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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > global studies > global governance and world order > global religion > religious traditions and groups > Zoroastrianism
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Zoroastrianism  

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  • Zoroastrianism emerged more than 1,000 years before the rise of Islam, in the remote desert of Babylon (today Iran). This religious tradition professes belief in one all-powerful and supreme god, and is rich with moral codes and apocalyptic notions. [Source: Encyclopedia of Religious and Spiritual Development; Zoroastrianism]

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