Bibliography: BIB27714

Key	BIB27714
Reference type	Thesis
Title	The Construction of a Global Mazeway : A Case Study of te Baha'i Faith of Houston, TX
Author	Cherry, Stephen M.
Year	2000
Date	Dec. 2000
Place published	Houston, TX
Abstract	The thesis places the anthropological theories of Anthony F. C. Wallace within the contest of globalization theory to explain the rise of new religious movements. The author used Wallace’s descriptors for the future evolution of religion to evaluate several religious movements, such as Cao Dai, before the formal study. He concluded that the Bahá’í Faith currently represents the closest reflection of Wallace’s prediction. The author carried out an in-depth case study of the Bahá’í community in Houston, Texas during 1998-1999. The rise of the religion from obscurity in Iran to the second most globally dispersed religion fits well within Wallace’s description of a globalized revitalization movement.
Notes	M.A.
Language	English
Number of pages	x, 234
University	University of [Houston-]Clear Lake
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