Caste and Race in India c10.27

c10.27

It was only in the late period of Iranian history that there came to be any impediments to intermarriage between the different classes of society, the priestly class arrogating to itself the right of marrying girls from the laity, though refusing to give theirs to the lay youths.⁵ Intermarriage of a Zoroastrian with a non-Zoroastrian was condemned in strong terms.⁶