SOAS - Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief
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Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief at FutureLearn Overview
Duration | 4 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief at FutureLearn Highlights
- Complete 90% of course steps and all of the assessments to earn your certificate.
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief at FutureLearn Course details
- On this course, you will examine the challenges the community faces and connect them to historical events to build a larger picture of the religion.
- Finally, you will look at the religions ancient language, Avestan, which is key to understanding Zoroastrian texts, myths, and legends.
- SOAS has a long history of teaching and research on the subject of Zoroastrianism, together with the languages, both ancient and modern, that support it.
- As the only institution to have two endowed posts in Zoroastrianism, SOAS is uniquely positioned to guide you through the history and challenges of this ancient religion.
Zoroastrianism: History, Religion, and Belief at FutureLearn Curriculum
Who was Zarathushtra and what did he teach?
Welcome to the course
Introducing Zarathushtra
Teachings, the Gathas
Teachings: Creation and the doctrine of the Amesha Spentas
Historical Perspectives: Iran
The central act of priestly worship: Yasna
The Ancient World and the Achaemenid Empire
The Parthian and Sasanian Empires
After the Arab conquest of Iran
Historical Perspectives: India
Influence of Zoroastrian religious thought on world religions
Journey from Iran and early settlement in India
Devotional life and rites of passage
Challenges facing Zoroastrians today
Language week - Avestan
Introduction
Let's start with letters!
An Avestan text: the victory of Zara?u?tra over the demons
Review
An Avestan stanza explained
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