The Baha'i faith in Africa : establishing a new religious movement, 1952-1962 /
Lee, Anthony A., 1947-
The Baha'i faith in Africa : establishing a new religious movement, 1952-1962 / by Anthony A. Lee. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits - Studies of religion in Africa ; v. 39 . - Studies on religion in Africa ; v. 39. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Babi/Baha'i movement -- The African presence at the genesis of the Babi/Baha'i religions -- Opting for the apocalypse: the Baha'i response to the modern crisis in the Middle East and West Africa -- Planting the Baha'i faith in West Africa: the first decade -- The roots of Baha'i conversion in British Cameroons -- British Cameroons: a movement develops -- The Baha'i church of Calabar -- In lieu of a conclusion.
One million Baha'is live in africa. This is the first academic volume to explore the history of this movement on the continent. The book discusses the diverse and contractivory American, Iranian, British, and African contributions to this new religious movement.
9789004226005 (electronic bk.) 9004226001 (electronic bk.) 1283327007 9781283327008
9786613327000
332700 MIL
015856946 Uk
Bahai Faith--History.--Africa
Foi bahaïe--Histoire.--Afrique
RELIGION--Baha'i.
Bahai Faith.
Africa.
Electronic books.
History.
BP355.A35 / L44 2011eb
297.9/309609045
The Baha'i faith in Africa : establishing a new religious movement, 1952-1962 / by Anthony A. Lee. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011. - 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraits - Studies of religion in Africa ; v. 39 . - Studies on religion in Africa ; v. 39. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The Babi/Baha'i movement -- The African presence at the genesis of the Babi/Baha'i religions -- Opting for the apocalypse: the Baha'i response to the modern crisis in the Middle East and West Africa -- Planting the Baha'i faith in West Africa: the first decade -- The roots of Baha'i conversion in British Cameroons -- British Cameroons: a movement develops -- The Baha'i church of Calabar -- In lieu of a conclusion.
One million Baha'is live in africa. This is the first academic volume to explore the history of this movement on the continent. The book discusses the diverse and contractivory American, Iranian, British, and African contributions to this new religious movement.
9789004226005 (electronic bk.) 9004226001 (electronic bk.) 1283327007 9781283327008
9786613327000
332700 MIL
015856946 Uk
Bahai Faith--History.--Africa
Foi bahaïe--Histoire.--Afrique
RELIGION--Baha'i.
Bahai Faith.
Africa.
Electronic books.
History.
BP355.A35 / L44 2011eb
297.9/309609045