{"podcast":{"title":"Let's Talk Religion","slug":"let-s-talk-religion-4777682","podcast_index_feed_id":4777682,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed","website_url":"https://youtube.com/c/LetsTalkReligion","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/1660584278871-343f2c79c17b989b43e24dd5ea025270.jpeg","author":"Filip Holm","episode_count":179,"summary":"This podcast aims to educate on the subject of religion from an academic perspective and to open up for informed discussions on the subject. You will find episodes discussing the big religions of the world and historical overviews of important figures from different religious traditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T12:18:06.212729+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682"},"episode":{"title":"Mazdak & Mazdakism - Ancient Persian Communism?","slug":"mazdak-mazdakism-ancient-persian-communism","published_at":"2026-04-13T21:48:46+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/mazdak-mazdakism-ancient-persian-communism","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682","url":"https://shows.acast.com/lets-talk-religion/episodes/mazdak-mazdakism-ancient-persian-communism","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/61c869811c6a7900119a34ed/e/69dd64bd3472e03bc715c18f/media.mp3","summary":"Who was Mazdak, and did he really preach a form of “ancient communism”? In this video, we explore Mazdakism—a radical movement in Sasanian Persia that challenged wealth, power, and social inequality over 1,500 years ago. Find me and my music here: https://linktr.ee/filipholm Support Let's Talk Religion on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/letstalkreligion Or through a one-time donation: https://paypal.me/talkreligiondonate Sources/Recommended Reading: Boyce, Mary (2000). \"Zoroastrians: Their Religious Beliefs and Practices\". Routledge; 2nd edition. Crone, Patricia (2012). “The Nativist Prophets of Early Islamic Iran: Rural Revolt and Local Zoroastrianism”. Cambridge University Press. Moazami, Mahnaz (ed.) (2016). \"Zoroastrianism: A collection of Articles from the Encyclopedia Iranica\". ENCYCLOPAEDIA IRANICA FOUNDATION. 2 Volumes. Rose, Jenny (2019). \"Zoroastrianism: An Introduction\". I.B. Tauris Introduction to Religions. Bloomsbury Academic. Yarshater, Ehsan (1983). “Mazdakism”. In “The Cambridge History of Iran”, vol. 3. Cambridge University Press. https://www.iranicaonline.org/articles/mazdak-crossref/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Who was Mazdak, and did he really preach a form of “ancient communism”? In this video, we explore Mazdakism—a radical movement in Sasanian Persia that cha…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2316,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/episodes/mazdak-mazdakism-ancient-persian-communism/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/let-s-talk-religion-4777682/mazdak-mazdakism-ancient-persian-communism.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}