Bibliography: BIB27753

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reference type	Journal Article
title	Some Reflections on the Concept of Law in the Bahá'í Faith
journal	Journal of Bahá'í Studies
author	Danesh, Roshan
Authority control 1	Roshan Danesh
authority control	Roshan Danesh
year	2014
date	March–June 2014
issue	1-2
volume	24
abstract	This article examines the concept of law in the Bahá'í Faith through aspects of the Islamic context within which Bahá'u'lláh promulgated laws as wellas the nature of legal language and discourse in Bahá'u'lláh's writings. What emerges is a portrait of Bahá'u'lláh's concept of law that indicates a sharp and radical break from conceptions of law extant at the time. He revealed laws and, more broadly, a distinct concept of religious law rooted in conscious knowledge and the dynamics of love that rejects rigid legalistic preoccupations with rules.
language	English
keywords	LAW; KNOWLEDGE; LOVE; GRADUALISM
pages	27–46