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'''Zoroastrianism''' is a [[Iran|Persian]] religion. Its followers practice their faith in fire temples, where a fire is kept perpetually lit to symbolize light prevailing over darkness. | '''Zoroastrianism''' is a [[Iran|Persian]] religion. Its followers practice their faith in fire temples, where a fire is kept perpetually lit to symbolize light prevailing over darkness. | ||
During the [[Tang dynasty]], the imperial capital of [[Chang'an]] was home to a population of Zoroastrians, some of them from [[Sogdia]],<ref name="Dynasty Special 1" /> and several fire temples were built in the city to support their religious practice.<ref name="Lewis 2012">Lewis, Mark Edward. "Urban Life". ''[https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674064010 China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty]''. 85–120. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2012.</ref> The [[China|Chinese]] alternatively refer to the religion as "the religion of venerating fire" (拜火教).<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[ | During the [[Tang dynasty]], the imperial capital of [[Chang'an]] was home to a population of Zoroastrians, some of them from [[Sogdia]],<ref name="Dynasty Special 1" /> and several fire temples were built in the city to support their religious practice.<ref name="Lewis 2012">Lewis, Mark Edward. "Urban Life". ''[https://www.hup.harvard.edu/catalog.php?isbn=9780674064010 China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty]''. 85–120. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2012.</ref> The [[China|Chinese]] alternatively refer to the religion as "the religion of venerating fire" (拜火教).<ref name="Dynasty Special 1">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[The Flower Banquet (Special)]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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Zoroastrianism is a Persian religion. Its followers practice their faith in fire temples, where a fire is kept perpetually lit to symbolize light prevailing over darkness.
During the Tang dynasty, the imperial capital of Chang'an was home to a population of Zoroastrians, some of them from Sogdia,[1] and several fire temples were built in the city to support their religious practice.[2] The Chinese alternatively refer to the religion as "the religion of venerating fire" (拜火教).[1]
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed: Dynasty (mentioned only)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Assassin's Creed: Dynasty – The Flower Banquet (Special)
- ↑ Lewis, Mark Edward. "Urban Life". China's Cosmopolitan Empire: The Tang Dynasty. 85–120. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 2012.