09-08-2008, 03:52 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-Hauma Hamiddha+Sep 8 2008, 02:50 AM-->QUOTE(Hauma Hamiddha @ Sep 8 2008, 02:50 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin--><!--QuoteBegin-Husky+Sep 7 2008, 12:55 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Husky @ Sep 7 2008, 12:55 AM)<!--QuoteEBegin-->http://derafsh-kaviyani.com/english/resurgence.html
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Husky these Zoroasterians look a bit wacky to me. They want to identify with Abrahamistic monotheism rather than the actual cult of zaratuShTra or the religion of ahura yasna. They are as much or even more subverted than the Hindus in their sensibilities.[right][snapback]87669[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Eeewwww. Ok.
Though that page didn't seem to mention christianism, or maybe I overlooked the essential paragraphs.
The PDF link (the one with the photo from the 1920s) only mentions christianism in the same way Hindus used to do: Hindus do so-and-so, similar to how christians do something-else. That is, to compare a less well-known tradition to one better known to the rest of the world. I certainly could never abide by such comparisons that demote Natural Traditions; but, predictably after christoBritish contact, Hindus always tried to justify our ways with reference to what they imagined were similar ways in christianism.
Derafsh Kavyani I did find confused on several issues. Back when they had an English language thread in their forums, many missionary types donning Iranian names used to come in and do their gawd-peddling. Iranians from America and UK who imagined they were now Mazdean just by willing it (while knowing barely anything about the tradition actually, since they were making comparisons with the christoterrorist ideology) started becoming uppity as well vis-a-vis ancient Arabians. It was christoconditioning.
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Husky these Zoroasterians look a bit wacky to me. They want to identify with Abrahamistic monotheism rather than the actual cult of zaratuShTra or the religion of ahura yasna. They are as much or even more subverted than the Hindus in their sensibilities.[right][snapback]87669[/snapback][/right]<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->Eeewwww. Ok.
Though that page didn't seem to mention christianism, or maybe I overlooked the essential paragraphs.
The PDF link (the one with the photo from the 1920s) only mentions christianism in the same way Hindus used to do: Hindus do so-and-so, similar to how christians do something-else. That is, to compare a less well-known tradition to one better known to the rest of the world. I certainly could never abide by such comparisons that demote Natural Traditions; but, predictably after christoBritish contact, Hindus always tried to justify our ways with reference to what they imagined were similar ways in christianism.
Derafsh Kavyani I did find confused on several issues. Back when they had an English language thread in their forums, many missionary types donning Iranian names used to come in and do their gawd-peddling. Iranians from America and UK who imagined they were now Mazdean just by willing it (while knowing barely anything about the tradition actually, since they were making comparisons with the christoterrorist ideology) started becoming uppity as well vis-a-vis ancient Arabians. It was christoconditioning.