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    O  Bibliographies, research notes, reports

          (see also Study Guides to the Sacred Writings)

  1. Akka Traditions (hadith) in the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf, comp. Moojan Momen.

  2. Bahá'í Communities by country, dozens of mini-histories of Baha'i communities around the world. Compiled by Graham Hassall. (on the Asia-Pacific site)

  3. Bibliography of sociological or anthropological studies on the contemporary Baha'i Community, comp. Will C. van den Hoonaard

  4. Bibliography for the Tablets of Baha'u'llah: List of citations and resources for Tablets revealed 1853-1892
  5. Bibliography of the Baha'i Faith, with approximately 7,500 entries, lists most publications on the Babi and Baha'i religions in English, Arabic, Persian, French, German, Italian, and Russian. Comp. Denis MacEoin.

  6. Contents list of the Persian sections of Star of the West, Book 1 (i.e., vol.1, and vol.2 to Nr. 11) is a compilation of the English descriptive introductions to the journal's Persian sections.

  7. French language works mentioning the Babi or Baha'i religions, comp. Thomas Linard. (offsite)

  8. Haj Mehdi Arjmand Irfan Colloquia, alphabetical list of the authors and titles of presentations, 1993-96.

  9. The Leiden List of the Tablets of Baha'u'llah
       Includes:

  10. Notes on the Chicago House of Spirituality, comp. Robert Stockman, provide a behind-the-scenes understanding during the years 1901-1912.

  11. Notes on the Thornton Chase Papers, comp. Robert Stockman, provide information on the early history of the Faith in America and on Thornton Chase.

  12. A list of most of the major Persian and Arabic publications of Baha'u'llah's writings, comp. Ahang Rabbani.

  13. The Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Bahá'í Faith, by Robert Stockman and Jonah Winters (Wilmette: USBNC Research Office, 1997) is a comprehensive research tool with numerous material and appendixes for the student or scholar. Includes curriculum guides, extensive annotated bibliographies, and other tools for academic use. Start with the topical guide to scholarship.

  14. Sources for studying the life and writings of Abdu'l-Baha, a topical list of articles and books.

  15. Wilmette Institute notes and commentary on the Tablets of Bahá'u'lláh, a large collection of outlines and materials prepared by Wilmette Institute faculty, 1997-2002.

  16. The Yerrinbool Reports on Scholarship, comp. by Graham Hassell, provide comprehensive catalogues of activities in the world of Baha'i scholarship.

    O  Bibliographies of Journals

  17. Index of Baha'i Studies Bulletin

  18. The Baha'i Studies Review is online at http://bahai-library.org/bsr. Or click on listings of Contents by Volume, Contents by Title, or Contents by Author.

  19. Index of Journal of Baha'i Studies and other publications of the Association for Baha'i Studies of North America.

    O  Excerpts from the Resource Guide for Baha'i Studies

  20. The Baha'i Faith in Religion Textbooks and Encyclopedias; preceded by a list of "Citations from Major Humanities Indices."

  21. Glossary of Baha'i Terms

  22. Publishing Houses and Journals: lists and addresses.

    O  Other Internet Resources

  23. Description of Baha'i Internet Resources, excerpted from A Resource Guide for the Scholarly Study of the Baha'i Faith.

  24. An overview of Baha'i search engines

    O  Statistical information (in chronological order)

  25. National Spiritual Assemblies statistics 1923-1999, listed both alphabetically by country and chronologically by year of formation. Prepared by Graham Hassall. (see also Bahá'í Communities by country)

  26. Statistical information on the Baha'is of the United States, 1978-79, as presented to the delegates to the annual National Spiritual Assembly Elections, April 1979.

  27. Indian Census Returns, 1991, for the Baha'is of India (offsite).

  28. Some Statistical Information on the Baha'i Faith, 1994, excerpted from the magazine The Baha'is.

  29. Statistics for the Baha'i World, 1999 are available in the UK Baha'i Information Office website. (offsite)

  30. Baha'i World Statistics, 2001, prepared by Arjen Bolhuis based on information from the BWC Department of Statistics.

  31. The website adherents.com features detailed statistics of the numbers of believers of hundreds of different religious traditions, listed country-by-country. The Baha'i section starts at www.adherents.com/Na_38.html#351 and continues at www.adherents.com/Na_39.html and subsequent pages. See also sections on Babism starting at www.adherents.com/Na_38.html#342. These statistics are not entirely accurate. For example, BUPC is listed at 144,000 rather than the actual 1,000 or so, and the worldwide Baha'i numbers are put at 7.6 million, or 2 million more than the Baha'is themselves count. -J.W.

    see also:

  32. Discussion of how US membership stats are calculated, by Robert H. Stockman.
  33. "The American Baha'i Community in the Nineties," by Robert H. Stockman.
  34. The Baha'i Faith 1957-1988: A Survey of Contemporary Developments, by Peter Smith and Moojan Momen.
  35. "Baha'is Report Increased Assemblies Doubling of Membership in the U.S" (1971).
  36. "Is the Baha'i Faith a World Religion?," by Seena Fazel, includes an overview of determining membership stats. The discussion is continued at "Is the Baha'i Faith a 'New Religious Movement'?."
  37. Observations and statistics on Baha'i population in India, prepared by Charles Nolley and Bill Garlington.

    O  Chronologies and Timelines
    see also visual timelines and maps

  38. Chronology of Mid-East History during the Islamic Period, with commentary, prepared by Brian Miller.

  39. Chronology of Persecutions of Babis and Baha'is, prepared by Jonah Winters.

  40. "The first Kull-i-Shay' of the Bahá'í Era," prepared by Arjen Bolhuis, gives in table form the first 361 years of the Bahá'í Era.

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