ABSTRACT
The emergence of digital humanities in the twenty-first century has inspired both hope and fear in many students and scholars. Marketed as an indeterminate entity at once interdisciplinary and non-disciplinary, this nascent community of scholars interested in using technology at various stages in the lifecycle of their research projects offers promises of disciplinary freedom to some and academic chaos to others. This brief survey of digital contributions to the study of Zoroastrianism suggests that a variety of scholars in this field have embraced the use of digital technology over the last four decades. Whereas most digital contributions to Zoroastrian Studies serve as resources or tools to support researchers, the number of scholarly projects integrating digital approaches into the research phase of production remains small. One of the most numerically prominent digital interventions in Zoroastrian Studies has been the digitisation of primary source texts and artefacts. The production of these resources is a major leap in making otherwise geographically distributed materials conveniently accessible to scholars wherever they are in the world. The production of costly and time-intensive web-based resources or tools is far from the only option available to scholars of Zoroastrian Studies interested in using technology in research, writing, or publication. A variety of digital humanities tools can serve as stepping stones toward integrating digital tools into research projects. And, if past and current work is any signal, Zoroastrian Studies will stride actively into a robust digital future as such approaches become mainstream in humanities disciplines.
