Cultural and Historical perspective of Zoroastrian Faith
Dear Friends:
SymposiuM program
Cultural and Historical perspective of Zoroastrian Faith
Sunday March 29 2009 9am- 6pm
at MEHRABAN GUIV DARBE MEHR, 3590 BAYVIEW AVE. NORTH YORK, ON
8:30 AM
Open Registration
9:30-10:00 AM
ZSO: Kevin Mancherjee
WZO: Keki Bhote
FEZANA: Firdosh Mehta
FEZANA Khorshed Jungalwala lecture
10:00-11:00 AM
Session Chair – Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli
Speaker: Prof. Oktor Skjaervo
Zoroastrian Literature as a Part of the Cultural Heritage of
Modern Zoroastrians
11:00-11:30 am
* Coffee Break *
11:30-12:30 PM
Session Chair –Mr. Daraius Bharucha
Speaker: Prof. Jenny Rose
Keepers of the Flame: The Early Zoroastrians of Central Asia
12:30-2:00 PM
* LUNCH *
2:00-:3:00 PM
Session Chair – Mr. Fredy Mirza
Speaker: Prof. Maria Subtelny
The Water of Omniscience and the Milk of Knowledge:
Zoroastrian Elements in the Apocalypse of Muhammad
3:00-3:30 PM
* Tea BREAK *
3:30-4:30 PM
Session Chair- Mr Kerman Katrak
Speaker: Prof. Jamsheed Choksy
How a Minority Adapts: Zoroastrians in Ceylon/Sri Lanka
from Antiquity to the Present.
4:30-5:30 PM
Session Chair- Ervad Dr. Jehan Bagli
Open Forum
with
Panel of speakers
Mr. Sam Vesuna
Closing Remarks
Courtesy : Behram Pastakia