Bibliography: BIB30071

web link	bahai-library.com/bibliography/BIB30071
reference type	Journal Article
title	Avalonian Bahaism : Esotericism, Orientalism, and the Search for Direction in Early Twentieth Century Britain
journal	Aries - Journal for the Study of Western Esotericism
author	Rose, Dell
authority control	Dell J. Rose
year	2023
date	2023
abstract	This article considers the thought of Wellesley Tudor Pole, one of Britain’s most important modern religious teachers, and his particular take on the Bahá'í faith. Pole’s 'Bahaism' sought to present the teachings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá and the other Bahá'i prophets as compatible with a constellation of different esoteric ideologies, which he felt would be at the centre of a world-wide spiritual revival. Pole also found in 'Abdu'l-Bahá an Eastern teacher who he believed confirmed this new spiritual period, and he worked hard to promote 'Abdu'l-Bahá and what he understood as being the Bahá'í faith, being for a time a major figure amongst nascent Bahá’is in the West. His ideas were influential on the group of Esotericists around Glastonbury, known as the Avalonians, and his Chalice Well Trust is one of Britain’s most important centres of tourism.
language	English
keywords	POLE, WELLESLEY TUDOR; 'ABDU'L-BAHA; FELKIN, ROBERT; BUCKTON, ALICE; FORTUNE, DION; THEOSOPHY; ESOTERICISM; HISTORY; UNITED KINGDOM
pages	1–27
Legal note	11.