The Bahá'í faith, violence, and non-violence
Both violence and non-violence are important themes in the Bahá'í Faith, but their relationship is not simple. The Bahá'í sacred writings see violence in the world - not just against Bahá'ís, but physical and structural violence against everyone - as being a consequence of the immatur...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| WorldCat: | WorldCat |
| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
| Published: |
Cambridge
Cambridge University Press
2020
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| In: | Year: 2020 |
| Series/Journal: | Cambridge elements. Elements in religion and violence, 2397-9496
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Baha'i faith
/ Non-violence
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| Further subjects: | B
Violence
B Bahai Faith |
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Presumably Free Access Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Parallel Edition: | Electronic
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| Summary: | Both violence and non-violence are important themes in the Bahá'í Faith, but their relationship is not simple. The Bahá'í sacred writings see violence in the world - not just against Bahá'ís, but physical and structural violence against everyone - as being a consequence of the immature state of human civilization. The Baha'i community itself has been nonviolent since its founding by Baha'u'llah in the mid nineteenth century and has developed various strategies for responding to persecution nonviolently. This Element explores how their scriptures provide a blueprint for building a new, more mature, culture and civilization on this planet where violence will be rare and nonviolence prevalent. |
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| Item Description: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2020) |
| ISBN: | 1108613446 |
| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/9781108613446 |