Format:
418 Seiten
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23 cm
ISBN:
9789087283070
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9087283075
Series Statement:
Iranian studies series
Content:
This book presents three of the works of Abdu'l-Bahá, son of the founder of the Bahá'i Faith, dealing with social and political issues.00In 'The Secret of Divine Civilization' (1875) Abdu'l-Bahá supports the administrative and broader social reforms of Mirzá Hosayn Khán, but looks mainly for organic reform through the efforts of Iranian intellectuals to waken and educate the masses. In this work, Abdu'l-Bahá gives virtuous and progressive Islamic clerics a leading role among these intellectuals, indeed most of his appeals are directed specifically to them. 'A Traveller's Narrative' (1889/90) is an authoritative statement of the broad lines of Bahá'i social and political thinking. 'The Art of Governance' (1892/93) was written as Iran entered a pre-revolutionary phase, and ideas that we recognise today as the precursors of political Islam were spreading. It sets out the principles underlying the ideal relationship between religion and politics and between the government and the people.00In addition to presenting the first parallel text translations of these works, the Persian texts incorporate notes on variants in the early published sources. An introduction outlines the intellectual and political landscape from which Abdu'l-Bahá wrote, and in which his expected readers lived
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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Secret of divine civilization
,
Traveller's narrative
,
Art of governance
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Texts in Persian and parallel English translation; Introduction and critical matter in English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400603202
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789400603219
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe McGlinn, Sen Principles for Progress Leiden : Leiden University Press, 2018 ISBN 9789400603202
Language:
English
Keywords:
Islam
;
Moderne
;
Bahaismus
;
Bahaismus
;
Politische Philosophie
;
Moderne
Author information:
ʿAbd-al-Bahāʾ 1844-1921
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