The Origins of the Baha' i Community of Canada, 1898-1948

Hoonaard, Will C. van den

ISBN 10: 0889202729 / ISBN 13: 9780889202726

Edité par Wilfrid Laurier University Press, 1996

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356 pages including Index. This is a NEW book from the a closed Seminary Bookstore; 1.02 x 8.9 x 6.3 Inches.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Origins of the Baha' i Community of Canada, 1898-1948
• Éditeur: Wilfrid Laurier University Press
• Date de parution: 1996
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0889202729
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780889202726
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: First Edition.
• État de l'article: New
• État de la jaquette: New

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Synopsis

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 Baha'is 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 Baha'is in Canada. In addition, The Origins of the Baha'i 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 Baha'i 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 Baha'i movement in Canada. The Origins of the Baha'i 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 Baha'is alike for many years to come.

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Will C. van den Hoonaard , a professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick, has been a BahA aA- for over thirty years. He is Senior Editor of the international BahA aA- encyclopedia project.