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What Are The Practices Of Zoroastrianism?

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What Are The Practices Of Zoroastrianism? Purification is strongly emphasised in Zoroastrian rituals. Zoroastrians focus on keeping their minds, bodies and environments pure in the quest to defeat evil (Angra Mainyu). Fire is seen as the supreme symbol of purity, and sacred fires are maintained in Fire Temples (Agiaries). What culture practiced Zoroastrianism? Though it

What Are The Branches Of Zoroastrianism?

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What Are The Branches Of Zoroastrianism? Today Zoroastrianism can be divided in two main schools of thought: reformists and traditionalists. Traditionalists are mostly Parsis and accept, beside the Gathas and Avesta, also the Middle Persian literature and like the reformists mostly developed in their modern form from 19th century developments. How many Zoroastrians are there?