Loading ...The lectures are jointly sponsored by Stanford University’s Asian Religions and Culture Initiative and FEZANA and the Zoroastrian community, and they are open to the public. We are lucky to have a dedicated team at the University to teach and to create awareness of the Zoroastrian Religion and community.
We hope that many of our Bay Area community will take advantage and listen to these scholars in large numbers to warrant the expenses incurred and to encourage Stanford to continue with their courses and lecture series in the years to come.
“Chinese Writing on Sogdian Silk Road Tombs”
Prof. Al Dien (Emeritus, Stanford)
7-8 p.m.
Building 60, Room 61H
(Bldg. 60 is next to the Memorial Church on the Inner Quad)
Note: Many of the Sogdians followed the Zarathushti traditions and religious practices
Thursday, April 19
“Zarathushtra’s Puzzles”
Dina McIntyre
11-12:30 p.m.
Location: (TBA.) This talk is open to the public but set to take place during the regularly scheduled
“Introduction to Zoroastrianism” course
to be run by Fred Porta, most likely in his classroom, and is geared primarily
for Stanford faculty and students , but the public is more than welcome.
Check the ARC website for updated info.
Tuesday, June 5
“Minority Sociopolitics in Contemporary Iran: The Zoroastrian Case”
Jamsheed Choksy (Indiana University)
7-8 p.m.
Building 260, Room 113
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