Khurramites
Sign in to savethumb|250px|The late leader of the Khurramīyah movement, Babak Khorramdin was the follower of [[al-Muqanna, a Zoroastrian and Mazdaean prophet.]] The Khurramites ( , meaning "those of the Joyful Religion") were an Iranian religious and political movement with roots in the Zoroastrian movement of Mazdakism. An alternative name for the movement is the Muhammira (, "Red-Wearing Ones"; in ), a reference to their symbolic red dress.
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Encyclopedic overview
7 sectionsContents
- History
- Babak's revolt
- Beliefs
- Legacy
- See also
- Notes
- References
thumb|250px|The late leader of the Khurramīyah movement, Babak Khorramdin was the follower of [[al-Muqanna, a Zoroastrian and Mazdaean prophet.]] The Khurramites ( , meaning "those of the Joyful Religion") were an Iranian religious and political movement with roots in the Zoroastrian movement of Mazdakism. An alternative name for the movement is the Muhammira (, "Red-Wearing Ones"; in ), a reference to their symbolic red dress.
== History ==
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