This article examines the institution of the family in the culture of Zoroastrianism. In modern society, there is a devaluation of the institution of marriage, which emphasizes the relevance of the study of family values in traditional cultures. There is a widespread opinion that Zoroastrians welcomed consanguineous marriage, however, the presented work emphasizes that this opinion is erroneous, such a marriage was not recognized as a norm, it is mentioned only in individual cases that were discussed in judicial instances, which in itself indicates the atypical nature of this phenomenon. In Zoroastrianism, the norms of chastity and fidelity are fundamental, which ethically makes this religion related to Christianity and Islam. The purity of family relations in Zoroastrianism has a spiritual and theological meaning, draws society to the protection of nature and the essence of man. It is appropriate to perceive a kinship marriage in a spiritual dimension, that is, the creation of a family between people who adhere to the same religious teaching and share common ideological principles. Also, a related marriage can be considered as a union between a believer and the God Ahura Mazda. As a conclusion, the article notes that in Zoroastrianism, traditional marriage was welcomed and defended, similar to the one whose value is postulated in Christianity and Islam.
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Andrushchenko et al. (2024) studied this question.