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title Persian Children of the Royal Family : The Narrative of an English Tutor at the Court of H.I.H. Zillu's-Sultán, G.C.S.I.
author Sparroy, Wilfrid
year1902
date 1902
publisher John Lane
place published London and New York
issue 10.
notes Babi'ism: pp. 76-77, 93, 102-103. "The most characteristic, and certainly the most fruitful expression of the national tendency to speculative thought, is the faith of the Bab... [mentions progressive revelation]... I would call this Báb'í'ism the turning of the more meditative eye of the race upon the new light of dawn, heralding an era of clearer principles and more active patriotism. It is, as it were, a feather plucked from the wing of truth by the Aryan hawk. The Semitic teaching of Muhammed was embraced by the Persians by the edge of the sword, and if they still remain outwardly faithful to its dogma, it is only because they still have the fear of death before their eyes.
"The Zill said... 'He is a Bábí, an anarchist.' "
language English
keywords IRAN; MONARCHY; ZILLU'S-SULTAN
number of pages xi, 349

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