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Google Guests with Aman Verma. Dr. Mariano Errichiello on Why Parsis Reject Conversion, Lost Rituals, and the Fate of Sky Burials! (2025)
Digital Artefact
Errichiello, M. (2025). Google Guests with Aman Verma. Dr. Mariano Errichiello on Why Parsis Reject Conversion, Lost Rituals, and the Fate of Sky Burials!. [Podcast]

Episode Description
Well, what more do I need to say? It was a trulyfascinating conversation with Dr. Mariano Errichiello. Hang on—I'll tell you everything we discussed, but first, let me introduce Dr. Errichiello.
Born in Naples, Dr. Errichiello i... Read More about Google Guests with Aman Verma. Dr. Mariano Errichiello on Why Parsis Reject Conversion, Lost Rituals, and the Fate of Sky Burials!.

The Enquiry 2024 (2024)
Book Chapter
Errichiello, M. (2024). The Enquiry 2024. In Magic Art: Special Edition (40-41). Fulgur Press

What is 'Magic Art'? In 1953, André Breton, founder of the surrealist movement, was invited by a prestigious French publisher to explore answers to this question. His resulting analysis is wide-ranging and evocative. Beginning with a literary review... Read More about The Enquiry 2024.

Zoroastrian Esotericism (2024)
Other
(2024). Zoroastrian Esotericism. Venice

What is Zoroastrian Esotericism? Towards an Ontological Approach (2024)
Journal Article
Errichiello, M. (2024). What is Zoroastrian Esotericism? Towards an Ontological Approach. Religiographies, 3(1), 56-74

Between the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, different interpretations of Zoroastrianism began to emerge among the Parsis of India. Some of these interpretations were based on ideas that Parsis defined as “esoteric.” This article examines the part... Read More about What is Zoroastrian Esotericism? Towards an Ontological Approach.

New Perspectives on the Study of Esotericism and Zoroastrianism (2024)
Journal Article
Errichiello, M., Piraino, F., & Vevaina, Y. S.-D. (2024). New Perspectives on the Study of Esotericism and Zoroastrianism. Religiographies, 3(1), 2-7

Beyond the Theosophical Paradigm: Ilme kṣnum and the Entangled History of Modern Parsis (2024)
Journal Article
Errichiello, M. (2024). Beyond the Theosophical Paradigm: Ilme kṣnum and the Entangled History of Modern Parsis. Journal of Persianate Studies, 16(2), 245-269. https://doi.org/10.1163/18747167-bja10039

In the early twentieth century, an esoteric interpretation of Zoroastrianism known as Ilme kṣnum became popular among the Parsis of India. Although research on the subject is scant, most scholars suggest that Ilme kṣnum draws largely upon the ideas p... Read More about Beyond the Theosophical Paradigm: Ilme kṣnum and the Entangled History of Modern Parsis.

Zoroastrian Conversations: Prof. Vevaina welcomes Mariano Errichiello (2024)
Digital Artefact
Errichiello, M. (2024). Zoroastrian Conversations: Prof. Vevaina welcomes Mariano Errichiello. [YouTube]

Zoroastrian Conversations’ is envisioned to be a Charlie Rose-style interview show that would feature Yuhan Sohrab-Dinshaw Vevaina (Bahari Associate Professor of Sasanian Studies and Fellow of Wolfson College at the University of Oxford) interviewing... Read More about Zoroastrian Conversations: Prof. Vevaina welcomes Mariano Errichiello.

Parsis and Ritual Innovation. Zoroastrian Funerary Practices in Mumbai during the Pandemic (2023)
Book Chapter
Errichiello, M. (2023). Parsis and Ritual Innovation. Zoroastrian Funerary Practices in Mumbai during the Pandemic. In E. Z. Hertzman, N. Lang, E. M. Larson, & C. E. Lorea (Eds.), Coronasur. Asian Religions in the Covidian Age (115-120). University of Hawai'i Press. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824894931-017

Reflections on Liminality, Authority and Agency of the Zoroastrian Death Rituals (2023)
Book Chapter
Errichiello, M. (2023). Reflections on Liminality, Authority and Agency of the Zoroastrian Death Rituals. In A. Panaino, A. Piras, & P. Ognibene (Eds.), Studi Iranici Ravennati IV (321-341). Mimesis

The Gift of the Last Magi (2023)
Digital Artefact
Errichiello, M. (2023). The Gift of the Last Magi. Erlangen