Zoroastrianism

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Zoroastrianism is among the oldest faiths on earth. Its founder, Zarathushtra (in greek Zoroaster), lived between 3300 BCE and 1500 BCE. In its original form it was strictly monotheistic but at time progressed it became a Di-Theistic faith (that is a faith with two Gods) Ahura Mazda and Ahriman, Good and Evil, Light and Dark. The scriptures of the faith consist of the Zend Avesta which is an agglomerate of writings by Zoroaster himself (the Gathas) and later priests / theologians. As well the two main communities of Zoroastrians have been divided on the acceptance of Converts with the parsee community in India refusing such conversions and accepting Zoroastrianism as a cultural religon and the Iranian Zoroastrian community accepting converts under certain circumstances. But recently (within the last 25 years) there has been an attempt to revive the original faith with 'Gathas-only Zoroastrians' who are attempting to return to the purity of the Gathas alone and to allowing anyone who wishes to convert to do so.