The article provides a philosophical analysis of the content and essence Zoroastrian religious traditions associated with agriculture. influence these elements is emphasized in Khorezm oasis, cradle Zoroastrianism.

BACKGROUND The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) varies among ethnic groups. We aimed to estimate the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes mellitus, impaired fasting glucose (IFG), and impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) for the first time in an ethnic population, specifically Zoroastrian citizens in Yazd, Iran whose ages were 30 or older. METHODS In a cross-sectional stu...

zoroastrian’s purification rituals are one of the most visible aspects of zoroastrianism that root in the avesta’s texts. but it seems that these customs which were considered as a preservative of human communities from harm and evil diseases in the pre-zoroastrian period, have been changed after that period of time and their joining to the religious teachings of zoroasterian. in this paper, at...

This article presents a detailed description of how I adapted an undergraduate ethnographic research methods course to fully online format during the COVID-19 pandemic. Drawing on my recent experience designing and teaching new titled Ethnographic Research in/of Houston Asia in Fall 2020 at Rice University, illustrate virtual learning environment maintained this through ongoing collaboration wi...

Dear Editor Symbols are powerful images which, in one pictogram, contain a host of associated ideas or cultural myths. Today as a medical symbol, the rod of Asclepius with its entwined single serpent has been universally adopted, although this was originally a symbol representing Asclepius, the Greek god of medicine, from around the 6th century B.C.E. The Caduceus of the Roman god Mercury (the ...

this kind of marriage (mir) is one of the controversial issues of pre-islamic iran. some have attributed it to all iranians while others have attributed it to a certain group in ancient iran. undoubtedly mir has never been specific to iran and similar typical examples can be found in other cultures and religions. this paper after presenting the history of mir looks at firdausi’s shahnameh that ...