ZOROASTER

ZOROASTER, the name generally known in the West for the prophet of ancient Iran, whose transformation of his inherited religion inaugurated a movement that eventually became the dominant religion in Iran up until the triumph of Islam. The subject is covered in the following entries:

i. The Name

ii. General Survey

iii. Zoroaster the Avesta

iv. In the Pahlavi Books

v. As Perceived by the Greeks

vi. As Perceived in Western Europe

vii. As Perceived by Later Zoroastrians