Publication: Peter berger’s early work on baha’i studies
Issued Date
2019-03-01
Resource Type
ISSN
14679809
00224227
00224227
Other identifier(s)
2-s2.0-85063580485
Rights
Mahidol University
Rights Holder(s)
SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
Journal of Religious History. Vol.43, No.1 (2019), 45
Suggested Citation
Peter Smith Peter berger’s early work on baha’i studies. Journal of Religious History. Vol.43, No.1 (2019), 45. doi:10.1111/1467-9809.12559 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/49955
Research Projects
Organizational Units
Authors
Journal Issue
Thesis
Title
Peter berger’s early work on baha’i studies
Author(s)
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
© 2019 Religious History Association. At the very beginning of his academic career, Peter Berger made an important contribution to the sociological study of the Babi and Baha’i religions. This article provides an overview of (1) Berger’s early ideas in the sociology of religion; (2) his overall analysis of the Babi and Baha’i movements; (3) his account of the contemporary Iranian Baha’i community; and (4) his impressions of the American Baha’i community of the time. A brief discussion of the continuing value of Berger’s Babi-Baha’i study in the Sociology of Religion and in Baha’i Studies is also offered.