Dear Colleagues, I am delighted to inform you about our latest update to the Pārsīg Database: we have now included a significant collection of Middle Persian Manichaean texts, complete with transliterations and Persian translations. Each entry is annotated with nine layers of linguistic information, enabling detailed searches in Manichaean script, transliteration, and grammatical tags. We have also integrated manuscript images from
Read moreDear Friends, Parzor founded under the aegis of UNESCO aims to further knowledge of Parsi Zoroastrian culture & heritage. We have been working with the prestigious Tata Institute of Social Sciences, TISS, Mumbai to take forward our collective knowledge to the world, particularly the younger generation. We are happy to announce the beginning of the TISS-Parzor Academic Programme on Culture
Read moreThe JJ Zarthoshti & Mulla Feroze Madressa, Mumbai is conducting an online course in Avesta and Pahlavi. The course is completely free and the organizers will hold the course at a time convenient for students living in North America. Request you to publicize this to your members. Those interested may contact Ervard Cyrus Darbari or Meher Contractor at the
Read moreProgramme Proposal for the Parzor-TISS Certificate in Parsi Zoroastrian Culture & Heritage Studies Background The Parsi-Zoroastrian community, its history, assimilation in India and multicultural heritage makes for a highly significant area of contemporary socio-politico-cultural study and discourse. The story of the community’s resilience and cultural survival is a case-study in tradition and continuity, adaptation and assimilation, multiculturalism and philanthropy;
Read moreThe study centre, which is scheduled to commence from this academic year, will operate through the School of Languages of the university. The university has received a financial support of around Rs 12 crore from the Union Ministry, which will fund the creation of a language lab, multimedia studio and ancillary infrastructure. (Representational Image) The Mumbai University (MU) has decided
Read moreSOAS Shapoorji Pallonji Institute of Zoroastrian Studies and Department of Religions and Philosophies, SOAS, University of London in collaboration with the World Zoroastrian Organisation Kutar Memorial Lecture Series Khalili Lecture Theatre Thursday, 7th March 2024, 6pm Dr Mehrbod Khanizadeh SOAS University of London Understanding the Avesta: Zoroastrian scholastic activities in the 9th-11th centuries and the creation of Avestan-Pahlavi bilingual manuscripts
Read moreDear Parsi Zarthosthi readers, My fellow Humdins, Sahebji to all, I am Esfandyar Patrawalla, and I am here to speak to our community as a young, concerned Zarthosthi and an enabler of action to reverse the crisis we are facing. As no culture or people survive without a spiritual hinge, we too must always be conscious of the fact that
Read moreOf all the religious texts, the Avesta is perhaps the least familiar. This is unsurprising, since the Avesta was written in a now-dead language, before being lost for almost one thousand years. However, thousands of people still follow the teachings of this ancient text that is thought to have its origins between 1500 and 1000 BC. The Avesta is key
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