ʻAbduʼl-Bah́â's journey West : the evolution of human solidarity /
"Born in 1844 in Persia (Iran), 'Abdu'l-Bahá is best known as the eldest son of Mīrzā Ḥusayn ʻAlī Nūrī, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), the founder of the Bahá'i; Faith. This edited volume of specially commissioned essays marking the centenary of 'Abdu'l-Ba...
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Format: | Book |
Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2013
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Summary: | "Born in 1844 in Persia (Iran), 'Abdu'l-Bahá is best known as the eldest son of Mīrzā Ḥusayn ʻAlī Nūrī, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), the founder of the Bahá'i; Faith. This edited volume of specially commissioned essays marking the centenary of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey to the West documents the uniqueness of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's vision of human solidarity and peace in the context of twentieth century modernity and show the moral impact of his principled positions on the emergent Civil Rights movement in America. "-- "Born in 1844 in Persia (Iran), 'Abdu'l-Bahá is best known as the eldest son of Mīrzā Ḥusayn ʻAlī Nūrī, Bahá'u'lláh (1817-1892), the founder of the Bahá'i; Faith. This edited volume of specially commissioned essays marking the centenary of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's journey to the West documents the uniqueness of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's vision of human solidarity and peace in the context of twentieth century modernity and show the moral impact of his principled positions on the emergent Civil Rights movement in America."-- |
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Physical Description: | pages cm xii, 196 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [171]-182) and index |
ISBN: | 1137032006 (hardback) 1137032006 9781137032003 (hardback) 9781137032003 |