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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)
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Errichiello, M. (2025, April 2). Google Guests with Aman Verma. Dr. Mariano Errichiello on Why Parsis Reject Conversion, Lost Rituals, and the Fate of Sky Burials! [Podcast]. Guest in Action. https://open.spotify.com/episode/2REi3YmtHnL2RulfvaNPYQ?si=YDgb9Eu3TnmrY3XYiI8_aw

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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!.

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. https://www.cini.it/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Errichiello_2024_What-Is-Zoroastrian_1.pdf

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.

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)
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Errichiello, M. (2024, January 31). Zoroastrian Conversations: Prof. Vevaina welcomes Mariano Errichiello [YouTube]. FEZANA. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4BjSOFlR7TI

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.

Ilm-e-Khshnoom (2023)
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Errichiello, M. (2023). Ilm-e-Khshnoom. The Database of Religious History. University of British Columbia. https://religiondatabase.org/browse/862/#/

Ilm-e-Khshnoom 'Science of Bliss' refers to the religious group primarily composed by members of the Zoroastrian diaspora currently settled in India (henceforth Parsis). They follow the system of beliefs (also named Ilm-e-Khshnoom) introduced by Behr... Read More about Ilm-e-Khshnoom.

The Key of Ilme Kṣnum to Understand the Zoroastrian Religion (2023)
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Errichiello, M. (2023). The Key of Ilme Kṣnum to Understand the Zoroastrian Religion. The Database of Religious History. University of British Columbia. https://religiondatabase.org/browse/1552

‘The key of Ilme Kṣnum to understand the Zoroastrian religion’ is the first book authored by Behramshah Naoroji Shroff (1858-1927), a Parsi gentleman from Surat, Gujarat (India). In 1906, Shroff made known Ilm-e-Khshnoom, an esoteric interpretation o... Read More about The Key of Ilme Kṣnum to Understand the Zoroastrian Religion.

Conferment of meaning to Mount Damāvand between Indo-Iranian Myths and Zoroastrian Pilgrimages (2021)
Journal Article
Errichiello, M. (2021). Conferment of meaning to Mount Damāvand between Indo-Iranian Myths and Zoroastrian Pilgrimages. Himalayan and Central Asian Studies, 25(1-3), 219-229. https://www.himalayanresearch.org/journal-2021.php

Mount Damavand, located north of Tehran in the high Haraz valley of Mazandaran, is part of the Central Alborz mountain range. With its 5,670m height, this volcanic mountain represents the highest peak in Iran and is one of the natural wonders of this... Read More about Conferment of meaning to Mount Damāvand between Indo-Iranian Myths and Zoroastrian Pilgrimages.