Moojan Momen

The Babi and Baha'i Religions 1844-1944 Moojan Momen

Publisher Marketing: Some contemporary Western accounts of the early Babi and Baha'i religions. Review Citations: Ingram Advance 10/01/2005 pg. 189 (EAN 9780853981022, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Momen, Moojan Moojan Momen, MB, BChir, was born in Iran but was raised and educated in England, attending the University of Cambridge. He has a special interest in the study of the Baha'i Faith and Shi'i (Shia) Islam, both from the viewpoint of their history and their doctrines. His principal publications in these fields include "Introduction to Shi i Islam; The Babi and Baha'i Faiths 1844 1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts"; and "The Phenomenon of Religion" (republished as Understanding Religion). He has contributed articles to Encyclopedia Iranica and the Oxford Encyclopedia of the Modern Islamic World. He is a Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society.