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Zoroastrianism

(Encyclopedia)Zoroastrianism zôˌrōăsˈtrēənĭzəm, religion founded by Zoroaster, but with many later accretions. The religion's priests, successors to the pre-Zoroastrian Magi, acquired great power by thei...

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(Encyclopedia)bibliography. The listing of books is of ancient origin. Lists of clay tablets have been found at Nineveh and elsewhere; the library at Alexandria had subject lists of its books. Modern bibliography b...

Mazdaism

(Encyclopedia)Mazdaism: see Zoroastrianism.

Ahriman

(Encyclopedia)Ahriman äˈrĭmən [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ormazd

(Encyclopedia)Ormazd ôrˈməzd [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ormuzd

(Encyclopedia)Ormuzd ôrˈməzd [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Gathas

(Encyclopedia)Gathas gāˈtäz [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Ahura Mazdah

(Encyclopedia)Ahura Mazdah äˈho͝orə măzˈdə [key]: see Zoroastrianism. ...

Zoroaster

(Encyclopedia)Zoroaster zōrˈōăsˌtər [key], c.628 b.c.–c.551 b.c., religious teacher and prophet of ancient Persia, founder of Zoroastrianism. Zoroaster, the name by which he is ordinarily known, is derived ...

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