num_pages: 334
description: In this book leading scholars contribute comprehensive studies of the religious movements in the late 18th and 19th the Hassidic movements in Judaism, the Mormon religion, in Christianity, and the Bābī-Bahā'ī faiths in Shī'te Islam. The studies, introduced by the editor's analysis of the underlying common source of this religious activity, lead the reader into a rich world of messianism, millenniarism and eschatological thought fueling the intense modern developments in the three major monotheistic religions.
language: English
title: Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Babi-Baha'I Faiths (Studies in the History of Religions)
titlecomplete: Studies in Modern Religions, Religious Movements and the Babi-Baha'I Faiths (Studies in the History of Religions) (Numen Book)
publisher: Brill