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The Zoroastrian Legacy in Armenia: Faith, Fire, and Resistance
Long before Christianity, Armenia was a crossroads of Zoroastrian influence from Persia. In this episode, Lucas and Luna explore how Zoroastrianism shaped Armenian religious life, from fire temples and the yazata cult to the survival of pre-Christian traditions in folk practice. They discuss the syncretism of the Arsacid period, the role of the Magi in Armenian courts, the resistance of the nakharar nobility against Sasanian forced conversion, and the lasting echoes of Zoroastrian cosmology in Armenian art and architecture, including the khachkar. The conversation touches on key figures like…
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