NAMC Institute of Zoroastrian Studies We are excited to announce our Fall 2022 online courses. Our Fall 2022 course calendar is attached. Also attached is a detailed announcement of our course “An Introduction to Zoroastrianism“. This interesting and informative course is being offered again due to its overwhelming success and demand when conducted twice last year. For enrollment,
Read moreGoal: To make available, knowledge of an ancient spiritual philosophy and its relevance today — the teachings of Zarathushtra. This is a work in progress, so please bear with me. Pails One and Two are (more or less) complete. The other Parts have some chapters that are done, and many that are not. I will add additional chapters as they
Read moreSaturdays, May 7 to June 4, 2022, at 2 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific Course: “Zoroastrianism in Post-Sassanian Iran” Instructors: Fariborz Rahnamoon and Meheryar Rivetna Request Registration Form: registrar.izs@namcmobeds.org
Read moreSunday, April 24, 2022, at 2 pm Eastern, 11 am Pacific Discussion Group – Zoroastrianism outside the Box Topic: “Resurrection in Zoroastrianism” By Kayomarsh Mehta Zoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82255067379?pwd=VkI2VDlJa1hyVzdKNUZoRjFsYWxzUT09 April 24 NAMC Discussion Group
Read moreHere are some excellent talks delivered online by Dr. Ramiyar Karanjia for the Australian Zoroastrian Association. Enjoy! All the talks organised and recorded by the AZA President Ruzbeh Desai and Committee member Kainaaz Choksey and at times with our AZA Treasurer/ Vice President Kaizad Panthaky as the coordinator. This series was sponsored by AZA, per kind courtesy of an anonymous
Read moreThe Iranshah Atash Behram building in Udwada, Gujarat has housed the revered Iranshah fire since 31st October 1894. With the passage of time, the main building and other structures in the complex had deteriorated, necessitating extensive restoration and conservation work.
Read moreZoroaster, the Greek for Zarathushtra—the ancient Persian Prophet who lived three millennia ago—is often viewed as the founder of Zoroastrianism, a minority religion today with no more than 200,000 followers living in India, Iran, and Western Countries. However, Zoroaster’s religious, intellectual, and ethical influences permeate history. Although popularized in recent times by Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra, Zoroaster was probably the
Read moreThis short video presents the origin and history of the Mehregan Feast (in Persian: Jashn-e-Mehregan) which is a Zoroastrian and Iranian festival celebrated in honour of Mithra or Mehr.
Read moreZoroastrian Summer School 2022 Applications Now Open We are pleased to announce that the Zoroastrian Summer School will be held again in 2022. The course will take place from the 20th to the 24th June at the Norwegian Institute in Rome. Students at the 2019 summer school The topic of the course is ‘Zoroastrianism as a religious minority in modern and contemporary
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