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The Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature

Author	Jack McLean
Title of item	The Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature
Date of this edition	2005
Language	English
Permission	author
Posted	2013-01-16 by Jonah Winters
Formatted	2013-01-16 by Jonah Winters
Classified in	Unpublished Articles
URL	bahai-library.com/mclean_military_metaphor
Abstract	Martial symbology is common in the Bahá'í Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writings are expressly pacifistic. This article examines the apparent contradiction.
Notes	Article adapted from chapter 9 of A Celestial Burning: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Mirrored with permission from jack-mclean.com. See also J. Winters, Martyrdom in Jihad.
Tags	Bahai writings; Jihad (Holy war); Martyrdom; Military; Peace; Symbolism
Page views	6670 hits since 2013-01-16
Edit quality	high: carefully proofread and edited
Format quality	high: well formatted
Last edited	2013-01-16. See previous versions [archive.org].

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