Jamsheed K. Choksy
- KUSTĪG
KUSTĪG, the Pahlavi term (Pers. kusti, košti, Guj. kustī) used to designate the “holy cord or girdle” worn around the…
- FASTING i. Among Zoroastrians, Manicheans, and Bahais
Both individually and communally, fasting is typically a religious exercise—employed by devotees as means of supplication to the will of…
- HATARIA, MANEKJI LIMJI
HATARIA, MANEKJI LIMJI (مانکجی لیمجی هاتریا), emissary of the Parsis of India to the Zoroastrians of Iran from 1854 to 1890…
- ZOROASTRIANISM ii. Historical Review: from the Arab Conquest to Modern Times
ZOROASTRIANISM ii. Historical Review: from the Arab Conquest to Modern Times Designations. In ancient times Zoroastrians had traditionally referred to…
- KANGA, MANECK FARDOONJI
KANGA, MANECK FARDOONJI, Parsi scholar of Zoroastrianism and Iranian languages (b. Navsari, 21 January 1908; d. Bombay, 17 October 1988;…
- TAVADIA, JEHANGIR C.
TAVADIA, JEHANGIR C., Parsi scholar of ancient Iranian languages and Zoroastrianism (b. in the village of Tavdi, near Navsari, 15…
- STŪM
STŪM (Av. staoma-, MPers. stūm, satūm, stum, Pers. satumi, Guj. astam) “(ritual of) praise” in Zoroastrianism, in serving as a…
- DRŌN
DRŌN (Mid. Pers. drōn, Bk. Pahl. dlwn < Av. draonah- “portion of food”; Gujarati Parsi darūn), Zoroastrian ritual term originally...
- MALABĀRI, BEHRĀMJI MERWĀNJI
MALABĀRI, BEHRĀMJI MERWĀNJI, Parsi Zoroastrian who became a prominent Indian poet, author, and social reformer (b. Baroda [now Vadodara] in…
- JIWĀM
JIWĀM (Pahl. and Pers. jīwām, jīw, jum, jām), “(consecrated) milk,” derives from Av. jīuuiiąm, gąm jīuuiiąm. It is the designation…
- Jāmāsp i. REIGN
Jāmāsp or Zāmāsp (Middle Persian yʾmʾsp, zʾmʾsp; Greek Zamásphēs; Arabic Jāmāsb, Zāmāsb, Zāmāsf; New Persian Jāmāsp, Zāmāsp) ascended to the…
- JĀMĀSP
JĀMĀSP, Sasanian king for a short period (ca. 496-97 CE). This entry is divided into two sections. i. Reign. ii….