The Construction of a Global Mazeway : A Case Study of the Baha'i Faith of Houston, TX
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TextProducer: Houston, TX : University of [Houston-]Clear Lake 2000Online resources: Abstract: The thesis places the anthropological theories of Anthony F. C. Wallace within the contest of globalization theory to explain the rise of new religious movements. The author used Wallace’s descriptors for the future evolution of religion to evaluate several religious movements, such as Cao Dai, before the formal study. He concluded that the Bahá’í Faith currently represents the closest reflection of Wallace’s prediction. The author carried out an in-depth case study of the Bahá’í community in Houston, Texas during 1998-1999. The rise of the religion from obscurity in Iran to the second most globally dispersed religion fits well within Wallace’s description of a globalized revitalization movement.
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The thesis places the anthropological theories of Anthony F. C. Wallace within the contest of globalization theory to explain the rise of new religious movements. The author used Wallace’s descriptors for the future evolution of religion to evaluate several religious movements, such as Cao Dai, before the formal study. He concluded that the Bahá’í Faith currently represents the closest reflection of Wallace’s prediction. The author carried out an in-depth case study of the Bahá’í community in Houston, Texas during 1998-1999. The rise of the religion from obscurity in Iran to the second most globally dispersed religion fits well within Wallace’s description of a globalized revitalization movement.