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  1 - A Comparative Study of Phonological Transformation in Gathas and Yazdi Zoroastrian Dialect
  Kourosh Zarfatan mahmoud sadeghzadeh saeid omidroosta
    Gathas is ancient scriptures from Zoroaster which is a priceless treasure left behind by ancient Iranians. In this paper, the words of the first seven chapters (Chapters 28-34) of the seventeen chapters of Gathas were studied in terms of phonological transformati More

    Gathas is ancient scriptures from Zoroaster which is a priceless treasure left behind by ancient Iranians. In this paper, the words of the first seven chapters (Chapters 28-34) of the seventeen chapters of Gathas were studied in terms of phonological transformation process, and in some cases in terms of etymology, phonology, and grammar. It is a descriptive, analytical, documentary and comparative study. Regarding the consonants, the study showed the main and stable form of ancient consonants and their transformations over time. Meanwhile, grammatical points, real forms of ancient consonants, and the subsequent transformations in the course of history were examined in three periods: Old Persian, Middle Persian, and contemporary Persian. In some cases, the study mentioned and compared the persistence and transformation of ancient consonants in the dialect of Muslims and Zoroastrians in Yazd. Consequently, the transformation of consonants from old period to the middle and contemporary period tended to reduction process. The results showed that the consonants have transformed more in Yazdi Muslim dialect and standard dialect rather than Yazdi Zoroastrian dialect. In Gathas and ancient scriptures, phonological transformation of phonemes /t/ to /d/, /p/ to /f/, /v/ to /b/ had higher frequency in Old Persian and Middle Persian compared to contemporary Persian. Manuscript profile
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  2 - Investigating the structure of the family institution in the Sassanid period based on the book of Ardavirafnameh
  ALI RABIZADEH Mirzamohamad Hasani
  Ardavirafnameh is a Pahlavi text ‘ that written in the Sassanid period between 1400 or 1700 years ago .This book is about one clergyman that went to paradise and hell by eating the kind of drink. This person came back from the paradise and heel after 7 days later More

  Ardavirafnameh is a Pahlavi text ‘ that written in the Sassanid period between 1400 or 1700 years ago .This book is about one clergyman that went to paradise and hell by eating the kind of drink. This person came back from the paradise and heel after 7 days later and told his story about what he seen. His name was Ardafiraf and his story written in the book that’s name is Ardavirafnameh. Ardavirafnameh is one of the famous books in Zoroaster religion. . Ardavirafnameh has 101 parts and 26 parts of them is about the family In this article' we study about The family’s character in Ardavirafnameh And we found The gravity of family in Ardavirafnameh and the best place of women’s in this book ,according this research family’s character in Ardavirafnameh is match with family’s character in sasanian period . ‘for this research we used straps and library re searching . Manuscript profile
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  3 - The reasons for Zoroastrians joining the Gholjai rebels and their role in the fall of Isfahan
  رزیتا ناظری hassan hazraty hamid karamipour
  Throughout history, governments have generally been formed in convergence with the religion of the majority of society and from this point of view, due to the government's tendency and emphasis on a particular religion, religious minorities were exposed to neglect More

  Throughout history, governments have generally been formed in convergence with the religion of the majority of society and from this point of view, due to the government's tendency and emphasis on a particular religion, religious minorities were exposed to neglect or sometimes restrictions and pressure; As the followers of Zoroastrianism in Sassanid Iran had the privilege of participating in power and benefiting from its benefits, but due to the change of religion of the majority of the people after Islam, their status was changed to a religious minority group. Dealing and facing with this Iranian minority by rulers and religious groups has been accompanied by ups and downs. During the Safavid era, they were sometimes treated peacefully and sometimes they were under pressure and were deprived of social rights. The harshness that was imposed on Zoroastrians at the end of the Safavid period caused them to sympathize with the Gholjai Afghans, who were considered as minority within the Iranian society, which it led to the fall of the Safavid government. In this research, the reasons for Zoroastrians joining the Gholjai rebels as one of the religious minorities of the Safavid era, and their role in the fall of Isfahan have been investigated. Manuscript profile
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  4 - The Myth of First Man in Iranian Mythology from Yamah to Kiyoumars
  Fātemeh Vafāee Aboulqasem Esmāilpour
  Myths change from over time. Some factors like social structure, mode of production and government administration lead to changes in the nature of myths.  Also religious beliefs have some interrelationships with these factors; that is, they influence and are influe More

  Myths change from over time. Some factors like social structure, mode of production and government administration lead to changes in the nature of myths.  Also religious beliefs have some interrelationships with these factors; that is, they influence and are influenced by them. In the mythology of Zoroastrianism, the myth of first man, as a part of the myth of creation, has changed in the passage of time. After settling down in Iran, Aryans reshaped the myth of the first man while considering the needs of the society and novel situation. Yameh or the first man who performed the role of the first king and ideal king, gained some of the most distinct features of the most important character in mythology of Zoroastrianism that were bestowed on him. The present article tries to study these issues.   Manuscript profile
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  5 - Studying the Devilish Forces in the Mythology of Ancient Iran and its Reflection in the Wayce and Ramin
  Ma'sumeh Nazari Ayyub Kooshan
  Abstract         Belief in dualism and the opposition of goodness and badness can be seen in the nature, human being and the contrasting forces in the world and in the mythology of ethnics including Indo-European and Aryan tribes. In More

  Abstract         Belief in dualism and the opposition of goodness and badness can be seen in the nature, human being and the contrasting forces in the world and in the mythology of ethnics including Indo-European and Aryan tribes. In Zoroastrianism, Ahura Mazda is the omnipotent of goodness , and Ahriman ( devil ) stands at the top of satanic forces.Belief in this dualism, in the mythological and epic works indicates the tenet of mythological man in the division of the world into two areas of goodness and badness. It has been tried, in this paper, to study the satanic forces in the ancient mythology of Iran and its reflection in " The Wayce and Ramin " and answer the question whether these creatures have the signs of satanic manner in the Avesta or not, and have they maintained their self-innovence. The study method is descriptive-analytic. One can conclude from the results that satanic creatures in the wayce and Ramin are adaptable with giant demons in the Avesta and Pahlavi texts; sometimes they are real beings which, with concrete picture are able to function in the mythological world. In this paper, besides the demons posed in the Iranian ancient culture, we've discussed  about the other two demons of kindness and destruction. Manuscript profile