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- Result: Delisted, 24 citation needed tags (t · c) buidhe 00:42, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
The prose for this article is not always clear and concise, and large chunks of this article are left uncited. Therefore, I believe delisting this article should be considered. 777burger user talk contribs 03:31, 13 October 2021 (UTC)
Persian vs Iranian
editIsn't Zoroastrianism of Persian origin? Jei tii (talk) 08:20, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
- Persia is another name for Iran. Remsense ‥ 诉 08:26, 18 August 2024 (UTC)
Mazdaism
editWe believe in ahura Mazda as god not Zoroaster so use Mazdaism to show who we are and who our god is 2404:3100:1408:ADAE:F72A:8959:AE4F:CEBD (talk) 18:38, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
- The common name in English is Zoroastrianism. Per WP:COMMONNAME, it should stay as is. Mazdaism is mentioned in the etymology section. Snowman304|talk 20:39, 25 August 2024 (UTC)
Wrong information
edit“Zoroastrianism is sometimes credited with being the first monotheistic religion in history, antedating the Israelites”
Isrraelites are much older and also this ignores back to Abraham and before. Noah. Abel etc 72.92.45.87 (talk) 01:09, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
- Those are mythological characters. The Book of Genesis has no claim to historicity. Moses is just as much of a fairy tale character as Abraham. Dimadick (talk) 06:16, 16 September 2024 (UTC)
Vegetarianism
editAncient Traditional (mainstream)Zoroastrianism, as practised during ancient times in Iran before the advent of Islam, never promoted nor mandated vegetarianism. In fact, meat consumption was wide spread, and hunting culturally celebrated, viewed as a symbol of royalty and strength.
“Although there have been various theological statements supporting vegetarianism in Zoroastrianism's history and those who believe that Zoroaster was vegetarian”
this is purely opinionated. That Zoroastrian theology CAN be interpreted to support vegetarianism is evident, but there is no explicit encouragement nor endorsement of it. To the opposite, ritual consumption of meat was the norm historically during the golden age, and there even exist purity laws regarding what can and cannot be consumed.
vegetarianism seemed to only have become somewhat widespread upon its arrival in India due to obvious Hindu influence.
as to Zoroaster’s vegetarianism, it is simply speculative, there exists no definite evidence of it, which, whilst acknowledged by asserting it as a belief, may deserve clarification.
The passage should be elaborated on, to underline clearly that this is a specific interpretation and a historic minority view. 77.47.38.183 (talk) 16:22, 9 November 2024 (UTC)