Zoroastrianism
- Binding: Hardcover
- Publisher: Facts on File
- Publish date: 08/01/1999
Description:
This engaging series is the first to offer young adults a concise, completely current, and very readable survey of the world's great religions. Each volume describes where a particular religion is practiced, its central beliefs and rituals, its contributions to world civilizations, and an analysis of how it has spread through immigration and conversion.
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Young readers will learn about the world's smallest (approximately 150,000 practitioners) and oldest (3,500 years) world religion. The book begins by exploring the basic principles and uniqueness of Zoroastrianism, then talks about its history, the Avesta (holy book), its transitions over time, its philosophies, and its rituals and rites of passage. The book concludes by exploring the internal and external problems that must be solved in order to keep the religion alive.
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