Peter Smith

The Baha'i Faith

A Short History

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Tracing the rise and development of the most widespread religion in the world, this is a succinct but comprehensive study of the history of the Bahá'í faith. Dr Smith, a well-known writer in the field, deftly explores the religion from its origins in mid-nineteenth century Iran to the spiritual and social concerns of the present day. His account features coverage of: ¿ the Bábí movement from which the Bahá'í faith grew ¿ the life and teachings of the prophet-founder of the Bahá'í Faith, Bahá'u'lláh, and his successors ¿ the global expansion of the faith ¿ the organisation of the Bahá'í community today Combining concise and skilful writing with illustrations of key people, places and events, this is a thorough historical survey of a religion that now has an estimated six million adherents.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: OneWorld Publications
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781851682089
• ISBN-10: 1851682082
• Artikelnr.: 22180506

Autorenporträt

Peter Smith is Program Director for Social Science at Mahidol University's International College, Thailand.

Inhaltsangabe

List of Illustrations
Preface
Part I: The Bábí Religion, 1844-53
1. The Islamic and Iranian Background
2. The Emergence of the Bábí Movement.
3. The Developemnt of a New Religion,
4. Conflict and Collapse, 1848-53
Part II: The Estabishment of the Bahá'í Faith
5. Bahá'u'lláh
6. The Writings and Teachings of Bahá'u'lláh
7. 'Abdu'l-Bahá
8. Bahá'í Communities, 1866 - 1921
Part III: The Bahá'í Faith since 1972
9. Shoghi Effendi
10. The Universal House of Justice.
11. Bahá'í Communities, 1866 - 1921
Conclusion
Chronology of improtant dates
Further reading
Bibliography
Index