byzantine church and Barsauma. …”
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DÜRZiLiGiN FELSEFi VE DiNi ARKAPLANI by Ahmet Baglıoglu

“…oped same religious currents and thoughts already available in Jsmai/ism such as Hermetic thought, Neo-Piatonism, Gnosticism, the Breılıren of Purity, Manicheism, lndian Plıilosophy and Zoroastrianism and brought the m loge/her in Jsmailism, thus putting fonıoard a new .faith. …”
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An Anthology of Philosophy in Persia. From the School of Illumination to Philosophical Mysticism / by Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, editor 266192, Aminrazavi, Mehdi, 1957- editor 652142

“…From the time Zoroaster brought the Gathas, the sacred scripture of Zoroastrianism, until today, it has had a philosophical tradition comprising diverse schools and various languages including Avestan and Pahlavi as well as Arabic and Persian. …”

Иудаизм, христианство, ислам в хазарском каганате по археологическим данным (краткий обзор) by Valerii Flyorov

“…It is also specified in the summary that no evidence of Zoroastrianism was found on the territory of the Khazar Khaganate. …”
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The Influence of Culture and Civilization of Pre-Islamic era in the spread of “Chivalry” by Amir Hossien Madani

“…Yet, the most influential contribution to historical influences belongs to the Sassanid dynasty, since Zoroastrianism, Manichaeism, and Mithraism had better opportunity to grow in this very period.…”
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The religious course of Makran from the beginning to the domination of Sunni religion by raziyeh shoja

“…Before the advent of Islam, domination was with Buddhism and Zoroastrianism. In the year 24 AH, with the arrival of Muslim conquerors, Islam found its way there. …”
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Zoroastranisme en die ontstaan van apokaliptiese denke by Marius Nel

“…Zoroastrianism and the origin of apocalyptic thinking Where and how did apocalyptic thought originate? …”
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Dynamics, Stability & Tradition: The Role of the Religions of Iranian Speakers in Central and Eastern Asia by Yukiyo Kasai

“…The Iranian speakers adhered to Buddhism, Christianity (Church of the East), Islam, Manichaeism, or Zoroastrianism. Some kept the religious practices of their homeland in these newly established colonies, while others converted to the local dominant religions. …”
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Considerazioni storico-linguistiche e storico-religiose intorno ai nomi dei Magi evangelici: Prolegomena alla redazione di un Namenbuch by Antonio Panaino

“…The present articles offers a wide-ranging conspectus of the traditions concerning their names in the framework of the different Christian traditions.   KEYWORDS: Magi, Zoroastrianism, Christian propaganda, Early Christianity, Gospels…”
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Patronage and philanthropy: Prize medals of the Parsi Community of Mumbai by Bhandare, S

“…The Parsis of Bombay (now Mumbai) owe their origins to a distant past – they follow Zoroastrianism, probably the world’s oldest apostolic religion which has roots in ancient Iran. …”

A Study of the Views of Tarikh al-Ya'qubi on Mani and Manichaeism by ابوالقاسم اسماعیل پور, ناهید مهرافروز

“…This ritual was a compilation of various thoughts including Christianity, Gnostic views, old Babylonian beliefs, Buddhist philosophy, and Iranian Zoroastrian and non-Zoroastrian beliefs that reached the Islamic era. …”
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An Analysis of the Zagrosian Authenticity of Kāwa and Ḍaḥḥāk’s Narration by Najmeddin Jabari

“…In its course, this mythical narrative saw metamorphosis and accepted newer elements, especially from Zoroastrianism, and in the final processing, it made use of Shahnamahs.…”
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A systematic assessment of 'Axial Age' proposals using global comparative historical evidence by Mullins, D, Hoyer, D, Collins, C, Currie, T, Feeney, K, Francois, P, Savage, P, Whitehouse, H, Turchin, P

“…This period is said to have witnessed an ‘axial’ or ‘pivotal’ transformation in the relationship between rulers and ruled and laws and customs together with the emergence of a new form of moralising religion and ideology, as manifested in Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Judaism, Platonism, and Zoroastrianism. Much Axial Age scholarship attempts to characterize these changes, starting with the argument that numerous major religious figures promoting similar moralizing and equity-promoting ideologies emerged at roughly the same time in a handful of arguably disconnected societies, ultimately morphing into some of the world's most widespread ideologies. …”

On the issue of the development of religious tourism in the Republic of Dagestan by A. A. Abasova

“…In view of the fact that paganism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity were practiced on the territory of modern Dagestan before the spread of Islam, cult objects associated with these religions have been preserved. …”
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Mythological analysis of six stories of Kurdish chronology rituals among the Sanjābi, Kalhor and Gorān tribes by zahra jamshidi

“…According to research, Kurdish oral chronology is heavily influenced by fetishism, Mithraism, Zoroastrianism and common beliefs in Mesopotamia. In this chronology, the year has three hundred and sixty days and four seasons, but due to the importance of the spring season for rural people, most rituals are specific to this season; Especially the beginning of spring, which coincides with the fifteenth of Bahman of the Jalali calendar. …”
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