He is a wellknown scholar of the bahai faith, having written a number of books and articles on aspects of its history, the first one, on the life of dr esslemont, published in 1972. When shes not on the lookout for viral content, shes looking at cute animal photos. Responses to moojan momens marginality and apostasy in the bahai community. The bahai faith arose in iran in the middle of the 19th century. Most contemporary accounts agree that one of the main social impacts of the babi movement was the amelioration of the position of women see, e. In islam, the mahdi is a messianic figure who is believed to be a descendant of muhammad who will return near the end of time to restore the world and the religion of god. Moojan momen is an independent scholar who was born in iran, but was raised and educated in england, attending the university of cambridge. It is an abstract or summary of the persian bayan, one of the most important works of the bab. Moojan momen is currently considered a single author. Moojan momen investigates the millennialist narrative of the babi movement in iran, and in the second article paul fuller describes the ethnocentric buddhist narratives of myanmar. Wendi is a freelance editor and publisher, working primarily with george ronald, publisher.
My mother who was widowed at the age of 19, migrated with me and my younger brother to england in 1955. Moojan momen is a graduate of the university of cambridge and a medical doctor by profession. I attended schools in bournemouth and taunton and eventually went to university of cambridge studying natural and medical sciences. The following articles were written for possible inclusion in a short encyclopedia of the bahai faith, an ongoing project of the.
Daniela bevilacqua explores the narratives of placemaking at the site of garh dham in west bengal and the story of the. Moojan momen bahaipedia, an encyclopedia about the baha. Quite apart from what is in his writings, the bab signalled that his religion would lead to an improvement in the position of women by the support that he gave to his leading. Understanding religion by moojan momen, 9781851685998, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The journal also covers spain, southeast europe, and parts of africa, south asia, and the former soviet union for subjects of relevance to middle eastern civilization. This article is about a group of articulate and welleducated marginal and apostate bahais who first appeared in thewest about twentyfive years ago and who reached the peak of their activity in the last decade. Some contemporary western accounts momen, moojan on.
Moojan momen is a graduate of the university of cambridge and a medical doctor by. The wiley blackwell companion to zoroastrianism wiley. In the middle of the nineteenth century, iran was shaken by a series of serious upheavals caused by the babi movement. With respect to the emicetic dichotomy, momen discloses his own orientation. Pdf bahaullah a short biography download ebook for free. A few days ago i became aware of this new article by moojan momen discussing the exbahai phenomenon, marginality and apostasy in the bahai community. During most of bahai history, there have been both marginal and apostate bahais.
Michael stausberg is professor of religion at the university of bergen and a member of the norwegian academy of science and letters. He is currently on faculty at mahidol university international college in thailand. He is a fellow of the royal asiatic society and the author of many books on world religions including bahaullah. Concise encyclopedia of hinduism vedic illuminations. Tahirih qurratulayn, by moojan momen and todd lawson, in world religions. Dr moojan momen has lectured at many universities on topics in middle eastern studies and religious studies.
Hinduism, however, developed a quite unique bond with the land of india, whose very physical features are filled with religious meaning for hindus. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. He earned his doctorate in the sociology of religion from university of lancaster ph. Imam jafar alsadiq and the elaboration of shiism karim douglas crow 4. Bahaism from its spiritual and moral perspectives by moojan momen. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. From the 1880s onwards, a large number of zoroastrians and jews became bahais in iran. Although of short duration, these upheavals engulfed the entire country and had farreaching effects in that they formed the first of a chain of events that led on the one hand, to the constitional movement in iran, and on the other, to the establishment of the now world. Moojan momen was born in iran but raised in england, where he lives in bedfordshire, with his wife wendi. Preface by moojan momen the following item is an unpublished work that is among the papers of e.
If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Over the next 6 years, this movement was to convulse iran. Moojan momen was born in iran, but was raised and educated. Editor mohan is an indian film producer, who has worked predominantly in tamil movie industry. Side by side with the hindus there always lived adherents of other traditions, autochthonous tribes and immigrants from other parts of the world. Bsb bahai studies bulletin bsb2 web reprint hurqalya. Moojan momen is a retired physician and historian specializing in baha. Moojan momens the phenomenon of religion is a phenomenology of religion. A thematic approach 1st edition by moojan momen isbn. Momens argument is that you see this new phenomenon emerging in the. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext.
The issue of freedom of religion has always been situated at the intersection between human rights, personal freedom of choice, religious belief and apostasy. In the first place, the movement spread rapidly throughout iran with the formation of. Crossroads, destinations, and encounters 2011, zarathustra and zoroastrianism 2008, and as editor or coeditor defining magic 20, the routledge handbook of research methods in the study of. The international journal of middle east studies publishes original research on politics, society and culture in the middle east from the seventh century to the present day. When citing chapters or other titled parts of a book, use quotation marks to indicate the chapter or titled part, and include name of editor. Moojan momen studies area studies, qajar period, and shiism. Responses to moojan momens marginality and apostasy in the bahai community article pdf available in religion 384. In section one of this compilation, we have seen that one of brownes. On abdulbaha, eldest son of bahau llah and successor to him as leader of the bahai faith, known as the. Moojan momen bahaipedia, an encyclopedia about the bahai faith. The version momen submitted to the journal religion may be read here.
The following are some articles and papers authored by moojan momen, some of them in conjunction with other authors. We are both bahais and we have put together some introductory information about the bahai faith if you would like to look at that. For medical and other reasons the initiator and main editor of this journal. In scripture and revelation, edited by moojan momen. Most of the articles will be put up in pdf format with only occasional hyperlinks to the. Moojan has been a writer at throwbacks and shared for almost a year. Editor mohan has worked in popular movies like thillalangadi, something something unakkum enakkum.
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