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Aug 2021
2h 30m

Antonio Panaino: What is Zoroastrianism?

Marshall Poe
About this episode

Howard speaks with University of Bologna Iranian specialist Antonio Panaino about Zorastrianism: What is it? How was it influenced by, and in turn influence, other religious and cultural traditions? And what did it mean for the people of ancient Iran?

Howard Burton is the founder of Ideas RoadshowIdeas on Film and host of the Ideas Roadshow Podcast. He can be reached at howard@ideasroadshow.com.

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