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Historical dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith / Hugh C. Adamson.

By: Series: Historical dictionaries of religions, philosophies, and movements ; no. 71.Publisher: Lanham, Maryland : The Scarecrow Press, 2007Edition: Second editionDescription: 1 online resource (xcv, 613 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780810864672
  • 0810864673
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Historical dictionary of the Bahá'í Faith.DDC classification:
  • 297.9/303 23
LOC classification:
  • BP327 .A33 2007
Online resources:
Contents:
Historical Dictionary Of Bahá'í Faith; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; The Epochs of the Formative Age; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Appendixes; 1. Genealogy of the Bahá'u'lláh; 2. Genealogy of the 'Abdu'l-Bahá; 3. Genealogy of the Báb; 4. Kinship Listing of the Bahá'u'lláh; 5. Letters of the Living; 6. Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; 7. Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Bahá; 8. Hands of the Cause of God (by Contingent); 9. First Five Auxiliary Boards; 10. Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; 11. Members of the International Bahá'í Council; 12. Members of the Universal House of Justice (1963-2005).
13. Obituaries14. Badí Calendar; 15. Statistics; 16. Martin Sheil Letter; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author.
Summary: Through the use of photographs, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on nearly every aspect of the religion, and appendixes listing the genealogy of the Founders, statistical information, and lists of apostles, disciples, Hands of the Cause, Knights of Bah_'u'll_h as well as of more than 930 believers who have contributed to its growth and development, this book is a fundamental tool for finding information on all things related to the Bah_'' Faith.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 576-611).

Historical Dictionary Of Bahá'í Faith; Contents; Series Editor's Foreword; Preface; The Epochs of the Formative Age; Chronology; Introduction; THE DICTIONARY; Appendixes; 1. Genealogy of the Bahá'u'lláh; 2. Genealogy of the 'Abdu'l-Bahá; 3. Genealogy of the Báb; 4. Kinship Listing of the Bahá'u'lláh; 5. Letters of the Living; 6. Apostles of Bahá'u'lláh; 7. Disciples of 'Abdu'l-Bahá; 8. Hands of the Cause of God (by Contingent); 9. First Five Auxiliary Boards; 10. Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; 11. Members of the International Bahá'í Council; 12. Members of the Universal House of Justice (1963-2005).

13. Obituaries14. Badí Calendar; 15. Statistics; 16. Martin Sheil Letter; Notes; Bibliography; About the Author.

Through the use of photographs, a list of acronyms, a chronology, an introductory essay, a bibliography, hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on nearly every aspect of the religion, and appendixes listing the genealogy of the Founders, statistical information, and lists of apostles, disciples, Hands of the Cause, Knights of Bah_'u'll_h as well as of more than 930 believers who have contributed to its growth and development, this book is a fundamental tool for finding information on all things related to the Bah_'' Faith.

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