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The Baha'i faith in Africa : establishing a new religious movement, 1952-1962 / by Anthony A. Lee.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies on religion in Africa ; v. 39.Publication details: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (xii, 279 pages) : illustrations, maps, portraitsContent type:
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ISBN:
  • 9789004226005
  • 9004226001
  • 1283327007
  • 9781283327008
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Baha'i faith in Africa.DDC classification:
  • 297.9/309609045 23
LOC classification:
  • BP355.A35 L44 2011eb
Other classification:
  • online - EBSCO
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Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.

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.

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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.