• daniyeg [he/him]@hexbear.net
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      3 months ago

      yeah they are still around. one of my friends was Zoroastrian. thanks to people’s interest in them they are not doing badly but they still face the difficulties minority religions in iran have, their membership is dwindling and when your ethnic-religious identity is wrapped up in fascist fantasies of pure aryanhood it tends to attract a certain type towards you.

    • Thallo [love/loves]@hexbear.net
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      Regardless of active participation in the religion, Zoroastrianism has lasting effects on Iranian culture that people passively observe in the same way that Buddhism and Taoism remain relevant in China