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Abstract: Papers delivered at Irfan Colloquia. Notes: All items are copied with kind permission from The Irfan Colloquia website. |
Lights of 'Irfán Book 7:
Papers Presented at the 'Irfán Colloquia and Seminars
edited by Iraj AymanWilmette, IL: Haj Mehdi Armand Colloquium, 2006
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Papers published in Lights of ‘Irfán represent the views of their authors. Reproductions from this compilation are permitted provided that the sources and authors are clearly indicated. ‘Irfán Colloquia Bahá'í National Center 1233 Central Street Evanston, IL 60201 Phone: (847) 733-3501 Fax: (847) 733-3502 Sponsored by the Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund 163 B.E. 2006 C.E. Copyright © 2006, Haj Mehdi Arjmand Memorial Fund Artwork and design by Trey and Lynne Yanc y Edited and typeset by Jonah Winters, www.winterswebworks.com |
Table of Contents Preface..................................................................................i Andalusí Theosophy: A Recontextualization J. Vahid Brown........................................................................1 Out of Jewish Roots: Studies of Prayer Patterns in Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Bahá'í Worship Ted Brownstein.......................................................................29 Chronicles of a Birth: Early References to the Bábí and Bahá'í Religions in Spain (1854-1876) Amín E. Egea.........................................................................67 The St. Petersburg 19th Century Orientalist Collection of Materials on the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths: Primary and Other Sources Y.A. Ioannesyan......................................................................75 Origins of the Bahá'í Concept of Unity and Causality: A Brief Survey of Greek, Neoplatonic, and Islamic Underpinnings B.R. Khadem.........................................................................101 Lawh-i-Hikmat, Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of Wisdom: Towards a Progressive Bahá'í Theology Wolfgang A. Klebel..................................................................119 Further Explorations in Bahá'í Ontology Ian Kluge...........................................................................163 "The newly born babe of that Day": Mysticism in the Age of the Maturity of Humankind Julio Savi..........................................................................201 Religion and Exclusivism: a Bahá'í Perspective Julio Savi..........................................................................221 Seeds of Revelation and the Mystic Bond between The Báb and Bahá'u'lláh: An Exposition on Excerpts from the Persian Bayán James B. Thomas.....................................................................239 The Bahá'í Faith in the Arabic Speaking Middle East: Part 1 (1753-1863) Ramsey Zeine........................................................................261 Appendices Appendix I: Bibliography of Bahá'í Writings and abbreviations used in this book........285 Appendix II: Contents of Lights of 'Irfán Books One-Six................................291 Appendix III: Publications of the 'Irfán Colloquia.....................................299 |
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