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Zoroastrian Migration and Settlement in India

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Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism

Part of the book series: Encyclopedia of Indian Religions ((EIR))

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Early Zoroastrians

Definition

Migration of Parsis, settlement of Zoroastrians who fled Iran around eighth century C.E.

Parsi Advent into Western India

Introduction: Descendants of Ancient Iranian People

The present Parsi community (living in India, Iran, and elsewhere) is one of the smallest communities of the world. It is a remnant of the ancient Iranian people professing the Zoroastrian Religion. In ancient times, the Iranian people had come in cultural, commercial, and political contact with nearly all nations of the world: the ancient Hindus, the Chinese, the Egyptians, the Babylonians, the Assyrians, the Israelites, the Arabs, the Greeks, the Romans, and other peoples. The Parsis are the descendants of this Iranian people who flourished and played an important role in the world history under the royal dynasties from the earliest times up to about the middle of the seventh century of the Christian era.

Present Parsi Community

After the Arab conquest of Iran, and downfall...

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  1. B. M. Mevawala Fire Temple, Mumbai, India

    Parvez M. Bajan

  2. St. Xavier’s College, Bombay University, Mumbai, India

    Parvez M. Bajan

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  1. Pomona College Religious Studies, Claremont, CA, USA

    Zayn R. Kassam

  2. Rollins College Jewish Studies Program, Winter Park, FL, USA

    Yudit Kornberg Greenberg

  3. World Zoroastrian Organization, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Jehan Bagli

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Bajan, P.M. (2018). Zoroastrian Migration and Settlement in India. In: Kassam, Z.R., Greenberg, Y.K., Bagli, J. (eds) Islam, Judaism, and Zoroastrianism. Encyclopedia of Indian Religions. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-024-1267-3_567

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