Bibliography: BIB28877

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB28877
reference type	Journal Article
title	Peter Berger's Early Work on Baha'i Studies
journal	Journal of Religious History (Sydney, NSW)
author	Smith, Peter
authority control	Peter Smith
year	2019
date	March 2019
issue	1
volume	43
abstract	At the very beginning of his academic career, Peter Berger made an important contribution to the sociological study of the Babi and Baha’i religions. This article provides an overview of (1) Berger’s early ideas in the sociology of religion; (2) his overall analysis of the Babi and Baha’i movements; (3) his account of the contemporary Iranian Baha’i community; and (4) his impressions of the American Baha’i community of the time. A brief discussion of the continuing value of Berger’s Babi-Baha’i study in the Sociology of Religion and in Baha’i Studies is also offered.
language	English
keywords	BERGER, PETER; RESEARCH; SOCIOLOGY
pages	45–69
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