ABSTRACT
This chapter looks at how the prayers, rituals, and other practices of the religion have been transmitted among the laity in the modern period. Traditionally, children would learn these elements in the home, through daily exposure and with more formal instruction in the prayers accompanying the kusti bastan. The approach to general education changed with the building of schools during the colonial period in India. The growth of philanthropy in Iran then impacted the development of education for Zoroastrians. By the end of the twentieth century, aspects of religious education for children were taught in schools, while in both India and Iran, prayers and some religious ceremonies continued to be taught at home mainly by women. This chapter explores aspects of religious education in contemporary Zoroastrian communities around the world through a number of case studies conducted by interviews with those involved in putting together and delivering curricula.
