Zoroastrian Culture

The ruins of Deir el-Medina provide many insights into the daily lives of a village of tomb-builders. The people who lived in Deir el-Medina left many clues as to what they did from day-to-day. One such clue is the abundance of poems found in a well, carved into shards of broken pottery.

This essay has also illuminated the profound similarities between Zoroastrianism and the modern Abrahamic faiths and concluded that Zoroastrianism can be regarded as the foundation upon which Judaism, Christianity and Islam build their systems of faith. Today, the majority of Zoroastrian followers can be found in the Indian city of Mumbai but a significant community of Parsees also live across the United Kingdom. In Iran itself it was reported by Agence France Presse that in the 2011 census 25271 people identified as Zoroastrians.

The Zinacantan world is also composed of mountains, which are homes of ancestral gods called “Fathers-Mothers”3. These gods were ordered to take up residence inside the mountaines by the Four-Corner gods in the mythical past. These deities are really important for the Zinacantecos, they always think about them, pray to them and perform rituals. Their prayers are, of course, recited in Tzotzil and refer to either male or femal ancestor. In fact, Totilme'il, the word by which every prayer is begun, means “Sir Father-Madam Mother”4. The use of Tzotzil demonstrates how central these gods are in the Zinacanteco

Since the beginning of time, art historians and archeologists have had the daunting task of endlessly solving a universal puzzle. Naturally, placing every misplaced artifact within a timeline is crucial in understanding past civilizations. As a reminder of fallen empires and mythical stories told throughout time, these long-lost pieces discovered provide insight of their fundamental its usage. The intention is to provide proof of its function and the similar objects through regional

However, supporting the widespread belief of Tanis as Ramesses II’s great capitol were an accumilation of artefacts from obelisks to columns and stela, each bearing the pharaohs name or effigy. Particularity convincing was two statues titles ‘priests of Amun of Ramesses at Pi Ramesse’ found by Mariette at San el-Hagar. Often clouded by this presumed connection to Ramesses II, future archaeologists such as Flinders Petrie worked at Tanis on the widespread assumption it was the location of the Biblical Pi

The book written by author “Peter Clark” mainly for general public and students to give them brief idea about how Zoroastrianism was founded and along the way it also gives the detail explanation of their principal of the religion. Author Peter Clark also briefly explains the influence of Zoroastrianism on other religion such as Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Author Peter Clark also talks about “A living faith – Zoroastrianism

Archaeologists recover and study the early history of societies and their culture. They uncover evidence left by people from the past. During my search on the web I found an article called Scientists Have Mapped All of the Otzi the Iceman’s 61 Tattoos. This article is about Otzi a prehistoric man discovered in Sep. 1991. Two tourists found his remains in a glacier in the Italian Alps. Since than scientist and researchers have analyzed him to paint a picture of what life was like during his life 5,300 years ago. He suffered from degenerative diseases or deterioration and loss of function in the organs or tissues, but he eventually died from a wound in the shoulder caused by an arrow. Early studies show he had 49 to 57 tattoos, but later it

Moreover, Karl A Taube (1902), also conducted an exploration on the Temple of Quetzalcoatl in Teotihuacan. In this study, Taube is concerned with the iconographic meaning of the Old Temple. Iconography is a representation of art images, and it also represents religion and ceremonies (Taube1902). As well as the s cultural format. In his article, he argues that the Old Temple be associated with war and the individuals buried in this site are warriors. Individual discovered in this site, mention about by Saburo Sugiyama (1989), were all around the same age and all males, Taube 1992 identify this date as males in the soldier age.

Due to the aforementioned links to modern day religions, several theological notions attributed to them can be found within Zoroastrianism. The Zoroastrian religion is centered around the belief in Ahura Mazda (god of creation, well being, order and light) who was destined for victory against his antithetical counterpart, Angra Mainyu (god of destruction, evil, chaos and darkness), these figures were additionally accompanied by beings associated with angels and demons (Applegate). Beliefs in the afterlife existed as well, such as the concept of Heaven and Hell which was entered by the Bridge of Judgement; where the souls of the dead were weighed in relation to their respective good and bad deeds committed throughout their life (Stepaniants).

Anne Chapin argues that Minoan art landscapes are not necessarily indicators of shrines, but do hold a religious context. She continues on to say that they exist for the elite, that few common people would have seen them, at that if they ever did it would signify to them the elite’s power and connection to the gods. She begins her argument by introducing past interpretations and the issues that arise from them, then explains the possible significance of the floral motifs in landscapes, and finishes with her interpretation of their meaning to the Minoan people.

The Temple of Quetzalcoatl or the Feathered Serpent Pyramid is argued in both of this research paper. One of the researchers, Saburo Sugiyama (1989), identify the temple as a burial place for many different burials as offering for their gods. In his research, he mentions the Old Temple as a place where the people used to gather to make an offering before the construction of the Temple during and after the building of the temple. All burial in the direction of the temple and amount the death, people would also have added tools and ornaments.

New evidence of ritual activity in the PPNB comes from the cult buildings/shrines and temple/sanctuary structures. Specifically, the circular cult buildings were small, suggesting they were not available for everyone’s use. And the temple/sanctuary may have been for use by most, if not all, of ‘Ain Ghazal residents—represented by its large terrace wall and the large amount of labor needed for its construction (Rollefson, 2000, p. 175).

Zoroastrianism has greatly influenced Judaism, specifically through the prophet Daniel's close association with the Achaeamenid kings. Almost all Zoroastrian events are Iran's major holidays. It has remained part of the cultural heritage of the Iranian language-speaking world. Zoroastrianism also thought to have influenced eastern Dharmic religions (such as Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.) This is expressed through the Vedic texts and it is not surprising to find fundamental concepts similar to dharma and rta in the [earlier] Gathas as

Well at the same time of the ziggurat there was the pyramid they might have gotten the idea from them or the sumerians stole the idea from them. It could be like a church of today the pray to god the follow rules of there religion. The ziggurat help inspire people to build The Ziggurat it is a modern day ziggurat. They could have passed down from sacrifice to

For my topic, I will be discussing the significance that Zoroastrianism has had in possibly influencing other beliefs seen today, such as Christianity, Judaism and Islam. Throughout many world religions one major element comes into play, the duality of good and evil along with it’s many facets of interpretation. One of the oldest known religions to operate in this manner was Zoroastrianism, a monotheistic theology brought forth by Indo-Iranian/European tribes that emerged near the Caspian Sea (Applegate). Common consensus as to when the religion was founded points to around 2000 BC, subsequently evolving from other known faiths at the time (Applegate). One individual who is regarded as the teacher and prophet of the faith, known as Zoroaster