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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... Abdu'l - Bahá spoke highly of the Magee family , 22 who received at least nine letters from him.23 Harriet ( 1883-1915 ) , Edith Magee's sister , was the third Bahá'í in London , Ontario . She followed her mother to the United States ...
... Abdu'l - Bahá to send a letter to Annie Magee , speaking of Harriet Magee's physical suffering , and referring to her as " one of the most important personages " ( " Tablets from Abdul - Baha , " 1917 : 192–93 ) . Although dead at the ...
... Abdu'l - Bahá and hosted part of his of his stay in Eliot in August 1912. On that occasion , ' Abdu'l - Bahá met Edith Magee's husband , William Otto Inglis , whom she had married in 1910 . Her marriage to the noted journalist connected ...
... Abdu'l - Bahá . Mrs. Magee is no . 84 in the photo- graph in Bahá'í World ( 1939 : plate facing p . 219 ) . 22 Postcard from V. Haack to Miss Harriet McGee ( sic ) , 226 West 75th Street , New York , dated 12 June 1913 ( 8:45 p.m. ) ...
... Abdu'l - Bahá are found in a letter to her ( " Truly Blessed : Words of Abdul - Baha , " 1916 : 38-39 ) . She appears in the same photograph as her mother with ' Abdu'l - Bahá at Green Acre ( Bahá'í World , 1939 : plate facing p . 219 ) ...
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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