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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... 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 age of thirty - two , Harriet Magee made ...
... Magee family precluded the possibil- ity of their permanently establishing the Bahá'í Faith in their home town . The family had already begun spending more and more time in New York City ; Edith Magee's last recorded stay in Canada was ...
... Magee's later life . The couple had one child , Edward ( " Timolean " ) who was born in 1912 ( Inglis , 1987 ) ... Magee moved to the United States . A study of Edith Magee's life and , indeed , of those other early expatriate Canadians ...
... Magee's mother , Esther Annie , who apparently had gone to Chicago and it was she who returned to Canada as a Bahá'í . The source of this information is not indicated and the only recorded trip of the Magee household was Edith Magee's ...
... Magee is no . 16 in the photo- graph . The unidentified child ( no . 15 ) on her lap may actually be her nephew , Edward Inglis , the two - year - old son of Edith and William Inglis . 25 15 October 1917 , AL , Box 29 , Folder 25 . 26 ...
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 |