by FIRES | Dec 5, 2014 | Book Review
In Discovering Cyrus: The Persian Conqueror Astride the Ancient World, Reza Zarghamee relates a shocking omission. “Ferdowsi does not mention Cyrus in the Shahnameh, and the Sasanids seemingly have no memory of him through local Persian traditions” (535)....
by FIRES | Nov 6, 2014 | Book Review
Behramshah Shroff, who founded the Ilm-e-Kshnoom (science of ecstasy or bliss) movement is said to have received instruction on the mystical aspects of Zoroastrianism from 72 Magav (Magi) priests called Abed Saheb-e-Dilan who lead a group of approximately 2000...
by FIRES | Nov 6, 2014 | Book Review
Have you ever laughed so hard in a play that tears rolled down your cheeks and your stomach hurt so much that you wanted the actors to stop, if just for a few seconds, so that you could recover? It happened to me when my parents took me to see Behram Ni Sasu. Now...
