Zoroastrian Women in Temples: Places of Worship in the Perspective of the Zoroastrians Diaspora in the USA Cover Image

Zaratusztrianki w świątyniach: miejsca kultu religijnego z perspektywy zaratusztriańskiej diaspory w USA
Zoroastrian Women in Temples: Places of Worship in the Perspective of the Zoroastrians Diaspora in the USA

Author(s): Paulina Maria Niechciał
Subject(s): Sociology of Religion
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego
Keywords: Zoroastrianism; diaspora; religious sites; temple; religious tourism; USA;

Summary/Abstract: In this article, I approach the issue of temple visits by Zoroastrian women living in the USA. I analysed the field material in terms of the motivations and circumstances of these visits. The analysis showed that the women visit both Zarathushtrian places of worship in the immediate area, as well as those located further away, including in their old homelands, although they valorise them differently and motivate the need for such visits differently. Some perform religious practices at temples of other religions.

  • Issue Year: 55/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-50
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish