The Baha'i Faith in Africa: Establishing a New Religious Movement, 1952-1962

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-90-04-20684-7
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 39, 280 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 635 g

Reihe: Studies of Religion in Africa

In 1952, there were probably fewer than 200 Baha'is in all of Africa. Today the Baha'i community claims one million followers on the continent. Yet, the Baha'i presence in Africa has been all but ignored in academic studies up to now. This is the first monograph that addresses the establishment of this New Religious Movement in Africa. Discovering an African presence at the genesis of the religon in Iran, this study seeks to explain why the movement found an appeal in colonial Africa during the 1950s and early 1960. It also explores how the Baha'i faith was influenced and Africanized by its new converts. Finally, the book seeks to make sense of the diverse and contradictory American, Iranian, British, and African elements that established a new religion in Africa.

Zielgruppe

Those interested in recent African history, the History of Religion, New Religious Movements, Baha'i Studies, colonial history, and Iranian influences on Africa. The Baha'i community will be interested and eager, particularly African American Baha'is, but also Baha'is in Africa itself.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lee, Anthony

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Ethnologie Religionsethnologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Bahaismus
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften Interdisziplinär Regionalwissenschaften, Regionalstudien

Über Autor(innen)

Lee, Anthony
Anthony A Lee, Ph.D. (2007), adjunct professor to the History Department at UCLA, is General Editor of the academic series Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions (Kalimat Press) and has published in African history and African American history.

Anthony A Lee, Ph.D. (2007), Lecturer at the History Department at UCLA, is General Editor of the academic series Studies in the Babi and Baha'i Religions (Kalimat Press) and has published in African history and African American history.