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020			_a978-1890688257
040			_cNew Zealand National Baha'i Reference Library
100			_aWilliam Garlington _91974
245			_aThe Baha'i Faith in India: A Developmental Stage Approach
260			_aLos Angeles _bKalimat Press _c2023
300			_a249 p.
440			_aStudies in the Babi and Baha’i Religions _gAnthony Lee General Editor _v28 _9740
500			_aIndia has the largest Baha'i community in the world, claiming some two million believers. The origins of the community stretch back to the time of the Bab and Baha'u'llah. William Garlington's The Baha'i Faith in India: A Developmental Stage Approach is an important and groundbreaking study of how the Babi and Baha'i Faiths came to take root in India and how the Baha'i community has developed into an important player in the life of India with its myriad of religious traditions. It is the first book to offer a comprehensive history of these events. Garlington's book brings to life the activities and motivations of Baha'i teachers including Hands of the Cause, early pioneers, and native believers. This study suggests that there is a distinction to be made between conversion and declarations. Even though India is by far the largest Baha’i community in the world, most Indian Baha’is maintain many elements of their Hindu culture while also fully identifying as Baha’is. An important and fascinating study.
650		0	_aHistory _vBaha'i Faith _zIndia _91102
650		0	_aBaha'i Studies _vBaha'i Faith _9568
651		0	_aIndia _vBaha'i Faith _9587
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