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ID  - 3989
UR  - https://bahai-library.com/mclean_military_metaphor
WT  - Baha'i Library Online
T1  - Military Metaphor in Bahá'í Sacred Literature, The
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A1  - McLean,Jack
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Y1  - 2005
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M3  - Articles-unpublished
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LA  - English
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AB  - Martial symbology is common in the Bahá'í Writings, especially those of Shoghi Effendi, yet the Writings are expressly pacifistic. This article examines the apparent contradiction.
N1  - Article adapted from chapter 9 of A Celestial Burning: A Selective Study of the Writings of Shoghi Effendi. Mirrored with permission from jack-mclean.com.  See also J. Winters, Martyrdom in Jihad.
C1  -  Formatted 2013-01-16 by Jonah Winters
KW  - Bahá'í Writings
KW  - Jihad (Holy war)
KW  - Martyrdom
KW  - Military
KW  - Peace
KW  - Symbolism
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