The Teachings of the Master-Hearts

Mariano Errichiello is a scholar of Zoroastrianism specialising in modern communities. His research combines textual analysis with ethnographic insight and innovative approaches to historical analysis, with particular interest in mobility, migration, hermeneutics, and ritual performance. He adopts a community-engaged approach, integrating lived perspectives and community knowledge into both pedagogy and research design. Mariano's research focuses on modern esotericism, funerary practices, ritual aesthetics, priestly authority, and engages with Zoroastrian communities as a global network. Mariano has been awarded fellowships at leading research institutes in Venice, Copenhagen, and Erlangen-Nürnberg. He also serves as a Trustee and member of the Governing Council of the British Institute of Persian Studies.

• PART 1. Ontological entanglements, relational spaces of possibility, and hermeneutics of modern Parsis 1.1: Imperial fabric, scientific modernity, and revivalist nationalism: Parsis and the making of colonial modernity 1.2: What is true Zoroastrianism? Politics of authenticity and modes of association in relational spaces of possibility 1.3: Behramshah Naoroji Shroff and Ilme K.snum: Religion, science, and esotericism in the making 1.4: Beyond the Westernization paradigm: Hermeneutical polyphony and Zoroastrian esotericism in modern India PART 2. Translation of jartho'st=i dharm samajav=a m=a.te ilme k.snumn=i c=av=i. 2.1: Notes on translation 2.2: Dedication 2.3: Foreword 2.4: Index 2.5: First Chapter.: The Zoroastrian s=aheb del=an, masters of 'Ilme K.snum'. Two great canons of nature explained by the master Asho Spitama Zarathustra. Law of Infoldment (m=ajdayasn=i daen) and Law of Unfoldment (jartho'st=i daen) 2.6: Second Chapter.: 'jartho'st=i daen' that is the Law of Unfoldment 2.7: Third Chapter.: 'Ke's=a's', the second great law of the jartho'st=i daen (Law of Compensative Retribution and Universal Adjustment) 2.8: Fourth Chapter.: The third great law of the 'jartho'st=i daen': Law of Moral Order Divine and Ideal Purity (a'soi) 2.9: Fifth Chapter.: The scientific effects produced from the recitation of the Avesta prayer for the call of nature and for eating as an example of practical canons for 'Holy for Holiness' sake'; the minute knowledge of the master prophet of prophets on the subject of Economy of Nature. 2.1: Sixth Chapter.: The three Grand Efficient Agents 'Sudreh-Kusti', 'Avesta-mantra', and 'ritual performance' in addition to the three fundamental laws of a'soi, khoreh, and ke's=a's 2.11: Seventh Chapter.: The principles of science totally embedded in the 'Zoroastrian rituals': 'stot', 'm=ithra', 'kh=astar', 'khoreh', 'water's phr=ado', '=ata'se vohuphray=at', 'fire's bareh', 'Atash Behram', 'sound of Sarosh', and other Functionary Agents. 2.12: Eighth Chapter.: Numerous topics embedded in the 'm=ajdayasn=i daen' and in the 'jartho'st=i daen': 'j=iram', 'chakras', 'taba=i', '=ir=adat=i', 'jarv=anhe darego khad=atahe', 'khaetudath', and so forth. 2.13: Ninth Chapter.: Each known or unknown science (ilm) = 'm=ajdayasn=i daen' + 'jartho'st=i daen' in the present time 2.14: Afterword PART 3. Glossary of K.snumic technical terms 3.1: Notes on the glossary 3.2: Glossary