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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... tion of the book : Dr. Sandra Hutchinson , Dr. Richard Hollinger , and Dr. John Walbridge . Scholarly credit should also be extended to the anonymous reviewers who read the earlier drafts on behalf of the Aid to Scholarly Publications ...
... tion of an individual and collective identity that shared the characteris- tics of both the old and the new . Old allegiances marked by previous religious , societal , ethnic , and class identities seemed so strong as to in- hibit the ...
... tion in the press - accelerated the process of the Bahá'í community's emergence from relative obscurity . Sociologists and historians who have studied the phenomenon of new religious movements in Canada , which put them on the margins ...
... tion , either . Jackson acquired a tremendous admiration for William Lyon Mackenzie , the organizer of the Upper Canadian Rebellion in 1837 , who fought the ruling oligarchy . Thus , Jackson's conception of politics included a “ strong ...
... tion of the site for the Bahá'í House of Worship ( Jaxon , 1912a ) and ' Abdu'l - Bahá's visit to Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago ( ibid . , 1912b ) . We assume that the reference in the dedication article to the representation of " North ...
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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