Zoroastrianism

Zoroastrianism Zoroastrianism was founded by the Persian prophet and priest Zarathushtra, or Zoroaster, which is the Greek translation of his name. Some believe that Zoroaster lived in what is now western Iran between 628-551 B.C. Others think he came from central Asia sometime between 1700 to 1500 B.C. Another theory states he came from north-eastern Iran in the sixth century B.C., a few years before the Buddha. Yet, others believe he existed over three …

…a Tower of Silence where they are eaten by vultures (Cavendish 126). Zoroastrianism was the main religion of the Achaemenian, Parthian, and Susanian empires, which is a span well over a thousand years. It was finally put to a halt when the Muslims invaded Iran in the seventh century A.D. (Clarke 121-22). Today in India and Pakistan there are about 100,000 Zoroastrians. Many are also found in Iran, Hong Kong, North America, Britain, and East Africa.