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008			180524s2001 CNT 000 0 und d
020			_a189068810X 9781890688103 1890688096 9781890688097
040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Agency
100			_91549 _aTerry Culhane
245	1	0	_aI Beheld a Maiden... : The Bahá'í Faith and the Life of the Spirit
260			_aLos Angeles _bKalimat Press _c2001
300			_axi, 143 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
505			_aBahá’u’lláh tells us that the first words of the Revelation were spoken to him by a woman: “Turning My face, I beheld a Maiden–the embodiment of the remembrance of the name of My Lord . . .” This Maiden rejoiced his soul and informed him of his Mission. And so, Terry Culhane goes in search of the Divine Feminine in the Writings of Bahá’u’lláh. He finds that the whole body of Writings can be read as a conversation between a Lover (Bahá’u’lláh) and his Beloved (the Maiden). This love and mystery must stand at the heart of Bahá’í identity and Bahá’í community life. Sharing his own spiritual journey, Culhane offers an insightful and fascinating consideration of the most basic Bahá’í teachings seen in the light of the mystical core at the center of all religions.
650		0	_9252 _aSpirituality _vBaha'i Faith
650		0	_9721 _aDivine Feminine _vBaha'i Faith
650		0	_9251 _aMysticism _vBaha'i Faith
650		0	_aḤúríyyih _gMaid of Heaven _vBaha'i Faith _91954
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