The Origins of the Bahá'í Community of Canada, 1898-1948Wilfrid Laurier Univ. Press, 1996 M12 16 - 356 pages What binds together Louis Riel’s former secretary, a railroad inventor, a Montreal comedienne, an early proponent of Canada’s juvenile system and a prominent Canadian architect? Socialists, suffragists, musicians, artists — from 1898 to 1948, these and some 550 other individual Canadian Bahá’ís helped create a movement described as the second most widespread religion in the world. Using diaries, memoirs, official reports, private correspondence, newspapers, archives and interviews, Will C. van den Hoonaard has created the first historical account of Bahá’ís in Canada. In addition, The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 clearly depicts the dynamics and the struggles of a new religion in a new country. This is a story of modern spiritual heroes — people who changed the lives of others through their devotion to the Bahá’í ideals, in particular to the belief that the earth is one country and all of humankind are its citizens. Thirty-nine original photographs effectively depict persons and events influencing the growth of the Bahá’í movement in Canada. The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 makes an original contribution to religious history in Canada and provides a major sociological reference tool, as well as a narrative history that can be used by scholars and Bahá’ís alike for many years to come. |
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... find the focus on the personalities of early believers . As the Bahá'í community takes clearer shape , the narrative focusses less on the personalities , and more on community processes . Similarly , the relations of the larger society ...
... find some satis- faction in E. Allen Richardson's work , East Comes West : Asian Religions and Cultures in North America ( 1985 ) with historical synopses of Hindus , Bud- dhists , Sikhs , and Muslims . 9 Raymond Brady Williams ...
... find it peculiar to see a Bahá'í scholar not using the capitalization . Bahá'ís permit references to the found- ers of their religion to be non - capitalized when the intended audiences are not members of their religion . I have adopted ...
... find a lone financial contribution from an adherent , or a sympa- thizer , made to the Bahai Temple Unity between May 1910 and 29 April 1911 ( Star of the West , 17 May 1911 , p . 10 ) . In May 1903 Thornton Chase had visited the city ...
... find its way into Star of the West until 1923 , more than ten years later ( Star of the West , 13 [ 13 ] [ February 1923 ] : 291-93 ) . 3 A publication commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of ' Abdul - Bahá's visit to Canada indicates ...
Contents
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Formation of Community Identity 191337 | 71 |
Illustrations | 131 |
Organization and Community Boundaries | 155 |
Relationship to Canadian Society | 251 |
Appendixes | 299 |
Bibliography | 317 |
Index | 337 |
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The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard Limited preview - 2010 |
The Origins of the Bahá’í Community of Canada, 1898-1948 Will C. van den Hoonaard No preview available - 1996 |