ABSTRACT
The ‘Persian religion’ and its adherents have fascinated outsiders since classical Greek authors first wrote about them. This chapter considers the historical, devotional, and shared or appropriated sites associated with Zoroastrianism, which continue to draw visitors to them. We distinguish between religious tourism, which is mainly relevant for Zoroastrians, and tourism for non-Zoroastrians, who may be interested in history, art and architecture, inscriptions, iconography, or indeed religion.
The sites include those located in Iran, Central Asia, and India. We also discuss other dimensions of tourism such as visitors to temporary exhibitions, museum archives, and art galleries. More recently, educational tours to India have been established for those of the wider Zoroastrian diaspora who wish to learn about the Parsi cultural and religious heritage. Groups of adherents have also travelled to Iran for a similar exploration of the ‘homeland’ of the religion.
