What was the name of the religion the Persians followed?

Answer 1

Until about the eighth century BCE, the Persians appear to have followed a pagan tradition influenced by the ancient culture of the Indo-Iranian people of southern Russia. Then Zoroastrianism, which also originated among the Indo-Iranian people, arrived from eastern Iran where it had been the principal religion for centuries.

Minor inroads were made by Christianity and Manichaeism, but Zoroastrianism remained the principal religion of the Persians until the arrival of Islam.

Polytheism - a wide range of gods. The imperial cult was Zoroastrianism, the religion of today's Parsees.

Answer 2

Throughout time, the Persians, who inhabited what is modern day Iran, followed only a few religions. The first was Zoroastrian, which was replaced by Islam. In the 1500's, Shi'a Islam was the official religion of the Persian empire.

Answer 3

There were/are many Persian religions--

Zoroastrianism

Zurvanism

Manichaeism

Mazdakism

Khurramites

Behafaridianism

Yarsan

Babism

Bahai

Other religions were imported from other countries--

Islam (currently the main religion in Iran)

Christianity

Judaism

Hinduism

A:At the time the Persians defeated the Babylonians and freed the Jews from their Exile, the Persian religion was Zoroastrianism. This was an already ancient monotheistic religion that held many of the beliefs and rituals that were later to become associated with Judaism and Christianity.

Answer 4

Mostly Shi'a Muslims, followed by Sunni Muslims. There are also Christians, Jews, Zoroastrians and Bahai's.

Answer 5

It is Islam religion that is popular among the majority of Persians.

Historically, the Zoroastrian religion was popular for the millenium prior to Islam's arrival in Persia.

Answer 6

It really depends on the era. In modern times, likely Islam, but before Islam came around it was probably a polytheistic religion.

they were Muslim

Answer 7

Zoroastrianism.