| web link | bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB27131 |
| reference type | Journal Article |
| title | Making the Invisible Visible : Introductory Books on the Baha'i Religion |
| journal | Religion (London) |
| author | MacEoin, Denis |
| year | 2012 |
| epub date | 7 August 2012 |
| issue | 4 |
| volume | 42 |
| abstract | "The present review examines five books, one by a non-Baha'i, three by a Baha'i academic, and one by a Baha'i non-academic. The non-Baha'i volume, which is very short, is by a Danish sociologist of religion, Margit Warburg. It forms a solid explanatory text informed by a lengthy experience of the Baha'is both in Denmark and abroad. This review discusses, inter alia, three volumes by a Baha'i sociologist, Peter Smith. While the three titles are very different books, taken together they form an intelligent presentation of the religion from the perspective of a thoughtful insider. Finally, the article looks at a completely different sort of book, an intelligent portrayal of Baha'ism from its spiritual and moral perspectives by Moojan Momen. This last brings readers closest to typical fare for believers and new converts." |
| reviewed item | Baha'i / Margit Warburg. -- Salt Lake City, UT: Signature Books in cooperation with CESNUR (Center for Studies on New Religions), 2003. -- (Studies in Contemporary Religions). An Introduction to the Baha'i Faith / Peter Smith. Cambridge ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2008. The Bahá'í Faith : A Beginner's Guide / Moojan Momen. -- Oxford: Oneworld, 2008. -- (Oneworld Beginners' Guides.). NEED TO CHECK WHICH ADDITIONAL BOOKS WERE REVIEWED. |
| language | English |
| keywords | BOOK REVIEW; SOCIOLOGY; HISTORY; CONTROVERSIAL |
| Legal note | 7. |
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