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amadee | 10 months ago (raw) | export | reply | flag +1 
 https://www.britannica.com/topic/Zoroastrianism
What is the oldest monotheistic religion? Zoroastrianism. A cool name for a religion. I figured I might as well go back to the very beginning, you know... for context

When I'm told what to think I always rebel, think the opposite and try learn about the issue in hand. Its my natural reaction to censorship- Totally gfy for a bit and I'll get back to you on it shortly, attitude.

So I've immersed myself in the ancient history and culture of the middle east areas,  which was not the intended effect of the censorship I'm sure.

Cradle of civilisation the say. Maybe... but maybe not when you think about it. Its definately the foundation for western culture. One thing for sure though,  its a fascinating area with a literally incredible history.
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Low Information Voter | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 When I first read the Avesta, I felt cheated!

An obvious early draft of the "Abrahamic" religions, but centuries older than the oldest parts of the Mishna.

Fascinating
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amadee | 10 months ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 Cheated? I Haven't gotten that deep but it seems interesting to me also that The Vedas and Hinduism are also connected here- This adds another layer of intrigue and also leads to a possible explanation of the vedic root of more global transmission of "civilisation".
You know about the god Maya from india who it seems left India and ended up in.... Yep, South America and possibly founded the Mayan civilisation (much Indian iconography ie St Augustin etc) Ive heard it mentioned that Greece was also a Vedic culture which now makes sense too. So all roads lead to India and Sumaria.
The zoroastrian attemp at monotheistic religion it seems, is fundamental to where we are today and possibly survived and spread due to geographic location. 
Is now a good time to mention ET's and Vimanas? :)
I will look into the Avesta now for sure, thanks