- British influence in Persia in the 19th century. Abbas Amanat. Includes various mentions of the Bábí context. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Constitutional Revolution: Intellectual Background. Abbas Amanat. Brief excerpts, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Constitutional Revolution (Iran): Intellectual Background. Abbas Amanat. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Crowning Anguish: Memoirs of a Persian Princess from the Harem to Modernity 1884-1914. Taj al-Saltana. Abbas Amanat, ed, Anna Vanzan, trans. Passing references to the Babis in Amanat's introduction to, and in the autobiography of, Nasir al-Din's daughter. Excerpts.
- Dawlatábádí, Sayyed Yahyá. Abbas Amanat. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Early Years of the Babi Movement, The: Background and Development. Abbas Amanat. Details of the rise of the Bábí religion, 1844-1847: military and social climate of Iran, millenarianism, the family of The Báb, conflicts within early Shaykhism, and shifts in The Báb's proclamation. Theses.
- Etemad-al-Dawla, Aqa Khan Nuri. Abbas Amanat. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Historiography: Qajar Period and Bábí and Bahá'í works. Abbas Amanat. Brief excerpt, with link to article offsite. Encyclopedia.
- Persian Bayan and the Shaping of the Babi Renewal, The. Abbas Amanat. On the Bábí Faith as a product of the religious environment of Shi'i Iran, including its esoteric culture and apocalyptic vision; the Bayán as a form of discourse; and how the Bayán marked a break with Islam. Articles.
- Resurgence of Apocalyptic in Modern Islam. Abbas Amanat. Shi'i Mahdism, beliefs on the end of time, and overview of the rise of the Bábí Faith. Excerpts.
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