Zoroastrian Conflict Theory

Conflict in society has many purposes. It is seen as a means of social stability through inequality, and also as a means of interest groups seeking individual needs. This analysis will show the Zoroastrian faith through many conflict theories. These theories include conflict as a source of social disruption, Conflict as a source of integration, and Conflict as pervasive element in all social life.
Conflict as a source of social disruption can be seen through interreligious conflict and intrafaith conflict. A sociologist from this point of view could see the Zoroastrian as perpetrators of both interreligious and intrafaith conflict. Interreligious conflict is when one religion hates on another religion to the point that it effects the working of society as a whole. The Zoroastrian are very specific on who is and who is not allowed to be a part of their religion in order to keep its pure demand. The Zoroastrian also follow a very patriarchal system in inheritance, which means that the male is the

Conflict as a source of integration is seen when groups with high boundaries and severe consequences for crossing those boundaries maintain group unity and cohesion. An example, would be to have consequences for marrying out of the faith, which as I have mentioned already, the Zoroastrian hold. However, even with the loss of religious benefits for women who marry outside the faith, such as being allowed into religious ceremonies and being a part of the Zoroastrian culture, this has not seemed to deter outside of the faith marriages. This time last year, approximately 40 percent of Parsis in India married outside the faith and about 60 percent of Parsis overseas in American and Canada married outside the faith. Seeing as members are still marrying outside the faith significantly, conflict as a source of integration, at least from what I found in the article did not work for the