Abstract:
Symbolic forms in the Writings and Bahá'í architectural systems, and their analogues in universal religious symbolism. Includes Spanish translation, "Curso de simbología bahá ́í."
Notes:
See further discussion in the author's Mount Carmel and the Hidden Name.
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Abstract: An in-depth study of Bahá ́í symbolism is yet to be accomplished. The present course barely attempts to develop an elementary introduction to this topic. Here I will merely try to describe the symbolic forms in the sacred writings and the Bahá ́í architectural systems, and I will compare them to analogous forms in the universal religious symbolism. There are great similarities, but also great differences. For example the Bahá ́í lotus as a tree or a flower, which appears in texts and temples. Although it is similar to the Hindu lotus, there are some differences not easy to render in detail. Something similar can be found in the seven circles of Mount Carmel, a symbol shared with the Catholic Carmelites. This course will start with the system of Mount Carmel, which includes the Bahá ́í Sacred Geography. Lessons 2 and 3 will enhance the analysis of the discussed points.
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