The Sources for Early Bābī Doctrine and History

A Survey
Erscheinungsjahr 1992
ISBN: 978-90-04-09462-8
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 165 mm x 239 mm, Gewicht: 685 g

The religious movement known as BÄbism profoundly affected Iranian society during the 1840s. After a lengthy hiatus, academic study of the sect has entered a new phase with the appearance of several important books, articles, and theses.
The present work surveys Persian and Arabic manuscripts relating to the history and doctrines of the sect. Part one examines the writings of the BÄb and his followers. Part two analyses primary and secondary sources for BÄbÄ« history, with a discussion of the controversial 'KitÄb-i NuqtÌ£at al-kÄf'. Discussion of each title is followed by a comprehensive listing of known MS copies. An appendix contains an index of first lines and titles for works of the BÄb.
This is the first study to examine the large corpus of BÄbÄ« writing and will help scholars identify texts and find manuscripts in Europe and the Middle East.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Maceoin

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Östliche Religionen Bahaismus
• Geisteswissenschaften Islam & Islamische Studien Islam & Islamische Studien
• Geisteswissenschaften Religionswissenschaft Sonstige Religionen Sonstige Religionen: Theologie, Doktrine

Über Autor(innen)

Denis MacEoin (Ph.D. Cambridge 1979) taught Arabic and Islamic studies at Newcastle University, 1981-86. Currently he is Honorary Fellow, Durham University. Recent publications: A People Apart: the Baha'i Community of Iran in the Twentieth Century (1989).