Books for Religion Classes
The following books can be used as text-books in the age appropriate class. The books under the 15 to 18 are advanced books and may be used by teachers to advance their own knowlege and as a source for material for advanced classes (12 to 18 years).
All teachers may not like the content of all the books on this list but these are some of the best that are available. Some of these books may be out of print or difficult to obtain. The sources for obtaining the books are given as listed in the books.
Ages 5 to 9
My First Zoroastrian Prayer Book
Jamshed Rivetna, 28 Pages
5750 South Jackson St, Hinsdale, Il 60521Ages
Message of Zarathushtra, Religious Instruction, Vol. 1
Mobed Bahram Shahzadi, 73 Pages
Published by: California Zoroastrian Center, Rustam Guiv Dar-e Mehr,
8952 Hazard Ave, Westminster, CA 92683 9 to 15 years
Discovering Ashavan
Farishta Murzban Dinshaw, 90 Pages
Karachi Zarthosti Banu Mandal, Sorab Katrak Parsi Colony, Off M. A. Jinnah Road,
Karachi, 74400, Pakistan
Ages 9 to 15
Zoroastrianism, World Religions (History and Basic Beliefs of Zoroastrianism)
Paula R Hartz, 128 Pages
Facts on File Available from Facts on File, Special Sales Dept 212-967-8800or 800-322-8755
www.factsonfile.com
Ages 12 to 15
The Z-Factor, Life’s Driving Lessons
Shahriar Shahriari, 84 Pages
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America,
5750 South Jackson St, Hinsdale, Il 60521Available from Shahriar Shariari or Lovji Cama,
58 Leroy St, Tenafly, NJ 07670Ages 12 to 15
The Good Life, An Introduction to the Religion of Zarathushtra
Certain members of ZAGNY, 68 Pages
Available from Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York
Arbab Rustam Guiv Darbe Mehr,
106 Pomona Road, Suffern, NY 10901Ages 12 to 15
Zoroastrianism and the Parsis, Living Religions Series
John R. Hinnels, 80 Pages
Ward Lock Educational,
47 Marylebone Lane, London W1M6AX
Ages 12 to 15
Ages 15 to 18
Understanding the Gathas, The Hymns of Zarathushtra
Introductory Lectures on Gathic Themes
Dinshaw J. Irani, Introduction by Kaikhosrov D. Irani, 87 Pages
Ahura Publishers, Inc
253 S 4th Street, Womelsdorf, PA 19567, USA15 to 18 years
The Gathas, The Hymns of Zarathushtra
Translated by Dinshaw J. Irani Edited and with an Inroduction by K. D. Irani, 96 Pages
Available from Zoroastrian Association of Greater New York
Arbab Rustam Guiv Darbe Mehr,
106 Pomona Road, Suffern, NY 10901!5 to 18 years
The Zarathushti Religion, A Basic Text
Fariborz S. Shahzadi and Khojeste Mistree, 194 Pages
Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America,
5750 South Jackson St, Hinsdale, Il 60521Ages 15 to 18 years