The Birth of Social Theory

Nader Saiedi's work considers the important sociological contributions made by minds of the Enlightenment and Romanticism. The author synthesizes and creates a dialogue between the rationalist and non-rationalist world views and investigates the ideas behind both perspectives; he includes literary values such as the changing meaning of the metaphor to represent theoretical revolution and reinterprets influences on modern social theory. Contents: The Social Context of the Enlightenment; The Enlightenment and the Birth of Human Sciences; Epistemology, Theory of Action, and Political Philosophy of the Enlightenment; The Antinomies of the Enlightenment; The Meaning of the Term Romanticism; Types of Romanticism and Their Social Contexts; Epistemology of Freedom: Early Romanticism; The Epistemology of Tradition: Later Romanticism; Early Romantic Theory of Action: Freedom and Irony; Social Action as Play; Romantic Poetry as Transcendental; Action as Madness and Genius; The Normative Orientation of Action; Political Philosophy and the Problem of Order.

Politics & Social Sciences

Saiedi, Nader

Sociology

University Press of America

Nader Saiedi's work considers the important sociological contributions made by minds of the Enlightenment and Romanticism. The author synthesizes and creates a dialogue between the rationalist and non-rationalist world views and investigates the ideas behind both perspectives; he includes literary values such as the changing meaning of the metaphor to represent theoretical revolution and reinterprets influences on modern social theory. Contents: The Social Context of the Enlightenment; The Enlightenment and the Birth of Human Sciences; Epistemology, Theory of Action, and Political Philosophy of the Enlightenment; The Antinomies of the Enlightenment; The Meaning of the Term Romanticism; Types of Romanticism and Their Social Contexts; Epistemology of Freedom: Early Romanticism; The Epistemology of Tradition: Later Romanticism; Early Romantic Theory of Action: Freedom and Irony; Social Action as Play; Romantic Poetry as Transcendental; Action as Madness and Genius; The Normative Orientation of Action; Political Philosophy and the Problem of Order.

Philosophy

As the Bahá'í community becomes an ever more familiar figure on the international landscape, attention has been increasingly attracted to the teachings of its founder, Bahá'u'lláh. In this groundbreaking study, Nader Saiedi addresses key controversies and problems in the current academic literature about Bahá'u'lláh's writings. Saiedi approaches the subject from sociological, historical, philosophical, spiritual, and theological perspectives and draws on the vast body of previously untranslated original Persian and Arabic texts. Analyzing selected works that represent the three stages of Bahá'u'lláh's revelation, he argues for the conceptual continuity of Bahá'u'lláh's teaching throughout His life, from the inception of His mission in Tehran's Siyah-Chal dungeon to the last books He wrote in exile in Ottoman Palestine. &#65279;&#65279;Logos and Civilization is an original and probing investigation of the writings of Bahá'u'lláh, whose visionary insights into the spiritual, social, economic, and political dimensions of humanity in the context of globalization have only begun to attract the attention they merit.

Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Religion & Spirituality

Other Religions, Practices & Sacred Texts

Association for Baháʼí Studies

In 1844 a charismatic young Persian merchant from Shiraz, known as the Báb, electrified the Shí'ih world by claiming to be the return of the Hidden Twelfth Imam of Islamic prophecy. But contrary to traditional expectations of apocalyptic holy war, the Báb maintained that the spiritual path was not one of force and coercion but love and compassion. The movement he founded was the precursor of the Bahá'í Faith, but until now the Báb's own voluminous writings have been seldom studied and often misunderstood. Gate of the Heart offers the first in-depth introduction to the writings of the Báb.Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the author examines the Báb's major works in multifaceted context, explaining the unique theological system, mystical world view, and interpretive principles they embody as well as the rhetorical and symbolic uses of language through which the Báb radically transforms traditional concepts. Arguing that the Bábí movement went far beyond an attempt at an Islamic Reformation, the author explores controversial issues and offers conclusions that will compel a re-evaluation of some prevalent assumptions about the Báb's station, claims, and laws.Nader Saiedi's meticulous and insightful analysis identifies the key themes, terms, and concepts that characterize each stage of the Báb's writings, unlocking the code of the Báb's mystical lexicon. Gate of the Heart is a subtle and profound textual study and an essential resource for anyone wishing to understand the theological foundations of the Bahá'í religion and the Báb's significance in religious history.

Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab

Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb (Bahá’í Studies (1))

Co-published with the Association for Bahá’í Studies   In 1844 a charismatic young Persian merchant from Shiraz, known as the Báb, electrified the Shí‘ih world by claiming to be the return of the Hidden Twelfth Imam of Islamic prophecy. But contrary to traditional expectations of apocalyptic holy war, the Báb maintained that the spiritual path was not one of force and coercion but love and compassion. The movement he founded was the precursor of the Bahá’í Faith, but until now the Báb’s own voluminous writings have been seldom studied and often misunderstood. Gate of the Heart offers the first in-depth introduction to the writings of the Báb.   Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the author examines the Báb’s major works in multifaceted context, explaining the unique theological system, mystical world view, and interpretive principles they embody as well as the rhetorical and symbolic uses of language through which the Báb radically transforms traditional concepts. Arguing that the Bábí movement went far beyond an attempt at an Islamic Reformation, the author explores controversial issues and offers conclusions that will compel a re-evaluation of some prevalent assumptions about the Báb’s station, claims, and laws.   Nader Saiedi’s meticulous and insightful analysis identifies the key themes, terms, and concepts that characterize each stage of the Báb’s writings, unlocking the code of the Báb’s mystical lexicon. Gate of the Heart is a subtle and profound textual study and an essential resource for anyone wishing to understand the theological foundations of the Bahá’í religion and the Báb’s significance in religious history.

Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb (Bahá’í Studies)

History

World

Wilfrid Laurier University Press

Co-published with the Association for Bahá’í Studies In 1844 a charismatic young Persian merchant from Shiraz, known as the Báb, electrified the Shí‘ih world by claiming to be the return of the Hidden Twelfth Imam of Islamic prophecy. But contrary to traditional expectations of apocalyptic holy war, the Báb maintained that the spiritual path was not one of force and coercion but love and compassion. The movement he founded was the precursor of the Bahá’í Faith, but until now the Báb’s own voluminous writings have been seldom studied and often misunderstood. Gate of the Heart offers the first in-depth introduction to the writings of the Báb. Taking an interdisciplinary approach, the author examines the Báb’s major works in multifaceted context, explaining the unique theological system, mystical world view, and interpretive principles they embody as well as the rhetorical and symbolic uses of language through which the Báb radically transforms traditional concepts. Arguing that the Bábí movement went far beyond an attempt at an Islamic Reformation, the author explores controversial issues and offers conclusions that will compel a re-evaluation of some prevalent assumptions about the Báb’s station, claims, and laws. Nader Saiedi’s meticulous and insightful analysis identifies the key themes, terms, and concepts that characterize each stage of the Báb’s writings, unlocking the code of the Báb’s mystical lexicon. Gate of the Heart is a subtle and profound textual study and an essential resource for anyone wishing to understand the theological foundations of the Bahá’í religion and the Báb’s significance in religious history.

The book is a scholarly analysis of the writings of the Baha'u'llah, the most holy works of the Baha'i Faith. His writings cover various stages in his life. The first begins with Baha'u'llah's imprisonment as a Babi and his revelation in the Siyah-Chal, and includes most of his exile to Baghdad and his solitary retreat to the mountains of Sulay-maniyyih. The second stage opens shortly before his public declaration to his companions in the Garden of Ridvan on the eve of his departure from Baghdad and includes the Istanbul and Edirne periods. The third stage, beginning in Edirne with Baha'u'llah's letters to the rulers of the world, comprises his final exile to Palestine and his remaining years in the prison of `Akka and environs until his passing in 1892. TABLE OF CONTENTS:
I.
The Dynamics of Spiritual Journey
1.
Mysticism and Methodology
2.
The Ontological Circle
3. 
Spiritual Journey in the Four Valleys and the Seven Valleys
II.
The Critique of Spiritual and Historical Reason
4. 
The Kitab-i-Iqan: Context and Order
5.
The Kitab-i-Iqan: Theology Revolutionized
6. 
The Kitab-i-Badi`: The Promise Fulfilled 
III.
The New World Order
7.
The Kitab-i-Aqdas: Date and Constitutive Principles 
8. 
From the Order of the Book to the New Order
9.
Philosophical Premises of the New World Order
10.
Spirit, History, and Order

Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Baha'U'Llah

Univ Pr of Maryland

Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Baha'u'Llah

University Press of Maryland

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The Birth of Social Theory

The Birth of Social Theory

Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh

Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab

Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb (Bahá’í Studies)

Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb (Bahá’í Studies (1))

Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Baha'U'Llah

Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History, and Order in the Writings of Baha'u'Llah