Bahá'í Faith in Ethiopia
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The Bahá'í Faith in Ethiopia begins after `Abdu'l-Bahá wrote letters encouraging taking the religion to Africa in 1916. Probably the first Bahá'í was to settle in the country came in early 1934 and with further pioneers by mid 1934 the first Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assembly of the country was elected November 1934 in Addis Ababa. In 1962 Ethiopia Bahá'ís had elected a National Spiritual Assembly. By 1963 there were seven localities with smaller groups of Bahá'ís in the country. The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated some 27000 Bahá'ís in 2005. The community celebated its diamond jubilee in January 2009.
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The Bahá'í Faith in Ethiopia begins after `Abdu'l-Bahá wrote letters encouraging taking the religion to Africa in 1916. Probably the first Bahá'í was to settle in the country came in early 1934 and with further pioneers by mid 1934 the first Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assembly of the country was elected November 1934 in Addis Ababa. In 1962 Ethiopia Bahá'ís had elected a National Spiritual Assembly. By 1963 there were seven localities with smaller groups of Bahá'ís in the country. The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated some 27000 Bahá'ís in 2005. The community celebated its diamond jubilee in January 2009.
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- Allgemeine Informationen
- GTIN 09786130609597
- Editor Frederic P. Miller, Agnes F. Vandome, John McBrewster
- Sprache Englisch
- Größe H220mm x B150mm x T6mm
- Jahr 2010
- EAN 9786130609597
- Format Fachbuch
- ISBN 978-613-0-60959-7
- Titel Bahá'í Faith in Ethiopia
- Untertitel `Abdu'l-Bahá, Spiritual Assembly, Addis Ababa, Association of Religion Data Archives, Bahá'u'lláh, Bahá'í Faith, History of Ethiopia, Religion in Ethiopia
- Gewicht 159g
- Herausgeber Alphascript Publishing
- Anzahl Seiten 96
- Genre Religion & Theologie