Bibliography: MQW7Q2EH

key	MQW7Q2EH
title	From Sect to Church: A Sociological Interpretation of the Baha'i Movement
author	Berger, Peter L.
authority control	Peter Ludwig Berger
item type	Thesis
publication year	1954
date	1954
abstract note	Berger is one of the foremost mid-twentieth century sociologists. His was the first sociological analysis of the Baha'i religion. Berger sought to describe two fundamental transformations of the Baha'i Faith: (1) the transformation from a millenarian movement within Shii Islam into an independent religion with a worldwide following ; (2) the 'routinization of charismatic leadership' into largely rational-legal forms. He uses the concept of 'motif' to study fundamental concerns of the religion and defines two major Baha'i motifs: the gnostic and the millenarian.
number pages	194
publisher	New School of Social Research
place	New York
language	English
manual tags	SOCIOLOGY; MILLENNIALISM