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Countries and Their Cultures: Zoroastrians

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The ethnic identity of this Iranian minority group is derived from their religion, Zoroastrianism. They constitute only 0.18 percent of the Iranian population. The term "Zoroastrian" is taken from the name of their prophet Zarathushtra (Greek: Zoroaster). The majority Muslims of Iran considered them to be "infidels," hence the Zoroastrians were known as "Guebres" (Gabrs, Gabars).

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kinship, counties and their cultures, countries and their cultures: zoroastrians, iranian minority group, marriage and family, orientation history and cultural relations, religion and expressive culture, sociopolitical organization, zoroastrianism, zoroastrians, history and cultural relations
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