Houston seminar

The Zoroastrian Association of Houston and the Zoroastrian Association of North Texas are jointly sponsoring a religious education seminar in cooperation with the Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America (FEZANA). A one day event to be held on April 12, 2008 in Houston, and repeated the following day in Dallas, it is scheduled to comprise four sessions, notes an e-mail from former FEZANA president Firdosh Mehta.

Almut Hintze (left) and Jenny Rose to speak on Zoroastrianism

Dr Almut Hintze — Zartoshty Brothers Lecturer in Zoroastrianism, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, UK is billed as the 2008 speaker in the FEZANA-Khorshed Jungalwala Lecture Series which will comprise the opening session. The topic she expects to address is "Zarathush­trotema: Prophetic and priestly authority in Zoroastrianism.”

Hintze will also address the final session with the topic: "Defeating Death: Eschatology in Zoroastrianism, Judaism and Christianity.”

The other two speakers are Dr Jenny Rose, Associate Professor, Claremont Graduate University, who will speak on "Gods, Kings and Priests at the Crossroads — Rock Reliefs of Zoroastrian Iran” and Dr Matthew Stolper, Professor of Assyriology and John A. Wilson Professor at the Oriental Institute of the University of Chicago who will address the topic "The Persepolis Fortification Archive Project: Steps in a Race to

Record Unique Achemenid Documents.”

Firdosh Mehta is available for more information on 817-599-9609 in Dallas or e-mail: fdjmehta@charter.net; Aban Rustomji may be contacted on 281-493-1275 in Houston or e-mail: aban­@coatingengineers.com