Bibliography: BIB01700

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB01700
reference type	Journal Article
title	The Bábis and Baháis : Gnostics of Islám
journal	The Theosophist (Madras, India)
author	Godefroy, Marie
year	1919
date	Jan. 1919
issue	4
volume	40
notes	The author presents a detailed and dispassionate account of the origin and rise of the Bábí and Bahá'í Faiths, relying primarily on E. G. Browne's works, from A Traveller's Narrative to Materials for the Study of the Babi Religion. She writes: 'The Bahais constitute a great political force in Persia. Their actual number is considerable -- nearly a million; their intelligence and social standing are above the average; they are well disciplined and are accustomed to yield ready obedience and devotion to their spiritual leaders, and their attitude towards the secular and ecclesiastical rulers of Persia is hostile. Any Power might have established an enormous influence in Persia if it had made use of this organisation in Persia by conciliating their Supreme Pontiff at Akka.' She lists Kheiralla's works and Vatralsky's attack in the American Journal of Theology (Jan. 1902) as being among 'the English and French writings of American and French believers in Bahaism.'
language	English
keywords	GNOSTICISM; HISTORY
pages	363–372
Legal note	11.