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Paul Celan
Books about Zoroastrianism
I recently took part in a Five Books interview on books about Zoroastrianism. Five Books is an impressively productive platform, covering a remarkable range of topics, genres, and disciplines. Reading its interviews can quickly become addictive. The website’s mission is both simple and effective: We ask experts to recommend the five best books in their…
Technical vocabulary in Zoroastrian exegesis
The Institute of Iranian Studies invites you to the International Conference 5–6 June “The Sources of the Polemical Treatise Škand Gumānīg Wizār” Škand Gumānīg Wizār (The Doubt-Breaking Explanation) is the only surviving Zoroastrian polemical treatise. It was written in Middle Persian in the 9th or 10th century AD, under the Abbasid dynasty, in Iran. While the…
Young Zarathushti Leaders
I had the pleasure of attending the third World Zoroastrian Youth Leaders Forum to speak about the legends of the life of Zardušt to a group of young Zoroastrians, but I ended up gaining far more than I gave. Set in the most beautiful and serene of locations, this was a transformative experience for me…