Bibliography: BIB00138

Key	BIB00138
Reference type	Book
Title	The American Annual Cyclopaedia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1865
Year	1872
Date	1872
Publisher	D. Appleton and Company
Place published	New York
Issue	10.
Original publication	1866
Notes	Bahá'í Faith: V:696 in article on Persia. This article, originally published in 1866, likely contains the earliest encyclopedic reference to the Bábi religion in English: 'Of more recent origin is the sect of the Bâbis, whose history forms one of the most interesting episodes both of the modern history of Persia and recent history of Mohammedanism.' A brief history of the Faith based primarily on Gobineau's work follows, including the following: 'Among them [the Báb's desciples] was the most learned woman of Persia, to whom the name Gurrat-el-Ain [sic] ('Delight of the Eye') was given, and who subsequently with numerous other followers suffered death for her faith..' The article ends with the following: '...the general opinion of those best acquainted with Persian affairs is, that Bâbism is not yet extinct, but still has large numbers of followers.'
Language	English
Keywords	ENCYCLOPEDIA; IRAN
Number of pages	5 volumes