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- Abdu'l-Baha's horoscope, by Marc Edmund Jones, in The Guide to Horoscope Interpretation (1974). Abdu'l-Baha's Horoscope, as prepared by a non-Baha'i. [about]
- Across Asia on a Bicycle: Through Persia to Samarkand, by Thomas Gaskell Allen and William Lewis Sachtleben. [about]
- Across Coveted Lands, by Henry Savage-Landor (1903). [about]
- Ahmadiya Movement, The, by H. A. Walter (1918). [about]
- American Dream, The: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation, by Dan Rather. [about]
- Autobiographical stories of Mehdi Abedi: The Anti-Baha'i Society, by Mehdi Abedi and Michael M.J. Fischer, in Debating Muslims: Cultural Dialogues in Postmodernity and Tradition (1990). [about]
- Bab and Babism, The, by John David Rees, in Littell's Living Age, 210:2720 (1896). [about]
- Báb and the Bábí Religion, The: Letters and Essays 1886-1913, by Mirza Abu'l-Fadl Gulpaygani. [about]
- Babis, The, by Edward Sell, in The Church Missionary Intelligencer, 47:21 (1896). [about]
- Babism, by Samuel Kasha Nweeya, in Persia, The Land of the Magi or The Home of the Wise Men (1913). Old article on the Bábí Faith, for historical interest. [about]
- Baha'i Faith and Marxism: Foreword, Introduction, Bios, in The Baha'i Faith and Marxism (1987). [about]
- Baha'i Faith, The, by Marcus Bach, in They Have Found a Faith, Chapter 7 (1946). An outsider's view of the Baha'i community from a "faith-based" perspective. [about]
- Biographies of Jamal-i-Burujirdi, by Adib Taherzadeh and Dariush Lamie. [about]
- Black Pearls: Notes on Slavery, by Anthony Lee and Abu'l-Qasim Afnan, in Black Pearls: Servants in the Households of the Bab and Bahá'u'lláh (1988). Editor's notes and introduction to two editions of Black Pearls; brief overview of the institution of slavery. [about]
- Cairo to Persia and Back, by Owen Tweedy (1933). [about]
- Central Asia Part IV: Topography, Ethnography, History, by C. M. MacGregor (1995). [about]
- Concise Encyclopedia of Islam, The, by Cyril Glasse. [about]
- Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914, by Taj al-Saltana. [about]
- Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam, by Annemarie Schimmel. [about]
- Development of Muslim Theology, Jurisprudence, and Constitutional Theory, by Duncan H. MacDonald (1903). Two-page excerpt with one passing mention of Babism. [about]
- Dictionary of Cults, Sects, Religions, and the Occult, by George Mather and Larry Nichols. [about]
- Earth in the Balance, by Al Gore. [about]
- Eastern Persia: An Account of the Journeys of the Persian Boundary Commission 1870-72, by Major St. John (1876). [about]
- Fifth Dimension, The, by John Hick. [about]
- Five Years in a Persian Town, by Napier Malcolm. [about]
- Followers of Beha in Persia, The, by Charles H. Stileman, in Church Missionary Intelligencer, 49:593, 23:273 (1898). [about]
- Foreword to 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons, by Sandra Hutchinson, in 'Abdu'l-Baha in America: The Diary of Agnes Parsons (1996). Overview of 'Abdu'l-Baha's journeys to America and his meetings with Agnes Parsons. [about]
- Freya Stark: Letters: Volume 1: The Furnace and the Cup 1914-1930, by Freya Stark (1974). Letters about a stay in Baghdad in 1929, with a few passing references to Baha'is she met. [about]
- Frommer's Guide to Israel: Haifa, by Robert Ullian (1998). [about]
- Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Best of Israel, by Robert Ullian (1998). Summary of the best ancient cities, beaches, dining, hotels, museums, nature, outdoor and travel experiences in Israel, plus the more evocative ancient sites, important Holy Places, and the Messages that can be taken from excavated mosaic floors. [about]
- Frommer's Guide to Israel: The Golden Coast (includes Akka and Bahji), by Robert Ullian (1998). [about]
- Gathering of Lights, The: Chapter 10, The Three Revelations, by Joseph J. Dewey (1999). Addresses the emergence of other teachers/masters concurrent with and subsequent to Joseph Smith, from which the next quantum leap will supposedly emerge. [about]
- Groovin' High: The Life of Dizzy Gillespie, by Alyn Shipton. [about]
- Guidance for Today and Tomorrow, by Shoghi Effendi. A compilation of letters from Shoghi Effendi, all but one published in other volumes. Our online version of this book contains only the one letter not published elsewhere onsite. [about]
- Haifa or Life in Modern Palestine, by Laurence Oliphant. [about]
- Hints for Residents and Travellers in Persia, by A. R. Neligan (1914). [about]
- History of Islamic Societies, A, by Ira Lapidus. [about]
- History of the Intellectual Development of Europe, by John William Draper (1863). [about]
- Infallibility of the Universal House of Justice, The, by Shahin Vafai, in The Essence of the Covenant: Features, History, and Implications1 (2005). [about]
- Iran between Two Revolutions, by Ervand Abrahamian. [about]
- Iranians, The: Persia, Islam, and the Soul of a Nation, by Sandra Mackey. [about]
- Iraq, 1900 to 1950: A Political, Social, and Economic History, by Stephen Hemsley Longrigg (1953). [about]
- Islam: The Straight Path, by John L. Esposito. [about]
- Islam: Beliefs and Observances, by Caesar E. Farah. [about]
- Journalist in the Holy Land, A: Glimpses of Egypt and Palestine, by Arthur E. Copping (1913). [about]
- Kahlil Gibran: Man and Poet, by Suheil Bushrui and Joe Jenkins (1998). Includes portrait of 'Abdu'l-Bahá sketched by Kahlil Gibran. [about]
- Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, by Soheil Bushrui. [about]
- Land and Its Book, The: Biblical Illustrations drawn from the Manners and Customs, the Scenes and Scenery of the Holy Land, by W. M. Thomson (1910). [about]
- Life of Alexander Whyte, The, by G. F. Barbour (1923). [about]
- Literary History of Persia: Volume IV, by E. G. Browne (1959). [about]
- Literature of Persia, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society, by E. G. Browne (1912). [about]
- Living Schools of Religion, by Mirza Ahmad Sohrab. [about]
- Making the Crooked Straight, by Udo Schaefer and Nicola Towfigh, in Lights of Irfan, Volume 8 (2007). [about]
- Missionary Principles and Practice: A Discussion of Christian Missions and of some Criticisms upon them, by Robert E. Speer (1902). [about]
- Modern Iran, by Peter Avery. [about]
- Modern Movements in Islam, by Julius Germanus. [about]
- Modern Wayfarer in Persia, A, by Constance M. Alexander (1931). [about]
- Monsieur Nicolas - the French: Extracts from Tarikh-i Azarbeyijan, by Haji Mirza Haydar Ali Uskui. Exracts from an unpublished manuscript by the author of the "History of Faith in Azerbayijan" about A.L.M. Nicola's background, his involvement with the local Baha'i community in Azarbeyijan, and his links with Tomanski. [about]
- My Wanderings in Persia, by T. S. Anderson (1880). [about]
- Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys, by David Langness, in Seeker's Path (1997). [about]
- New Religious Movements: Baha'i, by Mary Pat Fisher, in Living Religions, Chapter 10 (1999). [about]
- Passing of Shoghi Effendi, Ministry of the Hands of the Cause, and Defection of Mason Remey, The, by Shahin Vafai, in The Essence of the Covenant: Features, History, and Implications1 (2005). [about]
- Persia and Its People, by Ella C. Sykes (1910). [about]
- Persian Press and Persian Journalism, The: A Lecture delivered to the Persia Society, by E. G. Browne (1913). [about]
- Popular Dictionary of Islam, A, by Ian Richard Netton. [about]
- Religions of the World, by Lewis M. Hopfe. [about]
- Religious and Spiritual Groups in Modern America, by Robert S. Ellwood. [about]
- Religious Experience of Mankind, by Ninian Smart. [about]
- Religious Influence of Persia, The: A Paper Read before the Persia Society, by E. G. Browne (1914). [about]
- Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam, by Abbas Amanat. [about]
- Ridvan, by John Walbridge, in Sacred Acts, Sacred Space, Sacred Time: Baha'i Studies volume 1 (1995). [about]
- S.W. Persia: A Political Officer's Diary 1907-1914, by Arnold, Sir Wilson (1941). [about]
- Scriptures of the World's Religions, by James Fieser and John Powers. [about]
- Sexual Morality in the World's Religions, by Geoffrey Parrinder. [about]
- Shi'ism: Resistance and Revolution, by Martin Kramer. [about]
- Shi'ite Religion, chapter 33: Rise of Related Sects in Modern Times [Shayhki, Babi, Baha'i], by Dwight M. Donaldson (1933). [about]
- Short History of Religions A, by E.E. Kellett. [about]
- Station Wagon Odyssey: Baghdad to Istanbul; A famous American traveler continuing a journey across the Moslem East, by William Douglas. [about]
- Tablet of the Báb Lawh-i-Vasaya, "Will and Testament"; Titles of Mírzá Yahyá, by Universal House of Justice (2004). Two questions: on the Tablet of the Bab "Lawh-i-Vasaya: The Will and Testament"; the nature of the appointment and titles of Mírzá Yahyá. Includes two attachments: Tablet of the Bab Lawh-i-Vasaya and excerpt from Making the Crooked Straight. [about]
- Ten Religions of the East, by Edward Rice. [about]
- Ten Thousand Miles in Persia or Eight Years in Iran, by Percy Molesworth Sykes (1902). [about]
- Through Persia by Caravan, by Arthur E. Arnold, Volume 2 (1877). [about]
- To Build Anew: Creating Bahá’í-inspired Enterprises, by Don Brown (2002). A study in social and economic development, applying Baha'i principles in a business how-to manual. Sample chapter: "The Enterprise and the Spiritual Principle Paradigm." [about]
- Translation of French Foot-Notes of the Dawn-Breakers (1939). Translation of the French footnotes of The Dawn-Breakers. [about]
- Universal House of Justice: Significance, Origin, Authority, and Election, The, by Shahin Vafai, in The Essence of the Covenant: Features, History, and Implications1 (2005). [about]
- Venture of Islam: Volume 3, by Marshall G. S. Hodgson. [about]
- Week with the Babis, A, by C. H. Stileman, in Church Missionary Intelligencer, XLIV:543 and XVII:211 (1893). Journal of the Reverend C.H. Stileman, M.A., of the CMS Persia Mission, 1893. [about]
- Wild Asses, The: A Journey through Persia, by W.V. Emanuel (1939). [about]
- Wisdom of the people: Potential and pitfalls in efforts by the Comanches to recreate traditional ways of building consensus, by Broome Benjamin J., in The American Indian Quarterly (2001). Includes mention that a few Indian nations have adopted the Baha'i "consultation" method of decision making. [about]
- World Faiths, by Solomon A. Nigosian. [about]
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