Hormuz is named after Ahura Mazda, the pre-Islamic god of the Persians.
#hormuz #straitofhormuz #iran #history #persia #persian #ahuramazda #zoroastrian #zoroastrianism #god #etymology #archaeology #ancienthistory #religion
Some professors pack 2Tb of info in 1 word. Others share 1kb of info in a paragraph (I like those, so does my notetaking hand). And then there are those whose academic discourse is so thick, you have to wade through it before you know how much info it actually contains. #Zoroastrian
This course is INTENSE. The number of classes went from 2 to 3/week, and the academic expression of interesting content is rather dry, which strains the brain more. I find I'm hearing with a lag time to understanding. It's like two parts of my brain working separately simultaneously! 😫😪 #Zoroastrian
On Iranian cursed relic at temple mount
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#Iran #Zoroastrian #armenian #jerusalem #PetrusRomanus #fuckjesus #ایران #آرتش #زرتشت
Today's Zoroastrianism Perspectives tutorial expanded on orallity culture. In this post, I write about how creators added new material to oral texts so that novel hearers can follow, remember, and learn it.
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#Parsi #Zoroastrian #OralTradition #BlogPost #religion
Cover image of Mind Explorer post on Substack, showing manuscript fragment in Avestan below a brown banner with Zoroastrian Orality, customs, and Ecology Course: An Intro.
Zoroastrian Orality, Customs, Ecology Course. Introductions and overviews may sound like an easy couple of hours, but the first two hours of this class peppered us with new concepts about oral transmission and women in the Avesta.
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#Parsi #OralTradition #Zoroastrian
Two novelists, two playwrights, two filmmakers, two masterclasses, a wealth of stories in the last two plus weeks of this Zoroastrian Perspective course. Prose, plays, and films, oh my. ✍️😊
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#BlogPost #Writing #Zoroastrian #Literature #WritingCommunity
Slept better yet so tired. SMR/Beta audiovisual entrainment got me going 😅 but enjoyable class on today’s film a brain drain. Need food!! The comedy set in Mumbai and a Parsi Colony is in Hindi yet the acting was so good, I was able to understand what was going on in the clips. 👍
#Zoroastrian
#Nowruz (نوروز), also spelled #Norooz or #Norouz, is the #PersianNewYear celebrated at the spring equinox. Rooted in ancient Iranian and #Zoroastrian traditions, it has been observed for over 3,000 years. #taiche #shopnow uk.pinterest.com/taiche40/now...
On #Zoroastrian #religious holiday
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#Zarathustra #Iran #زرتشت #ایران
Mustn’t forget we have an extra Parsi Literature class tomorrow to make up a scheduling change at last minute. Mr Behram by Gieve Patel signals start of studying Parsi plays. Gotta say tis a strange play. #Zoroastrian
Been putting it off but sitting self down to read the play Mister Behram by Parsi writer Gieve Patel. #Zoroastrian #culture
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Eating at an absolutely packed #DC #Indian restaurant with a #Zoroastrian (Iranian Indian) founder
Dahi vada and soda with Indian spices, cumin, ginger, lemon, and chili peppers (try to limit alcohol to no more than one night a week if eating out)
#Iran is essential to #Indian culture
How is one supposed to give a crap about an ancient civilization and finish an essay on whether its culture will go extinct or not when current civilizations headed by monstrous men are trying to obliterate us all, supported by a patsy of a Prime Minister? #writing #Parsi #Zoroastrian 🇨🇦
On my response to reza pahlavi on God
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#Iran #Zarathustra #Zoroastrian #ایران #ارتش #زرتشت
What is Parsi literature? Is it writing by Parsis? Or is it the content like traditional CanLit (Canadian literature)? Or both? I enrolled in the TISS-Parzor Parsi Literature in English module to find out. The first week was on poetry.
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#Poems #Writing #Zoroastrian
Exciting first class led by Coomi Vevaina on Parsi Literature in English. I wasn’t sure about enrolling in it in last-minute I-want-to-sleep jitters. But Keki Daruwalla’s poetry was a delight, especially “My Mistress,” to read and discuss. And Coomi a vivacious teacher. A great class! #Zoroastrian
Just sent the second MCQ assessment (what does MCQ stand for in Indian education?). Ack! My problem is I wasn't taught the language except a few words by my grandmother so I have trouble remembering the names of things.😭 I can at least recognize them, but few multiple choice in the test #Zoroastrian
Today's class was like being in a super-speeding car as we warped through Parsi embroidery, literature, performance art, music, dance, and why are we dying out. Phew! From my own family experience, I could contribute a little to the latter part. #Zoroastrian
Watching a film on the professional art scene birth in India through the story of Kekoo and Khorshed Ghandy. On Vimeo. It’s password protected, otherwise I’d embed it in my Substack post on Monday’s class (yet to write). Makes me think of Canada’s burgeoning art scene decades earlier. #Zoroastrian
According to the #Zoroastrian creation myth the Bundahishn, #dogs are a mix of humans and cattle, and hence are guides and protectors of #cattle herds
''This new #post-Islamic age will #reconnect #Iranians with
their #authentic #Zoroastrian #identity and restore the
profound sense of fulfillment that #Islam stripped away."
Up early for a course being held 11.5 hours ahead of my time zone. All the coffee as @bellwhitworth.bsky.social says. With dark chocolate! I’m nervous about keeping up with the reading. #BrainInjury #Zoroastrian
On Zarathustra, Thomas Paine @thomaspaineha.bsky.social, and freemasons
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#Zarathustra #Zoroastrian #Iran #ThomasPaine #freemasons #زرتشت #ایران
On Zoroastrian religious holiday
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#Zarathustra #Iran #Zoroastrian #religious #زرتشت #ایران
Yalda sofreh, a dish with nuts, watermelon, pomegranate, candles & a book of Hafez poetry
Shabe Yalda - goodbye to darkness, hello to light
#yalda #shabeyalda #zoroastrian #persian
