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Modernity and the Millennium
Juan R.i. Cole
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Paperback. This is the first book to chart the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah (meaning "the Glory of God")--and its transformation against the backdrop of modernity. Series: History & Society of the Modern Middle East. Num Pages: 400 pages, 18 photos. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HRKB; JFC; JFSL. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 230 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 408.
Modernity and the Millennium is the first book to chart responses in the Muslim Middle East to modernity through an examination of the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah ("the Glory of God"). This volume illuminates the complexity and ambiguity that characterized the changing relationship of Baha'u'llah and his followers to modernity, considered as a transnational and fluid political and cultural field of contestation. The insights presented here into these responses to modernity illuminate not only the genesis of a new world-religion but also important facets of Middle Eastern-particularly Iranian-social and cultural ... Read more
Modernity and the Millennium is the first book to chart responses in the Muslim Middle East to modernity through an examination of the evolution of the Baha'i faith--a millenarian movement led by the nineteenth-century Iranian prophet Baha'u'llah ("the Glory of God"). This volume illuminates the complexity and ambiguity that characterized the changing relationship of Baha'u'llah and his followers to modernity, considered as a transnational and fluid political and cultural field of contestation. The insights presented here into these responses to modernity illuminate not only the genesis of a new world-religion but also important facets of Middle Eastern-particularly Iranian-social and cultural ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
400
Condition
New
Series
History & Society of the Modern Middle East
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231110815
SKU
V9780231110815
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About Juan R.i. Cole
Juan R. I. Cole is professor of modern Middle Eastern and South Asian history at the University of Michigan.
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