Resurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Babi Movement in Iran, 1844-1850

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Cornell University Press, 1989 - Religion - 461 pages
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"[Resurrection and Renewal] reflects extensive research by the author in the numerous Babi and Baha'i manuscript histories. From these he has succeeded in extracting much useful information and presenting it in an interesting and informative manner."--The Middle East Journal

In historical writing of rare power, Abbas Amanat conveys the elation and terror that attend the birth of a new religious faith. Amanat here tells the story of the emergence of Babism, the forerunner of the Baha'i religion, in the mid-nineteenth century; its rapid spread into various sectors of Iranian society; and its fatal confrontation with the clerical establishment and the Qajar state.

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About the author (1989)

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TitleResurrection and Renewal: The Making of the Babi Movement in Iran, 1844-1850
AuthorAbbas Amanat
PublisherCornell University Press, 1989
Original fromthe University of Michigan
DigitizedJul 1, 2009
ISBN0801420989, 9780801420986
Length461 pages
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History / General
History / Middle East / General
Religion / Baha'i
Religion / Islam / General
  
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