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tag name: - Symbolism type: Metaphors and allegories
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referring tags: - Metaphors and allegories; Colors

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  1. Christopher Buck. Anatomy of Figuration, The: Maimonides' Exegesis of Natural Convulsions in Apocalyptic Texts (Guide II.29) (2020). — Insights of medieval Jewish philosopher Maimonides on figurative language and symbolic exegesis in h...
  2. Julio Savi, Faezeh Mardani. Ancient Poems as Means of Revelation, in an Early Tablet by Bahá'u'lláh (2018). — On the importance of poetry in the history of the Faith and in its Writings, and absolute detachment...
  3. Abdu'l-Bahá. Answered Questions, Some (2014). — 'Table talks' given by ‘Abdu’l‑Baha in ‘Akka between 1904 and 1906 in response to questions ...
  4. Ted Brownstein. Are the Four Valleys four stages in one path or are they four paths? (1998). — Alternate readings of symbolism in the Four Valleys.
  5. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani. Artist, Seeker and Seer: A vocabulary and a perspective for the appreciation and creation of art inspired by the Bahá'í Writings (1982). — Imagery and metaphors from the Baha'i Writings guide the appreciation and creation of art. They demo...
  6. John S. Hatcher. Ascent of Mount Carmel, The: Celebrating the Bicentenary of the Birth of the Báb (2019). — "From the Editor's Desk": Symbolism of the terraces on the shrine of the Bab; St. John's poem "Ascen...
  7. Michael W. Sours. Bahá'í Cosmological Symbolism and the Ecofeminist Critique (1995). — Constituents of Baha'i cosmological symbolism; introduction to the main feminist/environmentalist ar...
  8. Todd Lawson. Bahá'í Tradition, The: The Return of Joseph and the Peaceable Imagination (2012). — Overview of the status of violence in the Baha'i tradition, and the historical/social conditions in ...
  9. Chowghi Rouhani. Ulfet Bouchoucha Mustapha, trans. Bahá'u'lláh et le Carmel (2017). — Baha’u’llah honore la terre sainte; la révélation de la Tablette du Carmel; la grande resurrec...
  10. John S. Hatcher, Amrollah Hemmat, Ehsanollah Hemmat. Bahá'u'lláh's Symbolic Use of the Veiled Ḥúríyyih (2019). — Analyzing some of the meanings behind the appearance of the Veiled Maiden, as alluded to by Baha'u'l...
  11. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice. Research Department of the Universal House of Justice, comp. Bible, The: Extracts on the Old and New Testaments (n.d.).
  12. Nader Saiedi. Birth of the Human Being, The: Beyond Religious Traditionalism and Materialist Modernity (2011). — We have arrived at a turning point in human evolution: the moment of the birth of the human being. T...
  13. William Ridgers. Book of Revelation Revealed in Glory, The: A Summary of Glorious Revelation (2000). — Baha'i interpretation of St. John's Book of Revelation.
  14. Frank Lewis. Camphor and the Camphor Fountain (1999-04). — What is the meaning of the camphor fount — a symbol common in the writings of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-...
  15. Mark A. Foster. Camphor Fountain: Compilation and Commentary (2003).
  16. Stephen Lambden. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í exegesis of apocalyptic symbolism (1999). — Preliminary consideration of selected Babi-Baha'i doctrines expository of apocalyptic symbolism asso...
  17. William P. Collins. Catastrophe, Armageddon and Millennium: Some Aspects of the Bábí-Bahá'í Exegesis of Apocalyptic Symbolism, by Stephen Lambden: Commentary, "The Apocalyptic Upheaval Completed?" (2001). — Commentary on earlier article by Stephen Lambden.
  18. Farshid Kazemi. Celestial Fire: Bahá'u'lláh as the Messianic Theophany of the Divine Fire in Zoroastrianism (2013). — Heat is used as a symbol of the dynamic nature of motion and existence, and in a tablet to the Zoroa...
  19. Moshe Sharon. Clouds and the Hiding God: Observations on some Terms in the Early Writing of Bahá'u'lláh (2012). — Metaphorical usage of clouds and rain in the mystical Tablets Rashh-i-Ama, Lawh Kullu't-Ta'am, and Q...
  20. Bahá'u'lláh. Juan Cole, trans. Commentary on the Surah of the Sun (1994). — Baha'u'llah's explanation of a passage from the Qur'an.
  21. Amrollah Hemmat. Concept of the Manifestation of God in Chinese Symbolism: An Inter-civilizational Hermeneutic Study (2016). — Seemingly incompatible symbols can point to a common underlying meaning, connecting worldviews and p...
  22. Nooshfar B. Afnan. Concepts of Spirituality in The Works of Robert Houle and OttoRogers with Special Consideration to Images of the Land (2000-12-06). — The attitude of native Canadians toward the land and the prairies, as expressed through the work of ...
  23. Karel Fontaine. Creative Inspiration: Symbolism and Seeing (2000). — Examples of visual art which demonstrate the creative impulse at work, together with the symbolism i...
  24. Annemarie Schimmel. Deciphering the Signs of God: A Phenomenological Approach to Islam (1994). — This book is a classic, groundbreaking survey of Islamic practices and beliefs. While the book conta...
  25. Hui Bau. Demystifying Bahá'u'lláh's Tablet of the Holy Mariner: History, Translations, Interpretations and Analysis (2016). — Lengthy compilation, with background information on the Tablet, and commentary from Bau, Adib Taherz...
  26. Jack McLean. Dimensions of Spirituality: Reflections on the Meaning of Spiritual Life and Transformation in Light of the Bahá'í Faith (1994). — The search for truth; models and profiles of spiritual transformation; the mystical sense — prayer...
  27. Julio Savi. Dimensions of Spirituality, by Jack McLean: Review (1995).
  28. Romuald Boubou Moyo. Discovering a Sacred Numerical Pattern from Baha'i Scriptures (2020-07). — Brief analysis of the inheritance shares outlined in the Kitab-i-Aqdas and how the abjad system of n...
  29. David Friedman. Does Corinthians 1:15 Teach a Physical or a Spiritual Resurrection? (1999). — While literalists claim that this verse supports a physical resurrection, the evidence seems to show...
  30. Abdu'l-Bahá, Mary Basil Hall. Drama of the Kingdom (1933). — A play written in 1912 by ‘Abdu’l-Baha while he was in London and adopted with permission by Mar...
  31. Ernesto Fernandez. El Monte Carmelo y el Nombre Oculto: Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name (2013-06). — Relationship between Mount Carmel and the Greatest Name and their symbolic meanings in the Baha'i Fa...
  32. Aline Shane-Devin. Extracts from Notes Taken at Acca (1907-10). — [needs abstract]
  33. William P. Collins. Farrakhan, Cabala, Bahá'í, and 19, by Martin Gardner: Response (1997). — Context of Baha'i numerology.
  34. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Fire as a symbol used in the Sacred Writings (2002).
  35. Universal House of Justice. Five Questions: Loss of Voting Rights, Mani, Magi, Five-Pointed Star, Joseph Smith (1991-01). — Responses to various questions. Closes with quotations on Confucianism and Genesis.
  36. Jack McLean. Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Báb, by Nader Saiedi: Review (2009). — Review of the book, expanded into an essay on the Bab's ethics, laws, and use of symbolism.
  37. Bahá'u'lláh. Gems of Divine Mysteries (2002). — A lengthy tablet in Arabic on how the Mahdi was Ali Muhammad, The Bab, the Primal Point. Written dur...
  38. Dergham Aqiqi, Todd Lawson. Haykal or "Star Tablet" Written in the Báb's Own Hand: Form, Content, and Provisional Translation (2021-11). — Detailed analysis of the content and translation of an undated haykal; the relation between the Bab...
  39. Grover Gonzales. He Whom God Shall Make Manifest: Notes on Gematria, Tetractys, The Báb's identification of Him, and Opposition to Bahá'u'lláh (2020). — On the Bab's use of numerology and cabalistic interpretation of scripture, and his use of amulets an...
  40. Robert Stockman. Heaven (1995).
  41. Daryl Lowery. Hidden Words: Allusion to Progressive Revelation in Persian HW #77 (1999). — Student paper, exploring one of the longest and more mystical Hidden Words.
  42. Anjam Khursheed. Hindu Concept of God, The: Unity in Diversity (1997). — The fundamental unity behind Hindu concepts of God and those found in the Semitic traditions, and th...
  43. Moojan Momen. Hinduism and the Bahá'í Faith (1990). — An attempt to explore the relationship between Hinduism and the Baha'i Faith and to explain the Baha...
  44. Duane L. Herrmann. Houses as Perfect as Is Possible (1994 Fall). — A survey of the evolution in design of the Baha'i Houses of Worship around the world through the twe...
  45. Julie Badiee. Image of the Mystic Flower, The: Exploring the Lotus Symbolism in the Bahá'í House of Worship (2000). — The design of the temple in India creates the visual effect of a large, white lotus blossom emerging...
  46. Maryam Afshar. Images of Christ in the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, The (2004). — 'Abdu'l-Baha addressed Christian subjects in his talks with Baha'is of Christian background and his ...
  47. Michael W. Sours. Immanence and Transcendence in Theophanic Symbolism (1992). — Baha'u'llah uses symbols to depict theophanies — the appearance of God and the divine in the real...
  48. Hooper Dunbar. Immortality and the Human Soul: Lecture Series (1989/1990).
  49. Julio Savi. Inebriation of His Enrapturing Call (mast-and bulbulán), The (2014). — Translation of the early mystical Tablet "Nightingales Are Inebriated" and an analysis of its themes...
  50. Universal House of Justice, Horace Holley, Fariborz Sahba, Sheriar Nooreyezdan. Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, The (1986). — Five documents from Baha'i World 18 part four section 5: Institution of the Mashriqu'l-Adhkar, its s...
  51. Mirza Asad'Ullah. Ali Kuli Khan, trans. Instructions Concerning Genesis and the Mystery of Baptism (n.d. (1902?)). — A short treatise on Biblical verses and symbology viewed in light of the Hidden Words and other Writ...
  52. Jean-Marc Lepain. Peter Terry, trans. Introduction to the Lawh-i Haqqu'n-Nas, An (2007). — Summary of the tablet Lawh-i Haqqu’n-Nas, Tablet of the "Right of the People," on the metaphorical...
  53. Mohamad Ghasem Bayat. Introduction to the Súratu'l-Haykal (Discourse of The Temple), An (2001). — One of Baha’u’llah's major writings. It includes references to the manifold stations of the Mani...
  54. Abdu'l-Bahá, Brent Poirier, Iraj Ayman, Frank Lewis. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the "choice wine" (2000).
  55. Suheil Badi Bushrui. Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book): Notes on the Style of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas (1995). — The near-similarity between the style of the Qur'an and that of the Aqdas.
  56. Brent Poirier. Kitab-i-Iqan: Key to Unsealing the Mysteries of the Holy Bible (1998). — Examination of the Bible in light of interpretations of its symbolism offered by Baha'u'llah's Kitab...
  57. Bahá'u'lláh. Shoghi Effendi, trans. Kitáb-i-Íqán: The Book of Certitude (1931). — Major theological work by Bahaʼu'llah, written prior to his declaration of mission.
  58. Pierre Daoust. La translittération bahá'íe: pourquoi, comment (2023). — Cet article explique pourquoi il est important de bien translittérer les mots arabes et comment le ...
  59. Bahá'u'lláh. Bahá'í World Centre, trans. Lawh-i-Hirtík (Tablet to Hardegg) (2024-08). — Authorized translation of Baha'u'llah's Tablet to Georg David Hardegg, co-founder of the German Temp...
  60. Josephina Fallscheer. Richard Grosser, trans. Letter to Frau Alice Schwarz-Solivo of a Talk by Abdu'l-Baha (1933-04). — On the 'freedom of will', inheritance and instinct.
  61. Christopher Buck. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. List of Articles on BahaiTeachings.org (2020). — List of online essays and articles by Christopher Buck since 2014.
  62. Michael W. Sours. Maid of Heaven, the Image of Sophia, and the Logos, The: Personification of the Spirit of God in Scripture and Sacred Literature (1991). — The Logos in Christianity and the Maiden for Baha'u'llah can be equated as one and the same eternal ...
  63. William Sears. Meaning of the Bahá'í Ring Symbol (n.d.).
  64. Muhammad Asad. Message of The Quran, The: Appendices (1980). — Symbolism and allegory in the Qur'an; al-Muqatta'at (opening letters); the term and concept of Jinn;...
  65. Ross Woodman. Metaphor and the Language of Revelation (1997). — To enter the realm of metaphor as the language of the soul is to come into direct contact with the W...
  66. Jack McLean. Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The (2005). — Martial symbology is common in the Baha'i Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writ...
  67. David Langness. Mystical content and symbology of Bahá'u'lláh's Four Valleys (1997). — Symbology of the Four Valleys, and a brief overview of a four-stage spiritual growth model.
  68. Universal House of Justice. Nine-Pointed Star, The: History and Symbolism (1999-01-24). — The history and the proper place and use of the nine-pointed star, a common Baha'i symbol, in compar...
  69. Abdu'l-Bahá. Adib Masumian, trans, Peyman Sazedj, trans. On the Meanings of the Terms 'Angels' and 'Jinn': Provisional translation (2019). — Translation of passages from Tablets of ʻAbduʼl-Baha on the symbolism of jinn and angels in the Qu...
  70. Christopher Buck. Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Bahá'í Faith (1999). — Study of Baha'i and Christian symbology, the "first academic monograph comparing Christianity and th...
  71. Harold Coward. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
  72. Daniel Grolin. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
  73. Kathleen E. McVey. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2003).
  74. William P. Collins. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Review (2001).
  75. Andrew Rippin, John Renard, Will C. van den Hoonaard, et al.. Paradise and Paradigm, by Christopher Buck: Reviews (2000/2002). — Three short reviews from Studies in Religion, Middle East Studies Association Bulletin, and Humaniti...
  76. Ernesto Fernandez. Platón, Leonardo y el sistema del Monte Carmelo (2012). — The symbolic systems of Plato and Leonardo da Vinci, and their modern architectural representation i...
  77. Romane Takkenberg. Pocketful of Meaning, A: Compilation of Terms, Phrases and Symbols as Used in the Sacred Writings of all Faiths in the World (2019). — A compilation from the Baha'i Writings explaining the meaning of terms and symbols used in the sacre...
  78. George Townshend. Questions about the Second Coming (1953). — Answers by Townshend to questions asked by the Baha’is of Kampala, Uganda about the return of Chri...
  79. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection and Return of Jesus (2008). — The body of Christ; the burial of Christ; His return; and explaining the Baha'i view to Christians.
  80. Universal House of Justice. Resurrection of Christ and the Bible (1987-09-14). — Information on Baha'i concepts related to the Resurrection of Christ.
  81. Christopher Buck. Sapiential Theosis: A New Reading of Ephrem the Syrian's Hymns on Paradise (1995). — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha...
  82. Todd Lawson. Seeing Double: The Covenant and the Tablet of Ahmad (2005). — The Tablet of Ahmad is believed to have special potency. "Seeing double" means both looking at the w...
  83. Henry Corbin. Nancy Pearson, trans. Spiritual Body and Celestial Earth: From Mazdean Iran to Shi'ite Iran (1977). — An analysis of interrelated themes in Iranian religion, including the angelology of Mazdaism and Isl...
  84. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Eric Hadley-Ives, comp. Springtime metaphors and spring-related imagery (1995). — Introduction and Compilation, interspersed with editorial comments. Includes discussion of "plain En...
  85. Jim Stokes. Story of Joseph in Five Religious Traditions (1997 Spring). — The parable of Joseph in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament, and Islam. Prefaced by comments by Moo...
  86. Jim Stokes. Story of Joseph in the Babi and Baha'i Faiths, The (1997-98 Winter). — The story of Joseph describes the eternal process by which the most profound kind of new knowledge c...
  87. Juan Cole. Surih of the Sun (Súriy-i-Vash-Shams): Introduction and Commentary (1994). — Overview of a tablet of Baha'u'llah touching on matters of interpretation and theology.
  88. Christopher Buck. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan (1995/2012/2021/2024). — Comparative study of tafsir, exegesis, and theology in the Qur'an and the Kitab-i-Iqan. Includes Per...
  89. Jonah Winters. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1999).
  90. Frank Lewis. Symbol and Secret: Qur'an Commentary in Baha'u'llah's Kitab-i-Iqan, by Christopher Buck: Review (1996).
  91. Christopher Buck. Symbolic Profile of the Bahá'í Faith, A (1998). — A “symbolic profile” of Baha’i consciousness as shaped by the writings of Baha’u’llah and ...
  92. Ismael Velasco. "Symbolism in the Badí' Calendar," by Robin Mihrshahi: Review (2004).
  93. Elham Afnan. Symbols of Transformation: The Gardens and Terraces on Mount Carmel (2002-04-21). — Article, with photo gallery, about the development, design, and philosophy of the terraces surroundi...
  94. Abdu'l-Bahá. Tablet from Our Lord, Abbas Effendi, Presented by Abdel Karim Effendi, to the American Beloved, and Tablet from the Master (n.d.). — Two Tablets self-published in the early 1900s. (Date of illustration 1889.) Translator and context n...
  95. Ruhiyyih Skrenes. Tablet of Ahmad, Arabic (Lawh-i-Ahmad): Analysis of Figurative Language in the Tablet of Ahmad (1998-04). — Introductory analysis of the metaphors and symbols used in Baha'u'llah's Tablet of Ahmad (Arabic).
  96. Cynthia C. Shawamreh. Tablet of the Temple (Súratu'l-Haykal): Comparison with the Prophecies of Zechariah (1998-12). — Comparison of Baha'u'llah's symbol of the Manifestation as "temple" and its analogues from the Hebre...
  97. Fariborz Alan Davoodi, comp. Tablet of the Temple (Suratu'l-Haykal): Study Guide (2017-04). — Lengthy study guide, with the Arabic original, compiled by a group of nine study group participants,...
  98. Bahá'u'lláh. Hasan M. Balyuzi, trans. Tablet to Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II (Lawh-i-Shaykh Kazim-i-Samandar II) (1985).
  99. JoAnn M. Borovicka. Ten Plagues of the Exodus in Light of the Bahá'í Writings, The (2015). — The historical accuracy of Exodus is not essential to an appreciation of it; scholarship regarding t...
  100. Kevin Brogan. Theology of the Sacraments in the Roman Catholic Church, The (2001). — Helping Baha'is understand the Catholic church's historical perspectives and spiritual significance ...
  101. Julio Savi. Towards the Summit of Reality: Table of Contents and Bibliography (2003). — Front- and back-matter only of Savi's book Towards the Summit of Reality: An Introduction to the Stu...
  102. Adib Masumian, trans. Translation List: Provisional Translations of Baháʼí Literature (2009-2023). — Index to talks, letters, and other items translated from Persian and Arabic to English by Adib Masum...
  103. Peter Terry. Truth Triumphs: A Bahá'í Response to Misrepresentations of the Bahá'í Teachings and Bahá'í History (1999-12). — Rebuttal of Francis Beckwith's thesis "Baha'i, A Christian response to Baha'ism, the religion which ...
  104. Christopher Buck. Universality of the Church of the East, The: How Persian was Persian Christianity? (1996). — Prepublication chapter from Paradise and Paradigm: Key Symbols in Persian Christianity and the Baha...
  105. John S. Hatcher. Unsealing the Choice Wine at the Family Reunion (1994). — Baha’i scripture portrays human progress as propelled by two inextricably related capacities: inde...
  106. Sally Liya. Use of Trees as Symbols in the World Religions, The (2004). — The tree is a universal symbol found in the myths of all peoples. This Jungian archetype figures in ...
  107. Shirley Macias. Verse of Light, the Sadratu'l-Muntahá (Divine Lote Tree), and the Unfoldment of God's Plan, The (1991). — Relationship of a key mystical Quranic verse, Súrih 24:35, to Baha'i theology; includes a brief com...
  108. Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi. Ehsan Bayat, comp. Water as a symbol used in the Sacred Writings (2002).
  109. Robin Mihrshahi. Wondrous New Day, A: The Numerology of Creation and 'All Things' in the Badí' Calendar (2004/2013). — Symbolism in the Baha'i-era calendar, some Shaykhi origins of the Bab’s cosmology and ontology, an...
  110. Juan Cole. World as Text, The: Cosmologies of Shaykh Ahmad al-Ahsa'i (1994). — Shaykh Ahmad's creative use of mythic symbols can be seen as an escape from the limitations of the c...
 
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