Bibliography: BIB34486

Key	BIB34486
Reference type	Book Section
Title	Baha’i i et mellemøstligt perspektiv
Book title	KULT 8 : Religious Minorities in the Middle East : Contested Belonging
Translated title	Baha'i in a Middle Eastern perspective
Author	Warburg, Margit
Editor	Galal, Lise Paulsen
Year	2011
Volume	8
Abstract	Baha'is are among the youngest of the Middle East's many religious minorities. Baha'i religion grew out of the heterodox Shi'ite movements in the 1840s Iran, but was quickly also a link to the Ottoman Empire. Through missionary activity the religion spread gradually to virtually all regions of the world, and todayonly a small portion of something over five million Baha'is live in the Middle East, including Iran. Baha'i has a special historical regional affiliation and their situation as a minority has been characterized by a dynamic that makes them interesting in a minority theoretical discussion. Finally, Baha'i is the only example of the formation of a new religion based on a religious schism within Islam (Warburg, 2004).
Language	Danish
Keywords	INTRODUCTION; MINORITIES; MIDDLE EAST; HISTORY
URL	http://postkolonial.dk/artikler/Baha___i_i_et_mellemoestligt_perspektiv.pdf
Pages	23–38
Section	11.