{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/69dd64bd3472e03bc715c18f?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Mazdak & Mazdakism - Ancient Persian Communism?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/1776116342115-43956a7c-6f51-4baf-8fe3-9f901b88f814.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Who was Mazdak, and did he really preach a form of “ancient communism”? In this video, we explore Mazdakism—a radical movement in Sasanian Persia that challenged wealth, power, and social inequality over 1,500 years ago.</p><p><br></p><p>Find me and my music here:</p><p>https://linktr.ee/filipholm</p><p><br></p><p>Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: </p><p>https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion </p><p>Or through a one-time donation: </p><p>https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate</p><p><br></p><p>Sources/Recommended Reading:</p><p><br></p><p>Boyce, Mary (2000). \"Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices\". Routledge; 2nd edition.</p><p><br></p><p>Crone, Patricia (2012). “The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism”. Cambridge University Press.</p><p><br></p><p>Moazami, Mahnaz (ed.) (2016). \"Zoroastrianism: A collection of Articles from the Encyclopedia Iranica\". ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA FOUNDATION. 2 Volumes.</p><p><br></p><p>Rose, Jenny (2019). \"Zoroastrianism: An Introduction\". I.B. Tauris Introduction to Religions. Bloomsbury Academic.</p><p><br></p><p>Yarshater, Ehsan (1983). “Mazdakism”. In “The Cambridge History of Iran”, vol. 3. Cambridge University Press.</p><p><br></p><p>https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mazdak-crossref/</p>","author_name":"Filip Holm"}