Citizens of the world : a history and sociology of the Bahais from a globalisation perspective / by Margit Warburg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Warburg, Margit.

Series:

Studies in the history of religions ; 106.

Numen book series. Studies in the history of religions, 0169-8834 ; v. 106

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization--Religious aspects--Bahai Faith.

Globalization.

Bahai Faith--History.

Bahai Faith.

Religion and sociology.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (648 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Citizens of the World deals with the Baha’is and their religion. While covering the historical development in sufficient detail to serve as a general monograph on Baha’i, emphasis is laid on examining contemporary Baha’i, with the Danish Baha’i community as a recurrent case. The book discusses Baha’i religious texts, rituals, economy, everyday life, demographic development, mission strategies, leadership, and international activism in analyses based on primary material, such as interview studies among the Baha’is, fieldwork data from the Baha’i World Centre in Israel, and field trips around the world. The approach is a combination of history of religions and sociology of religion within a theoretical framework of religion and globalisation. Several general topics in the study of new religions are covered. The book contributes to the theoretical study of globalisation by proposing a new model for analysing globalisation and transnational religions.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

When the Global Meets the Local

Approaches to Babi and Baha’i Studies

Development of a Globalisation Perspective

Religious Conflicts in Iran

The Making of a Global Religion

The Making of a Baha’i Community

Becoming a Baha’i

Belonging to a Baha’i Community

Mobilisation of the Baha’is

The Baha’i World Centre

Baha’is Going Global

Summary and Conclusions

Interview Survey

Bibliography

Index

Colour Plates

Black and White Plates

Studies in the History of Religions Numen Book Series.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [543]-576) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-39667-2

9786611396671

90-474-0746-6

OCLC:

234309958

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789047407461 DOI