Bibliography: BIB37100

Key	BIB37100
Reference type	Book
Title	The Reception of 'Abduʼl-Bahá in Britain : East Comes West
Series title	Numen Book Series: Studies in the History of Religions
Author	McNamara, Brendan
Year	2020
Publisher	Brill
Place published	Leiden ; Boston
Issue	7.
ISBN	9789004440104 0169-8834
Abstract	In exploring 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visits to Britain, Brendan McNamara expands the jigsaw of our knowledge of how "the east came west". More importantly, by exploring the visits through the motives of those that received him, The Reception of 'Abdu'l-Bahá in Britain: East Comes West demonstrates that the "cultic milieu" thesis is incomplete. Focusing on a number of well-known Edwardian Protestant reformers, the book demonstrates that the arrival of eastern forms of religions in Britain penetrated more mainstream Christian forms. This process is set within significant developments in the early formation of the study of religions, the rise of science and orientalism. All these elements are shown to be linked together. Significantly the work argues that the advent of World War One changed the direction of new forms of religion leading to a 'forgetfulness' that has lasted until the present time.
Notes	LCCN 2020036184. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Language	English
Keywords	'ABDU'L-BAHA; TRAVELS & JOURNEYS; UNITED KINGDOM; HISTORY; RELIGIONS; NEW RELIGIOUS MOVEMENTS
Number of pages	vi, [2], 214
Series volume	168
Call number	BP393 .M355 2020 (BWC - COLLINS)
Accession number	21655694