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"Zoroastrianism is the oldest of the revealed world-religions, and it has probably had more influence on
mankind, directly and indirectly, than any other single faith." - Mary Boyce, Zoroastrians: Their Religious
Beliefs and Practices (London: Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1979, p. 1)
"Zoroaster was thus the first to teach the doctrines of an individual judgment, Heaven and Hell, the
future resurrection of the body, the general Last Judgment, and life everlasting for the reunited soul
and body. These doctrines were to become familiar articles of faith to much of mankind, through
borrowings by Judaism, Christianity and Islam; yet it is in Zoroastrianism itself that they have their
fullest logical coherence....” - Mary Boyce, Op. Cit. p. 29.
We provide the complete text of the extant Avesta, the most ancient scriptures of Zoroastrianism, as well as many Pahlavi scriptures. It also includes information about the Avestan language, and other useful information for students of Zoroastrian religion. Most of the texts in these archives are extremely rare.
NOTE: Spelling of Zoroastrian technical terms has been normalized in these archives to facilitate searches.
http://www.avesta.org/avesta.html
