The Religion that Shaped Ancient Iran
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- Опубліковано 23 сер 2024
- Long before Christianity or Islam there was another monotheistic religion that dominated ancient Persia. Today we'll examine and try to explain what exactly was Ancient Zoroastrianism
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Book of Isaiah
“The Persians: Lost Civilisation” by Geoffrey and Brenda Parker
“Ancient Persians” by Matt Waters
As a Greek it feels a bit of a shame that in our schools we do not focus on the Persian culture at all.
Keep up the good work my dude!
Leandros Keep up the good music!
It is because of the ancient adversarial issue between the two, I suppose! Isnt it?
We, Iranians, love Greek stuff very much though!
We think, ancient Greeks took the philosophy (Philosophy = love of Wisdom) from the concept of Ahura Mazda (Lord of Wisdon, can you see how close they are to each other), the god of Zarathustra, and developed it further. Not to mention the music, art and architecture! ;)
well zionist love to made up historical events to show themselves better and try to convince they are much more civilized than iranians ! but its totaly wrong all thing everyone need is experince and more learning !
He was born in BAKHTARIA (Afghanistan), the land of sunshine, go and learn about Afghanistan
@@sayedmostafaebrahimi6445 no son you are wrong zoroaster birth place is unknown but mostly said is azarabadgan (north west of iran) is place zoroaster was born ! so dont try to stolen our identfy! you aghans refugees must stop stolen our identfy !
Thanks for this video! Growing up in India I had several Parsi (Zoroastrian) friends.
jald hamara khalistan banegaa hindu ke ghulami naal azadi melagee
@@valku485 Get the hell out of here you pakistani Isi agnet
Who support Khalistan no one literally no I am sikh I dont even Support this a little bit
Yeah , I'm from gujarat and the impact of zoroastrian culture can be seen here ! They came at bharuch coast of gujarat after the islamic invasion of iran .
@@valku485 hate spreading bot spotted
@@valku485 it's been 2 years already where is your Khalistan?
Namaste world,As an Indian , i feel very proud of my motherland which played very crucial role everytime ,be it jews or Persis, and always gave seltter to those who face discrimination based on religion.
India is a land of Hindus,Buddhists,Jains, Sikhs,Muslims, Christians, Zoroastrians,Jews and many Tribal religion.
Love and respect to all.
@@noname13years62 Brother can you hate Our former president A P J Abdul Kalam just because he was a Muslim.our great philosophy didn't teach us hate and we should carry the customs also.yes i believe that some extremest tried to harm our nation and may be still now they are trying to do so.and i firmly believe that we will surely overcome it unitedly no matter how many times they want to harm our nation but the truth is we can't blame every single person from a particular community for the deeds of a few. because we are the national of unity in diversity.
@@bohemiansoul1496 I respect APJ , he was the same Muslim that these fucking Jihadis wrote fatwa against just because he was proud of this lands history and its religions and various ideas he was practically an atheist .. Don't clump him with these fuckers i say it again.
Yet they kill Muslims, am not fan of Islam but speak the truth man
Zoroastrians are tolerant thus they never receive any hate in India because of the respect they pay to the Indian culture but Muslims and Christians on other hand doesn't like other faiths so they are build intolerant since childhood, there are riots all the time across India between the Hindus and Muslims this is because the Hindus have noticed that Muslims doesn't respect the Indian culture and try to force Islamic traditions in Indian society. Hindus accept people of all sorts but expects them to respect the indigenous culture of the country too.
@@bohemiansoul1496 not muslims
I still feel sad for my zoroastrian ancestors who were persecuted or force converted by Islam
In Iran we call him "Asho Zartusht "
And An 4000 year old cypress tree is planted in Iran by Him
we call him Zardusht in Uzbekistan, but tree doesnt live 4000 yeara))
by the way zoroastriansim started in khwrezim in Uzbekistan in our country
Gayrat Murtazaev Historians have place Zoroaster’s birthplace in Azarbaijan province of Iran. Azarbaijan/Azarpaygan in Persian literary means Azar for Fire and paygan for Protector hence ‘Protector of Fire’.
@@Ishi79 Dont forget that Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism, never existed and was based on Horus as well.
@@Ishi79 I wonder why didn't you name Prophet Mohamad as a copy of egyptian gods because his book has many similiar stories to those before him
I m Parsi Zoroastrian from India and I m proud of my religion and it's culture and history and of course our Iran ❤️❤️❤️
@@loolool963you all neeed to return back to your old own religion bro it will prosper you.❤😊
Zoroastrian from Iran
I left Islam going back to my roots
Freddie Mercury, Zoroastrian. Tata, Zoroastrian family business. Serum institute India, Zoroastrian family business, Jinnah married a Zoroastrian. Indira Ghandi married a Zoroastrian. Many famous Zoroastrians and Zoroastrian families. If only Iran and Afghanistan and central asia were still Zoroastrian, what a different world it would be...
There would be ✌️ ☮️ 🕊 peace.
Most pure and awesome religious existed in human being, zoroaster never claimed he saw the god and never promote killing any alive creature ❤🇮🇷
Furthermore, it even declared slavery repulsive and brought the first human rights.
@@hyperion3145 agree zoroastrians never force other tribes or civilization to do what they want
@ABCD EFGH
Everything ends (with no exception). That does not make them shit, as you suggest.
Besides, Zarathustra's message survived through Sufism. So it did not end as you wished.
@ABCD EFGH
My focus is on Zara, not any other person.
Well he might scream. But it is just because he is not well educated. But if you read the most prominent works of Sufis like Hafiz, Rumi, Saadi, and many other great Persian Poets, You will see it yourself. Even the name Baghdad (the main center of Sufis, for 2-3 centuries after Islamic Invasion) has a mithraic and Zoroastrian origin.
@@hyperion3145 No. Cyrus was not Zoroastrian.
Really interesting to learn about the Zoroastrian religion, I had heard about it and even met a few adherents but never knew how ancient the history of them goes. Pre abrahamic religions are so interesting and it's super interesting to see where modern abrahamic religions may have gotten their influence from.
Thanks for the video and I'm glad I'm one of the early subscribers because I'm sure your channel is going to blow up!
I think Zoroastrianism is very fascinating and I definitely see myself making more videos on it at a later date. I think they share a uniquely strong culture and history like other religious minorities such as Roma, Jews, Copts, etc.
Glad you were an early sub, you guys were the ones that really push me to keep going. You should come to the discord! I’m often pretty active and release art and general progress on my videos there (more often than community posts)
I really believe that Zoroaster was the one who the Abrahamic religious books call "Abraham"
is that possible?
Living Ash Tree Now that would be a conspiracy wouldn’t it? No, Abraham was likely from the Sumerian city states roughly 1,000 years before Zoroaster was alive, whilst Zoroaster was from Bactria no later that about 1300 BCE. Also nothing else would really fit it aside from the monotheistic Prophet thing
@@ArchaiaHistoria The Kings from the East (i.e. the "three kings" of Christmas) must have been intended to be Zoroastrian. The Greeks had thought them great astrologers, if I recall correctly, which is why the Biblical account has them following a star to Bethlehem. Additionally, there are tons of other connections between Christianity and Zoroastrianism, such as Zoroaster's virgin birth in later Zoroastrian tradition, etc. Anyway, that's my impression.
@@TheAnachronist The Magi were very important people in the ancient world, but we know little about them.
Fascinating. Thank you so much.
I've been interested in Zoroastrianism since I was a teenager - I'm in my 60s now. I learned a great deal in this video.
Kirsten Whitworth A very fascinating and ancient religion for sure
zoroaster never existed. jesus, krishna, zoroaster, mithra.. all of them are copy of the egyptian god horus. a bad copy written by jews..
@@Ishi79 keep quiet you stupid moron zoroastrianism influenced all abrahamic religions and zoroastrianism ia worlds oldest monotheistic religion zoroaster existed he lives in iran
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@@Ishi79 that religion died out
Zoroastrian religion i love, they r very soft, loveable and kind people in India
The Zoroastrian analogy in the Purim story with Haman being a metaphor for Ahriman aka the shadow is a very interesting idea. It makes me look at the allegorical symbolism of the holiday on a very different level. Thank you for making this nice brief history!
Take note that Esther’s name in ancient Persian means the morning star which is symbol of Mitra and other deities of Susa (Capital of Persia at the time)
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As a Jew, I had no idea how much Zoroastrianism influenced my religion. Thank you for sharing
Just like Judaism influenced christianity and Islam was influenced by both Judaism and Christianity. And probably other religions too.
Respect for you from iran ✋
Let's not also forget Isrealites descended from the Cannanites and the Jewish El is the same Cananite El Elyon. This decent is also why Hebrew is considered a Cannanite language. Old Hebrew is also indistinguishable from the ancient language of Cannan.
both influenced each other. yahwah can mean "i am what i am" "i is what is" "it is what it is" "i exist what exists" you can also replace the word "what with that" so "i am that i am" "i is that is" "i exist that exists" yahway is also elohim " El mean the top, best, greatest," the "im" at the end of the word elohim is a suffix added at the end of the word to represent everything that can ever fit in that catagory. "yahweh represents the greatest it is what it is the that that can possibly exist in all categories that is in reality" thus no one cay truly see yahweh say yahwehs name because he is infinite transcendent mystery of the truth, that is infinatly discovered and built on but can never fully be understood. people can only understand aspect of Yahweh. old hebrew is expressed concepts and symbolism with each symbol having a concept so the limited scrolls written can pack more wisdom. then the jews got sent into exile into babylon, this is when zoraastura mythology got attached to yahweh. this is when you get the Book of Job and Jonah and now yahweh has a mythology when he didn't really before. before then yahweh was the writing on the wall. the invisible truth that was obvious, the reality of the situation. during the exile that is when kabbalah sect of jews started this is when you start getting mythology,magic, demonology, angelology and additions to the old hebrew books. now soloman was a powerful wizard who had to trap the king of demons to find a glowing sandworm to carve his temple. adam had lilith as his first wife who created demons. and stories of magic users and such. and then yahwey became like the other gods when he was different, in concept in the first place. in proverbs Solomon worshiped the older traditional version of yahweh.
@@stevenmike1878 I think you are a bit mistaken. Israel is an ethnic group that splintered off of the larger Canaanite peoples. This is why Hebrew is a part of the Canaanite language group and old Hebrew is indistinguishable from a Canaanite dialect. The god called El Elyon in the bible is the same El Elyon of the older Canaanite Pantheon. The Elohim are the "Children of El". They are the other gods in the Canaanite Pantheon and the offspring of El and his wife Asherah. When the Babylonians enslaved Israel they were still polytheistic and worshiped El and his Elohim. But inspired by the Zoroastrians, they stopped worshiping the larger pantheon and started to worship El exclusively. Later, El who started as a storm/sky god got merged/syncretized with the Edomite/Midianite storm/sky god Yahweh.
This is why their are two traditions in the bible the older Elohist tradition and the later Yahwist Tradition. Also names in the bible transitioned from ending in El like Daniel to ending in Jah, like Elijah. Zoroastrian mythology didn't have to influence Israel much because their religions were similar already. Canaanite deities had wings and the Elohim became the angels in Judaism to mimic the angel like beings in Zoroastrianism. In older middle eastern mythology some Gods fathered their mythological heroes like Gilgamesh. These heroes "or men of great renown" aka "giants" became the Nephilim in the bible and it is said they are the children of fallen angels. aka the Elohim. Some Elohim like Baal Hadad were the patron gods of Israel's enemies, so they were later demonized as a fallen angel. Baal Hadad became Beelzebub for instance.
Shahan Shah = the Kings king
Shah Anshan = King of the universe
Don't confuse these two. But both been used for different kings of Persia.
In ancient language it sound like Kh'shan Kh'sha, the addition "h" at the end of the word and removed "kh" in the beginning of the word happened during arabization of the persian language during the Islamic era.
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Also adding that there are arround 5000-6000 zareoster in Iraq as well.
Anshan is a place in the Province of Persia, where the Achaemenids originated from
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Gatha (hymns) isn't pronounced as "Gyatha" like the narrator has been pronouncing it, it's called "Gatha" as in "Gah" and "tha" is an Sanskrit term used for stories told in poetic form.
Anshan was a Iran’s province where Cyrus the great and his father Cambyses I would rule on.
Anshan is the name of where the Persians first settled and became civilized.
The religion that Freddie Mercury originated from.
Yes
Frredi Mercury was a zorastrian, also an iranian from India.
@@hamid.r.salehi He was parsi not Iranian national
Yes Freddie was Pharsi born in the Island of Zanzibar, East Africa before migrated to UK, STILL IN ZANZIBAR HIS LEGENCY SURVIVE, with a famous Restaurant Named Mercury...
He was a parsi
Excellent video! It's amazing how many people have never heard of Zoroastrianism, thanks for posting this video. You got a new subscriber and I'm excited to watch more of your videos. Great job : )
Cheers! I actually made this for my world religion class and barely anyone had heard of the religion whatsoever.
@@ArchaiaHistoriaIranian needs to return back to their own zoroastrian religion. ❤
I saw your channel with operation odysseus and just after seeing this video as zoroastrian, I insta subscribed, Great video
zoroaster never existed. jesus, krishna, zoroaster, mithra.. all of them are copy of the egyptian god horus. a bad copy written by jews..
@@Ishi79 ... Hei, why the hell you are playing yourself like a scratchy gramophone record?
@@Ishi79 whatever man 😂😂😂
@@navidvarzeghani2789 You don't have a language, but you have had an imaginary Empire..🤣🤣🤣
@@navidvarzeghani2789 This fake zoroaster religion was made under 100 years ago by (Ebrahim Pourdavoud) in East Indian Companies.
absolutely brilliant video! contains details that people who do not research well never point towards about the culture and identity of iranians and how zoroastrianism was and is still integral to the iranian identity, indeed people who do not research well thing zoroastrianism was minor, of no long term effect and think of iranians as just any other muslim. they also forget to mention the importance of zoroastrianism in the formation of the major abrahamic religions. and as a last note, it can be said iranian culture today is effectively the same as it was, formed at core from the aryan and zoroastrian cultures and religions, with an islamic skin, a mask that the unread cannot see through (even if they are iranian), i mean just compare iranian islam and "muslims to any other islamic country to see what i mean, there is a huge difference, they are only similar in name and certain core practices, the nuances though, are very different.
May AhuraMazda wake up my brothers and sisters one more time and guide them to the light 🙏🏼 🔥 🙏🏼
Wow. So beautiful teachings. Those were truly the golden days of Iran before the darkness.
we should go back to having iran and its surroundings being persia, the shahs were amazing
Our catholic priest is a convert from Zoroastrianism.. parsis are such a nice people in India
So sad.
I think you also get rice bag
Zorastrians (Parsi) came to India for refugee when Islamic Arabs persecuted them and forced them to Convert. I am Proud India gave them Refuge and helped them to preserve their great culture. Zorastrians (Parsi) in India have truly made great contribution in India's devlopment.
Thank you for putting this together. Nicely done!
As a muslim, massive respect for the 00:30 scene missing bit😂
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To any Zoroastrians who read this.
I know our ancestor had some bad moment in history, but then we should also remember the good times like the Treaty that the Eastern Roman Empire and the Sassanids Empire made "eternal peace".
long may you live a good life and hope you spread your teaching again in the world.
Respect for you from iran ✋
@@Ishi79 ok good to know. 👌
Edit: this is Sarcasm.
@@Ishi79 nope .....
@@akashkundu6811 ignorance is bliss.. I can guarantee that you don't have readed mr Ignor M Diakonoff book.. In the start of his book, he says "I have not any proof if the median existed or not" and still he writes 800 long sides about them.
@@Ishi79 I am a Hindu...and I and every Hindu loves zoarastrians very much and we have been protecting them from many years.....
Nope meant that all of the God's"especially Krishna"...are not copied....that's my thing....
You can't blame other religion unless u know it well
very good video and I am happy that you cover such a relative niche topic that few people talk about.
In Hinduism too we have the story of ahura mazda but he is called asura medha he tried to preach monotheism the said that you should not worship devas instead worship asuras but his thoughts were regected here and then the story starts from iran. There are many similarities like gathas are called legends in hinduism even Zarathustra means someone who came on camel from east in sanskrit. Btw I love parsi people they are one of the kindest souls we can find on planet.
Than you I appreciate that comment
Lol There is no such kind of stories in Hinduism
What are you saying? You’re not being very clear…. If you’re trying to say that Zoroaster or Zoroastrianism started in India or with Hinduism: you’re 100% wrong.
Zoroaster was an actual Iranian person who lived, and with the arrival of the Persian Empire under the Cyrus the Great and the Achaemenids, Zoroastrianism became the official state religion. And with that, the rest of the Middle East became monotheistic, too.
@@MaryamofShomal
Zoroastrianism borrowed some Hindu concepts and reversed it
Zoroastrians worship Ahura(god of Zoroastrianism) but Ahura is Asura in Hinduism which means demon.
Deva in Zoroastrianism means Demon but Deva in Hinduism is God
thank you for this great information 👍
We Iranians should return to those ancient teachings......reject the foreign and re-discover what's within, there's much to uncover.
It's time for "Rationality" as opposed to the "Modern" era (whatever that supposed to mean).
Reject no wisdom by it's origin. Humans span far and wide living thinking experiencing things you have not. Knowing things you will never know. Believe and follow whatever religion you like. But you should be learning from other cultures if only for the reason of understanding them on a human level. Too carry yourself with grace among all people as a shinning example of whatever your faith
@@johncollins211 i won't reject wisdom by its origin, that's not what i wish for my People, what's good remains good even if it's foreign and the foreign is now in shambles.
But without an strong foundation the house you're trying to build will inevitably collapse in on itself........we learn that there needs to be a fixed structure and identity to a people so that we all can flourish, for that strong foundation to be able of being rebuild in the first place we need to concentrate our efforts on our identity first and foremost.
(With all that being said, the philosophies and the ideas that sprung out from the "modern" age aren't profound at all and should be scrapped entirely)
There’s plenty of Iranians living in the USA who still practice these religions, California even has a fire temple since they have a huge Persian community.
That is a good unbiased source. Thank you.
zoroaster never existed. jesus, krishna, zoroaster, mithra.. all of them are copy of the egyptian god horus. a bad copy written by jews..
@@Ishi79 than why lord Krishna lost city found in underwater ( as written in text ) and carbon date of ornaments back to 9000 year old
@@Ishi79 I bet you believe that there are aliens at Area 51 as well. People like you really need to 1) get laid 2) go back to school at get a real education. 3) stay off of social media and stop displaying your stupidity to the whole world😢
@@greaterbharat4175 I can buy 9000 year old carbon-14 dated papers and write fairy tales on it, it doesn't mean this is 9000 years old history.
@@skepticscircle1497 Brainwashed shithead, you think you are educated just because you repeat BS from corrupted history books like a parrot?
Loved your video! Perfect voice for these kinda shows. Love it! Keep it up!
finally miss this voice
zoroaster never existed. jesus, krishna, zoroaster, mithra.. all of them are copy of the egyptian god horus. a bad copy written by jews..
ok
@Kate Kaur Ask those followers how long their family have been zoroastrian? I can guarantee that, their grandparents and older generation, none of them knew about this fake religion.
I like Zoroastrianism 💕🇵🇭
That was a nice, thorough explanation. Thanks!
Bless this video. Keep up the good work.
Nice Video! Amazing soundtrack!
You should sub over to Leander’s channel to show him some love!
Zorastrian has never forced people to convert...👍
No ..am a mauritian...indian origine....its a small island name mauritius found in indian ocean...i belived in truth..whatever religion u r...first be a human...thnk u ...keep it.up..
@Parth Kaushik
Lol too bad now iskcon is doing it😂😂
@Parth Kaushik
I also never heard of untouchability in islam and Christianity
You know how krishna says humans are divided by caste in Bhagwat Geeta
And a lower caste are slaves for the upper caste😂😂
Not a fan of abrahmic religion too
@@BruceWayne-ls7nr There is not even a mention of Caste in Hinduism unlike is Islam with Shia, Sunni etc. Its the society who created this divide. FYI.
@@glleeren7276
Lol Brahmin are from Brahma head
Shudras from Brahma legs
And untouchables from shudra legs
Shia and Sunni are sects
Much like saivite is a sect and vaishnavite is a sect
The society that follows Hinduism created it based on the manusmriti
Isn't what hinduism is a way of life 😂😂
And society is a macrorgsm of it
Make Zoroastrianism great again
very well done, so rare for a video to get almost everything this was very good
I'm Eritrean-American. No relationship to this at all. I learned a lot. Thank you.
You Christian?
@@tesmith47 I don't feel comfortable answering that question, sorry.
@Pakistani item If it's so important. Christian's from Eritrea and Ethiopia are called "Oriental Orthodox" Christian's. Our form of the faith is very similar to the Greek Orthodox Christian's and the Russian Orthodox Christian's. If you google image search "Eritrea Christian." You will see our practice of the faith is the same in image as the other Orthdox Christian's. Being raised in America. Our form of church is very different from the churches that established here in America. Both white people and black people are mostly a denomination of the faith that stemmed from the Protestants and also the Lutherans. Those are English and German Christian's who exisist because of the corruption of the Catholic church. Let's just say I never talk about religion here in America. It's funny when Easter comes around. Orthodox Christians follow the old calendar. Protestants and faiths similar follow the Gregorian calendar. I acknowledge two weeks each year is what I'm saying. The calendars make Easter one week apart from one another. It's a good thing I'm studying to become a high school geography teacher. I should probably know this stuff, lol.
I asked because I wonder about why AFRICANS became Christian or muslim, your post sounded like a Christian. . Neither have served Africa very well. For the record, I don't believe any of the stories, I am atheist.
@@tesmith47 look at the world map. Look at where Eritrea and Ethiopia are. Look where Isreal is. We're not very far from there. Everyone around us is Muslim. Our area of the continent has always stuck with our faith. Nothing works out too well for anyone or any people in the world. All the bad things only happen at different times in history to one place or another. And I never said I believed. I said what faith I was brought up in. Weather the stories of a particular place are true or not. The oral communication to pass from one generation to the next had to exist. I enjoy reading, watching and learning about all places in the world. Fire wasnt discovered by man on this continent but not the next. I could have worse hobbies. Ya dig?
A very nature loving religion
Gatha (hymns) isn't pronounced as "Gyatha" like the narrator has been pronouncing it, it's called "Gatha" as in "Gah" and "tha" is an Sanskrit term used for stories told in a poetic form.
Thank you, this is brilliant information, and the synchronized timing of coming across this video is mind blowing. Thank you again :)
FINALLY! Great video!
Darius hit a mean dab
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Sassanians forced Armenians to convert to Zoroastrianism in 451AD
But we fought for our religion and identity, we didn’t converted, we stayed Christian
However I love my Iranian brothers and sister no matter in wich religion they are.
Now Armenia is a fascinating place! Probably one of the most continuously inhabited place in the world and fiercely independent. Even under the Achaemenids they were not a satrapy but a tributary, however Achaemenid law didn’t stretch over there (look at the Anabasis)
Christianity isnt even your religion lol
Suren Kalantarian lmao dude Christianity wasn’t even around during that time! and even Christianity was brought by Saint gregor a Persian Parthian nobility
Dude, chirstianity is a shitty plagiarized version of our ancient beliefs and polytheistic deities, force-fed to us by trying to destroy our old better ways of life. Stop clinging to christianity as if it were something to be proud of. Our history goes waaaaay back before christianity even took shape.
@@ArchaiaHistoria
"Even under the Achaemenids they were not a satrapy but a tributary,": What do you mean exactly by that? Because Armenia was a Satrapy in Achaemenids' time. And a Zoroastrian one too.
this was so great thanks man. im from iran never see something like this... what a shame. thanks alot.
Beautiful, fascinating religion. My respect........
Good Thoughts. Good Words. Good Deeds. ❤
@HanselManCan Your source?
This is closely related to Hindu Teachings. Perhaps They worshipped the Asuras (as in Hindu Mythology) called that as Ahra and their God as Ahura Mazda, while Hindus worshipped Devas and their God as Maha-Deva. Just as mentions in Hindu Purana, Teacher of Ahuras is "Sukra". They follow the traditions close to Rig Veda. Thanks for posting this. This religion of Ahuras existed for many thousand years before Zarathustra who came to regulate and systematize their practice, very much like Vyasa or Adi Sankara for Hindu Religion.
Zoroastrianism is monotheist it has no similarity with polytheists Hinduism
great job
Thanks
It shaped the whole world.
Every monotheistic faith is derived from Mazdaism / Zoroastrianism.
I'm not Islamic, but thanks for respecting their faith! For those who don't know, it's against Allah to make idols and Muslims adhere to that teaching that goes back to early Judaism. Please correct me if I am wrong!
U r absolutely right.
You honestly have the best voice and accent for these type of videos
NothingToo Spiffy Thanks man, I’m just glad people understand what I’m saying since half the time I think it sounds like one giant word. Hopefully it gets even better when I get a new mic for my bday
@@ArchaiaHistoria you should start a patreon and I will donate to your channel and you know that I've been here since you just had a few subscribers I'm one of your loyal fans but I'm still waiting on that Philip II video LOL
NothingToo Spiffy I think you and Assorted munchies have been the most loyal and oldest fans. However you’ve been here since the r/badhistory days right? Anyway, come down to the discord mate it would be good for you to be more in the loop and you can see what I’m up to more often!
@@ArchaiaHistoria will do
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Thanks for Bry a light to others . I have one all my life . I remember when I was a teenager i spent hours maybe 4 or 6 hours at Los Angeles central liberty . Btw a beautiful building outside and inside . Wow i 💝💝
its fun reading some of this stuff and finding connections to modern day words,also never gave it even a thought that cambysses was pronounced Kaam-Beez
I didn't quite understand what you meant when you said that Isaiah's writings were influenced by Zoroastrianism. Did you mean that Judeo-Christian theology was influenced by Zoroastrianism and its ideas incorporated by the latter? The other thing i was confused by was what you said about Moses. I highly doubt that any jew would rank Moses in the same tier as Jesus Christ and Mohammed.
All in all i loved this episode, please do more about the religious beliefs of ancient peoples! And don't just focus on monotheism, the polytheistic religions of that time and region were also very interesting.
I was a bit strapped for time but about Judaism and Zoroastrianism, I was trying to say how Jewish texts (i.e: Isaiah and Ester) had Zoroastrianism symbolism and structure. Isaiah in particular, which I didn’t cover, shares a lot with the Zoroastrian doomsday/rapture in how it talks about reckoning and ultimate prosperity for the Jews. There is also much more to go on about similarities between Jewish and Zoroastrian eschatology and angelology that I couldn’t get into.
As for Moses, well being a Jew I would have to say that Moses is very much the pillar of Jews as a people than as a family (descendants of the patriarchs). From Moshe we gain the Torah and Zion, which are cornerstones of Judaism.
Lastly I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Seems like many people didn’t know much or anything about Zoroastrianism, so it’s good to give light to an unknown topic for most. However I think I’ll be sticking more with history topics than theology as it does get very tricky and controversial.
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I’m just happy people enjoy the videos. I do get what you’re saying but really it does still work for my point of a singular prophet that defined a religion. As for further reading check out the description I tend to put all my sources there. Best of luck.
Tnx
Zorastor story is older, seems that judo Christian storyis a amalgamation of different stories from all the big older cultures including Egypt.
Some says he had very strong connection with Indian Kings.
Well done. Thank you
Read Rg Veda along with Zend Avesta, you'll understand what happened.
@AJtheory That's in Mahabharat
tell me what happened, were they hindus before zorastrianism
@@dead34311 half of rugved is same as avasta and both are written same time period
@@krushnaji4940 lol wanna debate live
@@krushnaji4940 no rigveda is older than Jennifer avesta
Archaia Istoria I deleted my previous comment badly formulated as English is not my native language. You do a fantastic job ! Keep it up and thank you for making us travel through time and geography ! :-) I really enjoyed this video.
English is my language and I think that your English, is excellent.
I reverted back to this amazing religion from islam.
John smith You’re a Zoroastrian?
@@ArchaiaHistoria Yes
John smith How’d I go then?
Thank you for following the true religion. The world benefits from having more Zoroastrians!!! :)
I love your mini documentaries!
This was amazing and very informative but I cringed when you spelled destruction as "distruction" in your discussion of ahriman
Thanks, there always seems to be a misspelling that sneaks in
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If you want further information on the religion, check out the biggest Zoroastrian subreddit r/Zoroastrianism
other useful pages are zoroastrianism101 on Instagram and "r/Zoroastrianism" on discord
If i'm not mistaken in the Quran, the people that followed Zoroastrianism is even considered to be part of the "People of the Book", "ahlul kitab". Meaning that they're religion is considered close to Islam, even if they are considered to be "misguided".
Great video!
May Iran return to majority Zoroastrianism again! Ahura Mazda zindabad!
0:30 I see what you did there.
yeah, but he could've used the persian depictions of mohammed as a veiled prophet
@@leopoldopetrieska6564 its still funny either way. Apparently, Islam does not like middle men. Its either worship Allah or nobody else. Never mind the one man who brought Islam towards the middle east and lo & behold, its one of the most common names in the world for males.
Took me a minute to get it lol
@Abidjanaise Theologically it is forbidden to depict any of the prophets, but practically speaking there are many Muslims that don't seem to mind using depictions of Jesus or Moses.
That is at least my experience.
Additionally, Muslims are usually only outraged by depictions of Muhammad, and not by depictions of other prophets.
There are plenty of mocking depictions of Jesus, and even of God himself (both primarily by atheists), and yet outrage seems to only happen when it is Mubammad that is being depicted or mocked.
I agree with you that Islam teaches not to depict any of the prophets, but it does seem that most Muslims don't take it very seriously unless it is about Muhammad or specifically the Muslim understanding of God.
@@Menzobarrenza u can ask any muslim, he'll mind if any prophet is depicted
instructing video thanks :)
Good thoughts, good words, good deeds.
Great video! Small error, Cyrus was the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty, not Darius.
awesomedude00001 Aktually... There is no evidence of Cyrus as an Achaemenid at all (at least in the Cyrus Cyclinder) but rather only Darius claims lineage (Bihustan Inscriptions) to an Achaemenis, a mythical founder of the family.
Archaia Istoria so I’ve seen writing that he is are you saying that Darius might have connected him and Cyrus to the the same family after the fact as a bit of propaganda?
Nathan Oliver Bingo, good old legitimacy. I also believe he married Cyrus’ daughter.
@@ArchaiaHistoria Ahh of course, but even then it seems to me strange to call Darius the founder of a dynasty that he both married into for better legitimacy, and that he claimed that Cyrus was also an older member of (with Darius claiming that they are all descended from Teispes).
@@ArchaiaHistoria Cyrus may have not created the achaemenid dynasty but he did start the first Persian empire.
Iran should reinvent its ancient civilisation.
That's what we wish we are persian . 70 percentage of persian want to be zorotzrim
@@peace7706 go and begin worship them in your home teach your children and family
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I never left 😉
@@ArchaiaHistoria obviously but you didn't make vids for a while. Btw, would you like to check out Micahistory 2?
@@ArchaiaHistoria please make a video on persis in India.
thank you for your wonderful video 💕🌹
As a Persian and lover of humanity of all type makes me proud of the culture I come from.
Good thoughts
Good words
Good deed
Is the base for making the world better for all .
Aryan in Persian means free people and has nothing to do with race. Slavery didn't exist in old Persian culture the way it did in Roman or Arabs or Babalonian.
The last religion that comes out Persia is bahaisim, which includes all of the previous religions but one important thing is that it separate religion and government from each other, religion should be an spiritual part and not involved the control of government as it is in Islam, Christianity, jewdism and many others.
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Islam teaches that God sent prophets to every nation and that over 100,000 prophets were sent to the people's of the earth though only 25 are mentioned by name. There is a very high likelihood that Zoroaster was a prophet of God considering that he shunned the pagan ways of his time and dedicated himself to monotheism. This also explains the overlaps one may find between all of these different faiths
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Gatha in sanskrit/hindi mean story or legends. Aryan theory has been debunked. It was created by British to help them justify their rule.
Never knew cattle were an element
Referring to God's diary (Daily food)
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I have always been aware of Zoroastrianism and the influence it has had on monotheism but before then there was and has always been one Lord of all . No matter the name or the followers there is One. ✌️🙏
Modern monotheism and Jewish monotheism are very different. The work of Michael Heiser explains that difference very well for a Christian....
So there's absolutely no connection to zoroastrianism in that regard as zoroastrianism appears to be monotheistic from the modern standpoint only.. The difference is like night and day...
Make the middle east Zoroastrian again! 👍✌
Make America, New Zealand, Australia Native Again. Make Europe Paganist Again!!
Not possible, Zoroastrianism does not allow conversions.
@be positive ... Something like in Spain & Portugal by ruling for 800 years? U idiot.
@@nikunjarya9641 This applies only to the Parsis of India - apparently they decided it to avoid being slowly "diluted" in the local population.
@@AALavdas Okay, now I got it.👍
This religion represents ancient and advanced civilisation of Iran. Why are Iranians so indifferent towards their own culture and faith?
Because Islam only speaks the language of the sword!
great video.
My view is toward the newer date for his lifetime. Agreeing with Scholars like Moses Gaster and James Darmesteter, James Orr says:
Zoroaster's prince Vishtaspa (in Greek Hustaspes) bears the same name as the father of Darius I, and was probably the same person. Vishtaspa's queen Hutaosa, who also protected and favored Zoroaster, bears the same name (in Greek Atossa) as Cambyses' sister who afterward married Darius, and probably belonged to the same family. Zoroastrianism comes to the fore under Darius, whereas Cyrus in his inscriptions speaks as a decided polytheist. Hence, we conclude that the earliest part of the Avesta belongs to circa 550 BC.
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Herodotus makes no mention of Zoroaster, but speaks of the Magi (whom he calls a Median tribe (i.101)) as already performing priestly functions. His description of their repetition of charms and theological compositions (i.132) would agree very well with recitation of the Gathas and Yasna. Mention of controversies with Gautama, Buddha's disciples (Yasht XIII, 16) who probably reached Persia in the 2nd century BC, is another indication of date. The fact that in both the Yasna and the Vendidad heretics (zanda) are mentioned who preferred the commentary (zand) on the Avesta to the Avesta itself, is a sign of late date.
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3:45 "state religion"? Mazdaism (zoroasterianism) was NOT a state religion during Achaemenids. Their empire was somewhat an equal to modern day Secular states. So I think it is wrong to say that: their legitimacy did not come from any "Secular acknowledgement 4:25". I think the correct one is to say that: their legitimacy did not come from any "Democratic acknowledgement".
Strictly speaking, he didn't say "state religion" but rather "official religion of the court" which wouldn't be quite the same thing.
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What do you mean by "strictly speaking"?
@@nomesa7374 I mean, he didn't use the wording "state religion". His wording was a bit different.
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They could have the same connotations. no?
@@nomesa7374 It could be. On the other hand, there could some difference. Maybe a religion that's only an official religion of the *court* differs from a state religion in that only the upper class follows it and might not try to get the general population to follow it. (I'm not familiar with the history of Persia, so I'm not making claims about what actually happened. This is just how I interpret what this video is saying.)
Fun little trivia: The bearded man is likely modeled after Darius.
Truth & Goodness Will Always Prevail On This Planet .
Not exactly prevailing right now, is it?!
@@dunruden9720 We've always been able to pick ourselves back up in the past. I believe goodness is as deeply embedded into humanity just as much as selfishness is
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Kian cent is that because it is dying or why it’s dying
Its actually coming back. Thousands of reverts and converts. Only community of Zoroastrians thats dying are the Parsis, and thats only cause they dont allow converts nor reverts, other ones are growing, specially the Iranian and western ones.
John smith are you a convert?
@@nathanoliver9237 lol son you are in wrong way zoroaster is even more than Muslim and Christians rate rising! In the past year 50000 iranian citizens convert to zoroastrsim!!
Ahmadreza iglesias I don’t know about anyone converting to Zoroastrianism expect those trying to stick it to the Iranian government, do you have evidence that it’s a growing religion in data?
I wish Zoroastrianism would still be a big religion. It would be so cool.
No need it turn to be a fire worship, we have enough cows worshipers and rats worshipers and human worshipers....
Clash Of Thrones Zoroastrians are not fire worshipers! They actually worship Ahura Mazda meaning Lord of Wizdom. They respect fire for its warmth and purity.
@@user-ox1mv7bw3u but these still better than paedophile rapist Mohammed worshipers.
@@fanzy1338 ... and latter kicked of very Ahura Mazda in the favour of fire.
@@nehapal9580 ... It seem that your allegation exist in your faith only & not in Islam. That's why most u people throng to it.
3:43 Someone has been playing Civ 5 recently ;-)
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Laughing my ass off at the "scene missing" bit, I don't know what else I expected
Cyrus = "see-ROOS" Darius - "Dar-YOUSH" Cambyses = "Comm-BEESE" There's your correct pronunciation.
Isn't Darius dara . There are several punjabies with that name today . Cyrus =khurash, cambyses = khamboja ? Persians in the thread can correct me .
@@govindakeshavdas Kamboja are ancient east iranians that are now in North India mostly
Kurush is Cyrus
Good video but i disagree with one thing. When you said that Isaiah was written by 2 people, that is not correct. It was one person, Isaiah. The second half of the book is prophecy about the future. Trust me, I just finished reading it.
I think that’s not the only possible theory and I say that as a fellow believer
@@nathanoliver9237 Well, you are basically saying then that none of the prophecies in Isaiah are real
@@micahistory Yeah, for sure, none of the prophecies in Isaiah are real, wellcome in the 21st century...
@@klausbrinck2137 lol you dumbass, sating what century we are in is not an argument therefore I won't be taking advice from you
Mate I need to know what was going on before Zoroaster. What was the Iranian customs and beliefs
They had they're own polytheistic beliefs not much text left so we might never know just like the 5 hundred year old burnt city discovered in iran it had pipe laying for water and a sewer system, they've found jewellery and gold inside of graves but no one knows who those people were, or what happneed they just got buried in time
@@vivanghat thank you
There will believe for some what like mixture of Greek Hindu believes. There believe derived from Aryan monotheistic cultures with some politism mix
I'll order the Avesta soon.