The Early Years of the Babi Movement : Background and Development
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TextProducer: Oxford : Oxford University 1981Subject(s): Online resources: Abstract: The purpose of this study is to examine the rise of the Babi movement as the final result of a long millenarian process. The main emphasis is to illustrate the way in which a millenarian movement comes into existence, the nature of its claims, the background of the persons involved, and the circumstances under which messianic claims turn into a millenarian movement.
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The purpose of this study is to examine the rise of the Babi movement as the final result of a long millenarian process. The main emphasis is to illustrate the way in which a millenarian movement comes into existence, the nature of its claims, the background of the persons involved, and the circumstances under which messianic claims turn into a millenarian movement.