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key 3WVTA7ZS
title Prospects and Dilemmas of Writing a Bahá'í Encyclopedia
author van den Hoonaard, Will C.
authority
control		 Will C. van den Hoonaard
item typeJournal article
publication year1989
date1989
publication titleJournal of Bahá'í Studies
abstract noteAuthor addresses the need for a Baha'i encyclopedia and describes the nature, organization and editing of the multi-volume Baha'i encyclopedic dictonary project endorsed in 1984 by the U.S. Baha'i community. A number of dilemmas accompany the undertaking: the present status of Baha'i scholarship ; the embryonic nature of primary sources ; the high standard exemplified by the works of Shoghi Effendi ; the relative newness of the Baha'i religion. The prospects of this undertaking are expected to generate considerable scholarship and provide intellectual vigor to issues raised by Baha'is and their critics.
pages17-31
issue1
volume2
languageEnglish
manual tagsSCHOLARSHIP; ENCYCLOPEDIA

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