Table of Contents

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

About the Author

Peter Smith is Program Director for Social Science at Mahidol University's International College, Thailand. His many books include A concise encyclopaedia of the Bahá’í Faith, also published by Oneworld.

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