ferdowsi’s shāhnāma has a monotheistic context and its narrative deep structure has been demythologized throughout history at religious, ritual and mythic levels. however, an analytical approach can spot traces of the ancient beliefs reflected in the symbolic implications of the narratives as well as the language and imagery of the shāhnāma. the first line in the preface of the shāhnāma, “in th...

in this article the sins and the presence of the women in ardavirafnameh, a pahlavi book, has been surveyed. the book is one of the important religious books of zoroastrianism. although this book has been written contemporarily but the foundation of the introduced ideas comes from sasanians period. since the book has directly addressed some women's issues and state of their sins in the day...

background: metabolic syndrome (ms) is a cluster of metabolic disturbances, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. ms exhibits variations among ethnic groups. zoroastrianism is an ethnic minority which has maintained its isolation and endogamy up to now. so, we evaluated the frequency of ms in zoroastrians of yazd, iran.   methods: in this cross-sectional study, participants aged ≥30 years...